September 2012

Sep 13, 2012

Helicopter Landing This Friday

The NC State chapter of the American Helicopter Society celebrates its first meeting of the semester in style with a helicopter landing. 

Sep 13, 2012

Celebrate Latin Culture

Celebrate Latin culture this Friday with Salsabor, an annual showcase with music, talent and good food, at the Talley Student Center. 

Sep 13, 2012

Fighting Federal Long-Term Debt

The Up to Us Campus Competition, in which students compete to design and run campaigns to address the effects of rising debt, is underway. 

Sep 13, 2012

Food Trucks Galore

From Chinese dumplings to pure-beef burgers, NC State’s new food trucks offer a great selection of yummy, take-out foods. 

Sep 13, 2012

Make Friends Through Reading

Sign up for the Office of Faculty Development's reading circle this fall and you'll be enlightened by Ken Bain's book on the importance of critical and creative thinking. 

Sep 12, 2012

NC State Earns High Marks for Quality and Affordability, Innovative Changes

Newly released rankings from U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges Edition give NC State high marks as a national best value – a measure that reflects academic quality and affordability – and point to NC State as an “up-and-comer” that has recently made the “most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty,… 

Sep 12, 2012

Taking Up Residence: The New Gregg Museum of Art & Design

Phil Freelon ’75 is back on campus. The College of Design graduate is again bringing his vision to NC State as his architectural firm begins to design the new Gregg Museum of Art & Design, slated to open in 2014 in the chancellor’s residence on Hillsborough Street. 

Sep 12, 2012

5 Things You Should Know About Parents, Teens, Sex Ed and ‘The Talk’

Editor’s Note: This guest post was written by Dr. Sinikka Elliott, an assistant professor of sociology at NC State and author of the new book “Not My Kid: What Parents Believe about the Sex Lives of Their Teenagers.” The Abstract has previously featured Sinikka’s research on “hooking up” and parental views of teen sexuality. 1). Parents… 

Sep 11, 2012

Putting the “Fore” in Forecasting

People love to complain about the weather – and especially about weather forecasters. But real, accurate forecasting beyond five to seven days is immensely complicated, due to the sheer volume of atmospheric processes and factors. Fortunately for us, advances in computing are making it possible for mathematicians, atmospheric scientists and statisticians to create “models of… 

Sep 11, 2012

Researchers Devise More Accurate Method for Predicting Hurricane Activity

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new method for forecasting seasonal hurricane activity that is 15 percent more accurate than previous techniques. 

Sep 10, 2012

SBP Andy Walsh: Transportation Updates/New Wolfline Routes

Relevant transportation updates on campus for students, including some exciting changes to the Wolfline Bus Routes. 

Sep 10, 2012

SBP Andy Walsh: Wolfstock Concert Series

The new Wolfstock Concert Series is here! 

Sep 10, 2012

SBP Andy Walsh: Student Ticketing Updates

Student Ticketing Changes for the 2012 Athletic Seasons. 

Sep 10, 2012

Importance of Gene-Gene Interactions Shown in Study

Gaining more insight into predicting how genes affect physical or behavioral traits by charting the genotype-phenotype map holds promise to speed discoveries in personalized medicine. But figuring out exactly how genes interact has left parts of the map invisible. In a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, North Carolina State University… 

Sep 10, 2012

SBP Andy Walsh: Welcome to the Fall

Introduction from Student Body President Andy Walsh with an update regarding the new Current Students webpage.