September 2011

Sep 8, 2011

NC State Lands Grant To Evaluate Special Ed Assessment and Accountability

Assessing educational progress in schools has become increasingly important since the passage of No Child Left Behind, but significant questions remain about the best way to measure schools’ effectiveness when it comes to working with children in special education programs. North Carolina State University will  help address those questions as part of a new federally… 

Sep 8, 2011

Employee Appreciation Tailgate Oct. 8

Free food and free football tickets? You bet! Online registration is open, so sign up now. 

Sep 8, 2011

Hurricane Help

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, an NC State landscape crew and heavy equipment rolled into Elizabeth City to help a sister university. 

Sep 8, 2011

Phased Retirement Seminar Oct. 5

Learn more about NC State's phased retirement program at a seminar on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m. in the Faculty Senate Chambers at D.H. Hill Library. 

Sep 7, 2011

Remembering 9/11

How people learn of good or bad news tends to be etched forever in the minds of each individual, and every generation has a touchstone tragic event that transcends most other memories. The assassination of President John Kennedy. The space shuttle Challenger explosion. The terrorist attacks of 9/11. Each of these events links the masses in answering the commonly asked question: "Where were you?" 

Sep 7, 2011

Mattocks Appointed to NC State Board of Trustees

Bob Mattocks of New Bern has been appointed by Governor Bev Perdue to the North Carolina State University Board of Trustees, effective Sept. 1. Mattocks served two terms on the board from 2001-09.  Now retired, he is the former chairman and CEO of Jenkins Gas and Oil of New Bern and was involved in various… 

Sep 7, 2011

Mattocks Appointed as Trustee

Bob Mattocks of New Bern has been appointed to the NC State Board of Trustees by Gov. Bev Perdue. 

Sep 7, 2011

NC State to Hold Sept. 11 Memorial Service

North Carolina State University will hold a memorial service to recognize and honor all those who perished during the tragic events on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as those members of the Wolfpack family who have honorably served the United States since the university’s founding in 1887. The service will take place at 2 p.m.… 

Sep 7, 2011

Home Field Advantage

It’s football season, that magical time of year when regalia-bedecked fans gather to cheer on the home team and elevate tailgating to an art form. But fans aren’t the only ones who have favorite colors: it turns out that the football fields themselves also have a preference. Why? Because the health of the turf on a football field… 

Sep 7, 2011

Sign Up for a Free Flu Shot

State Health Plan members, dependents and retirees can get free flu shots at campus clinics this fall. 

Sep 6, 2011

Rouphail Honored for Top Paper

A paper co-authored by Dr. Nagui M. Rouphail, director of the Institute for Transportation Research and Education, won a national award for best traffic engineering paper of the year. 

Sep 6, 2011

How Electric Fields Could Change Ceramics

We reported last year on research showing that applying an electric field can result in stronger ceramic materials – and a cheaper, more energy-efficient manufacturing process. A new paper helps us understand why that happens – and what the limitations are. As an added bonus, researchers have also figured out a new, easier way to… 

Sep 2, 2011

The Real Home Field Advantage

All school colors are not created equal - at least where football fields are concerned. 

Sep 2, 2011

Provost Announces Changes

Dr. Warwick Arden has announced structural changes in the provost's office. See the new organizational chart. 

Sep 2, 2011

Teaching A Computer To Have A Conversation Just Got Easier

Researchers have come up with a computer program that improves efficiency for authors creating natural language generation (NLG) systems. In other words, it is now easier for programmers to teach a computer how to write in lay English. NLG systems are used in an enormous number of applications, from video games and online tutorials to…