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May 2013

May 13, 2013

Aussies Talk Food Security

Nine faculty members from the University of Adelaide presented a food security and health workshop at NC State last month. 

May 13, 2013

Iron Man, 3-D Printing and the Responsibility of Power

If you’ve seen Iron Man 3, you know that – SPOILER ALERT!!!! – billionaire inventor Tony Stark reveals dozens of specialized Iron Man power suits. As fantastic as the suits are, the technology Stark likely uses to make them is not far removed from reality – and neither are the big questions that such technology… 

May 8, 2013

MBA Students Win Marketing Challenge

A team of graduating students from the Jenkins MBA program in the Poole College of Management won a marketing contest sponsored by tech powerhouses Lenovo and Microsoft. 

May 8, 2013

Renaissance Woman

Army veteran, parachutist, beagle enthusiast: Khalida Hendricks has an eclectic group of past titles. As of Saturday, she can add "NC State graduate" to the list. 

May 8, 2013

Around the World in 50 Meals

Through his 50 Meals in 50 Days project, graduating design student Austin Simmons spent the summer of 2012 expanding his horizons, one meal and one country at a time. 

May 8, 2013

Highest Honor

Seniors Emily Tucker, Josh Privette, Mary Charles Hale and Andy Walsh received the Mathews Medal, the highest non-academic honor awarded to NC State students. 

May 8, 2013

Overseas Immersion

Ph.D. students Suzanne O’Connell and Aaron Fox immersed themselves in Croatian agriculture, cuisine and culture as they explored study abroad options with the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Agriculture. 

May 8, 2013

Up, Up and Away

Astronaut Scholarship gives chemical engineering senior Andrew Santos a head-start on his next chapter. 

May 8, 2013

The Strong One

Graduating industrial design student Nicholas Sailer's award-winning short film, "The Strong One," played to audiences from Raleigh to Hollywood to the Cannes Film Festival. 

May 8, 2013

PFL Graduates Honored

The Graduate School recognized the graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who have successfully completed the Preparing Future Leaders programs. 

May 8, 2013

Cannibal Tadpoles Key to Understanding Digestive Evolution

A carnivorous, cannibalistic tadpole may play a role in understanding the evolution and development of digestive organs, according to research from North Carolina State University. These findings may also shed light on universal rules of organ development that could lead to better diagnosis and prevention of intestinal birth defects. NC State developmental biologist Nanette Nascone-Yoder, graduate… 

May 8, 2013

NC State to Hold Commencement Ceremony May 11

North Carolina State University will confer degrees on more than 5,200 graduating students during its spring commencement exercise, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 11, in the PNC Arena in Raleigh. Media coverage is invited. During the ceremony, Chancellor Randy Woodson will confer 5,255 degrees – 80 associate’s, 3,528 bachelor’s, 1,384 master’s, 191 doctoral and… 

May 7, 2013

New Mechanism Converts Natural Gas to Energy Faster, Captures CO2

Chemical engineering researchers have identified a new mechanism to convert natural gas into energy up to 70 times faster, while effectively capturing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). “This could make power generation from natural gas both cleaner and more efficient,” says Fanxing Li, co-author of a paper on the research and an assistant professor… 

May 6, 2013

Cassill Joins Dual-Degree Team

Nancy Cassill has been named director of global luxury management, a specialized option in the Jenkins Master of Global Innovation Management dual-degree program. 

May 6, 2013

National Study of Nanomaterial Toxicity Sets Stage for Policies to Address Health Risks

For the first time, researchers from institutions around the country have conducted an identical series of toxicology tests evaluating lung-related health impacts associated with widely used engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). The study provides comparable health risk data from multiple labs, which should help regulators develop policies to protect workers and consumers who come into contact with…