2008

Mar 12, 2008

National Political Columnist to Address 2008 Election Issues

E.J. Dionne, Jr., a political columnist for The Washington Post, will address “Why the Culture War is the Wrong War: Issues and Values in the 2008 Election” at the 2008 American Ideas and Political Process lecture series at North Carolina State University. Dionne’s lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held… 

Mar 12, 2008

Gift Funds N.C. Research Campus

A $2 million gift from David Murdock, owner of Dole Food Co., will help staff the North Carolina Research Campus being developed at Kannapolis with North Carolina State University faculty members who will work to develop more nutritious fruits and vegetables. The gift will be matched with $1 million from the North Carolina Distinguished Professors… 

Mar 10, 2008

North Carolina State University Selects Park Scholars

North Carolina State University has announced the Park Scholars class for fall 2008. These prestigious awards are valued at about $59,000 for North Carolina residents and $107,000 for out-of-state students. The scholarship winners were selected from a pool of more than 1,000 highly qualified applicants. 

Mar 7, 2008

Symposium Spotlights Challenges of National Guard Troops, Families

With National Guard troops deployed at unprecedented levels, North Carolina State University is hosting a one-day symposium to raise awareness about the issues and challenges facing the families and children of deployed soldiers. The Children and Families of the N.C. National Guard Symposium will be held Tuesday, March 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.… 

Mar 7, 2008

Former Sec. of Health & Human Services Donna Shalala to Discuss Care of Wounded Veterans at NC State’s Millennium Seminar

Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala will speak at North Carolina State University’s Millennium Seminar Series with a presentation to students, faculty, staff and the public at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 10, in Stewart Theater on campus. Her remarks will focus on the care of returning wounded service members from… 

Mar 5, 2008

Graduate Research Symposium Slated for March 19

If you’re interested in research, you’ll be interested in visiting the McKimmon Center from 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19. The third annual North Carolina State University Graduate Student Research Symposium will put on display 152 poster presentations representing research being conducted in 47 graduate programs. 

Mar 4, 2008

400 Seventh-Grade Girls to Expand Scientific Horizons at NC State

On Wednesday, March 5, more than 400 seventh-grade girls and 100 teachers from 43 N.C. counties will come to North Carolina State University to learn about and do science at the 16th annual Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) conference. EYH is a one-day event featuring demonstrations and hands-on science experiments designed to get young girls interested… 

Mar 4, 2008

Preserving the Hemlock

As part of an ongoing effort to preserve the imperiled eastern hemlock tree species, researchers from North Carolina State University have successfully located the most genetically diverse populations of the species in the southern portion of its range. They hope that by collecting the seeds from these trees the species–which is suffering both from insect… 

Mar 3, 2008

NC State Researchers Attempt to Preserve Eastern Hemlock from Extinction

As part of an ongoing effort to preserve the imperiled eastern hemlock tree species, researchers from North Carolina State University have successfully located the most genetically diverse populations of the species in the southern portion of its range. They hope that by collecting the seeds from these trees the species–which is suffering both from insect… 

Feb 29, 2008

Audible Alert Test Set For March 3

The university will conduct the first monthly test of the WolfAlert Audible Warning System at noon on Monday, March 3.  The audible alert system includes several voice– and tone–enabled towers located throughout campus and could be used to warn campus of emergency situations. 

Feb 27, 2008

NC State text messaging test ‘successful’

With the completion of a test run, NC State has cleared the last remaining hurdle to full implementation of text message alerts as part of an array of methods of notifying the campus in the event of an emergency. 

Feb 27, 2008

Cancers in Dogs, Humans Share Same Genetic Basis, Say Researchers

Cancer researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of Minnesota have found that humans and dogs share more than friendship and companionship – they also share the same genetic basis for certain types of cancer.  Furthermore, the researchers say that because of the way the genomes have evolved, getting cancer may be inevitable… 

Feb 25, 2008

Former Sec. of Health & Human Services Donna Shalala to Discuss Care of Wounded Veterans at NC State’s Millennium Seminar

Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna E. Shalala will speak at North Carolina State University’s Millennium Seminar Series with a presentation to students, faculty, staff and the public at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 10, in Stewart Theater on campus. Her remarks will focus on the care of returning wounded service members… 

Feb 21, 2008

CATO Institute Chairman to Address the Economic Costs of Government Growth at NC State Pope Lecture

William A. Niskanen, chairman of the Cato Institute, will present the John W. Pope Lecture at North Carolina State University on Tuesday, March 11. His topic is titled “The Economic Costs of Government Growth.” 

Feb 21, 2008

NC State to Establish New ‘Asia Campus’ and Research Laboratory in South Korea

Within five years, Raleigh, N.C., won’t be the only city with a North Carolina State University campus.