October 2011

Oct 5, 2011

Malecha Receives Architecture Medal

College of Design Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, was honored for his contributions in 17 years as an architect and educator in the state of North Carolina and career accomplishments spanning five decades. 

Oct 5, 2011

NC State, IBM Researchers Develop Technique that Offers Enhanced Security for Sensitive Data In Cloud Computing

Researchers from North Carolina State University and IBM have developed a new, experimental technique to better protect sensitive information in cloud computing – without significantly affecting the system’s overall performance. 

Oct 4, 2011

Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Names Robert Creeden Executive Director

The Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network has named Robert Creeden, founder and managing partner of Partners Innovation Fund (PIF) of Boston, as its first executive director.  Creeden brings 30 years of experience to North Carolina’s Research Triangle.  Creeden will coordinate a major effort to draw marketable innovation out of the Triangle and its universities.  He will lead… 

Oct 4, 2011

R U Safe in Cyberspace?

Worried about picking up a computer virus in the great cyber soup that fills the Internet melting pot? Check out some free computer security events in October. 

Oct 4, 2011

Employee Golf Package Offered

NC State University’s Lonnie Poole Golf Course is offering faculty and staff an annual package with unlimited golf. 

Oct 4, 2011

The New Dating Game: When Dates Follow Hookups

Casual sex clearly carries its own risks, but the academic literature on “hooking up” may be presenting an unduly rosy picture of dating. New research doesn’t advocate no-strings hookups (i.e., casual sex between people who aren’t dating), but does highlight gender inequities in traditional dating that have previously been overlooked. “Most of the published research… 

Oct 4, 2011

SBP Oct. 4: Study Space Contest 2

Where is this new study space on campus? 

Oct 4, 2011

Make Benefits Changes in October

October is the month to re-enroll in flexible spending plans and to add or drop specialized health, accident and life insurance. 

Oct 3, 2011

NC State Counts Down to G-Day

On G-Day all current email and associated folders, GroupWise auto-archives, calendar entries, personal and global address books—with the exception of frequent contacts—will be migrated to Google Apps. 

Oct 3, 2011

Blikslager Honored for Equine Research

Dr. Anthony Blikslager will receive the Merial Applied Equine Research Award next month at a conference in India. 

Oct 3, 2011

NC State to Hold Open House for Prospective Students on Oct. 15

What: North Carolina State University’s Open House gives high school students and families, school counselors and teachers an opportunity to visit the campus and learn about academic programs and student life at the state’s largest public university. Alumni and their families are also encouraged to attend. Visitors can get information about specific majors, admissions, housing,… 

Oct 3, 2011

Revolutionary Summer

Two NC State students reflect on a summer documenting the revolutionary movements in the Middle East. See and hear their poetic portraits of a revolution. 

Oct 3, 2011

SBP Oct. 3: Study Space Contest

Do you know where this new study space is located on campus? 

Oct 3, 2011

Spanish Colonialism’s Environmental Legacy, Part Three: The Toxic Present

Editor’s Note: This is the last of three guest posts by NC State history lecturer Nicholas Robins, an expert on the environmental history of South America and author of “Mercury, Mining and Empire: The Human and Ecological Cost of Colonial Silver Mining in the Andes.” Robins is also founder and president of the Environmental Health Council,… 

Oct 3, 2011

Write and Win

Got a story to tell? Enter it in the creative writing program’s statewide short story contest.