2012

Nov 7, 2012

A Tradition of Service

Service is a hallmark of NC State. Faculty, staff and students, give their efforts, time and money to support charities that touch the state, nation and world. 

Nov 5, 2012

Vice Chancellor Mullen on Election 2012

The 2012 elections are cause for excitement and engagement; they're also an opportunity to show respect despite disagreements, according to Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Mike Mullen. 

Nov 5, 2012

Vote for This! ‘Self-Folding Origami’ is Finalist in SciVis Contest

I think there’s something amazing about watching a two-dimensional (2-D) sheet of plastic fold itself up into a three-dimensional (3-D) object. The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Science apparently agree, having selected a video (see above) about this self-folding materials research as a finalist in the International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge (SciVis). Why would… 

Nov 2, 2012

Researchers ID ‘Smishing’ Vulnerability in Android

Mobile security researchers have identified a new vulnerability in popular Android platforms, including Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean. The vulnerability has been confirmed by Google, and will be addressed in a future Android release. Specifically, Xuxian Jiang’s research team at NC State has identified an SMS-phishing (“smishing”) vulnerability. If an Android user downloads an… 

Nov 2, 2012

Piedrahita to Lead NC State’s Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research

Jorge Piedrahita, a professor of genomics in North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has been appointed director of the NC State Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research (CCMTR). Piedrahita’s appointment by Dr. Paul Lunn, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, follows a national search. Piedrahita will oversee CCMTR initiatives based on the… 

Nov 1, 2012

Choosy Mothers Choose Skin? One Way to Make Peanut Products Healthier

Peanuts taste good and are good for you. But a new NC State study shows that putting a bit of skin in the game can make peanut products even healthier while keeping them flavorful. Food scientist Dr. Tim Sanders and doctoral student Chellani Hathorn show that adding small amounts of peanut skin to products like peanut… 

Nov 1, 2012

Ahead in the Clouds

How NC State launched the cloud computing revolution, improved educational opportunity and eased the pressure on school budgets. 

Nov 1, 2012

Frey Named Chair of EPA Clean Air Committee

Dr. Christopher Frey has been appointed by the Environmental Protection Agency to chair the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) for two years. 

Nov 1, 2012

Celebrating the Morrill Act

Come celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act this month on Wednesday, Nov. 7 from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. at the McKimmon Center. 

Nov 1, 2012

Engineering Professor Honored

Dr. Phillip R. Westmoreland, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, will become the 2013 president of AIChE. 

Nov 1, 2012

NC State’s Physical Master Plan

Organizers of NC State’s physical master plan need your input so come along to the first workshop on Nov. 1 at the McKimmon Center. 

Nov 1, 2012

Traffic Changes During Homecoming Parade

NCSU Transportation is offering traffic warnings during The Homecoming Parade, scheduled to begin 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2. 

Nov 1, 2012

Ph.D. Candidate Amir Kajbafvala Wins Fellowship

Amir Kajbafvala won the 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Council on Superconductivity Graduate Fellowship in Applied Superconductivity. 

Nov 1, 2012

Let It Rain – the New Lee Hall Rain Garden

University Housing had no plans for the gloomy space behind Lee Residence Hall. So Andy Fox and his landscape architecture students transformed the area into a gorgeous rain garden. 

Nov 1, 2012

5 Questions: Michael Cobb

Our resident polling expert, Michael Cobb, chats with the Bulletin about the fifth Pack Poll political survey and the challenges of national electoral polling.