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March 2013

Mar 20, 2013

Scenes From Disaster Drill

Staff and students participated in an emergency drill last week that simulated conditions during a tornado. 

Faculty fellows.

Mar 20, 2013

At Home in the World Fellows Named

Ten faculty members will develop innovative collaborations in globalization and diversity through a fellowship program at the American Council on Education. 

Mar 20, 2013

Friday Award to Cherokee Chief

The Park Scholars will present the 14th annual William C. Friday Award to Michell Hicks, principal chief of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation. 

Mar 20, 2013

Blair to Lead Housing Group

Tim Blair, associate director of University Apartments, has been elected president of the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers. 

Mar 19, 2013

A Book for Fertile Minds

A book about the development of chemical fertilizer is this year’s common reading selection. 

Mar 19, 2013

Taylor Named ACE Fellow

Laura Taylor, professor of agricultural and resource economics, has been selected as one of 50 American Council on Education Fellows for the 2013-14 academic year. 

Mar 19, 2013

Supernova Photo of the Day and Cool New Findings

The image above is of the Kepler supernova remnant, first discovered in 1604, and one of only a few Type Ia supernovas known to have exploded in the Milky Way galaxy. Its proximity and its identifiable explosion date make it an excellent object to study. In a new study, researchers from NC State have found that… 

Mar 19, 2013

Companies Join Consumer Consortium

Four companies have been selected to partner with the university in the Consumer Innovation Consortium, a research collaboration in the Poole College of Management. 

Mar 19, 2013

In Memoriam: Ian Peterson

In a moving tribute, an NC State administrator sings the praises of Ian Peterson, who died last month after a courageous battle against cancer. 

A baby eating baby food.

Mar 19, 2013

Raising Awareness of Birth Defects

Kayte Thomas, a graduate student in social work, wins accolades for helping raise international awareness of birth defects. 

Mar 19, 2013

Researchers Devise Hidden Dune Filters to Treat Coastal Stormwater Runoff

When it rains, untreated stormwater can sweep pollutants into coastal waters, potentially endangering public health. Now researchers from North Carolina State University have developed low-cost filtration systems that are concealed beneath sand dunes and filter out most of the bacteria that can lead to beach closures. 

Mar 18, 2013

Unexpected Entrepreneur

From electrical engineer to entrepreneur: when Ph.D student Vindhya Kunduru came to NC State, she didn't know she'd soon be bringing vaccines to market. 

Mar 18, 2013

Researchers Trap Light, Improve Laser Potential of MEH-PPV Polymer

Researchers from North Carolina State University have come up with a low-cost way to enhance a polymer called MEH-PPV’s ability to confine light, advancing efforts to use the material to convert electricity into laser light for use in photonic devices. 

Mar 18, 2013

The Heat Is On to Understand Thermal Transport between Materials

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Mark Losego, a research assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at NC State. Losego recently co-authored a News and Views article about nanoscale heat flow in Nature Materials with David Cahill of the University of Illinois. The basics of heat flow have long been overlooked, but now,… 

Mar 15, 2013

10 Grad Programs Among Top 30

Ten graduate programs placed in the top 30 in new rankings released this month by U.S. News & World Report.