2008

Feb 21, 2008

NC State Will Break Ground on Greek Village Feb. 22

North Carolina State University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Greek Village on Friday, Feb. 22, at 11:15 a.m. 

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. 

Feb 20, 2008

‘Two-Faced’ Particles Act Like Tiny Submarines in NC State Study

For the first time, researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated that microscopic “two-faced” spheres whose halves are physically or chemically different – so-called Janus particles – will move like stealthy submarines when an alternating electrical field is applied to liquid surrounding the particles. 

Feb 20, 2008

Rap Music Linked to Sexism in New Study by NC State Researchers

Rap music brings out sexism in college students, but it doesn’t necessarily cause the students to be sexist. 

Feb 19, 2008

NC State To Honor Barnhardt, Poole, Sall at Founders Day

Three Watauga Medals will be presented at the North Carolina State University Founders’ Day Dinner on March 10 at the McKimmon Center. The Watauga Medal is the highest nonacademic honor bestowed by the university. 

Feb 18, 2008

NC State’s Kelley Makes AAAS Annual Meeting Presentation

Turning biomass – things like wood, plants or nearly any material that has living, or organic, matter in it – into fuel is one promising way of making the United States less dependent on foreign oil. 

Feb 15, 2008

NC State to Break Ground on New Engineering Building

North Carolina State University’s College of Engineering will break ground on a state-of-the-art building at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Engineering Oval on Centennial Campus. Media coverage is invited. 

Feb 14, 2008

Wastewater Treatment System May Save Water

North Carolina State University scientists are evaluating a relatively new wastewater treatment system that potentially offers significant water conservation by treating wastewater so that it can be reused. 

Feb 8, 2008

NC State to Break Ground on New Greek Village Feb. 22

North Carolina State University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Greek Village on Friday, Feb. 22, at 11:15 a.m. The ceremony will be held adjacent to the Alpha Delta Pi House at 2309 South Fraternity Court. 

Feb 7, 2008

Responding to the Global Energy Challenge

With North Carolina State University poised to address global energy challenges, the Institute for Emerging Issues is hosting pre-eminent state, national and international leaders for the 2008 Emerging Issues Forum on Feb. 11-12 at the Jane S. McKimmon Center on campus. 

Feb 6, 2008

New Center Expands Service-Learning Opportunities

Service-learning has taken North Carolina State University students on some of the most enriching, engaging and transformative experiences of their college years and plays an important part in the university’s ability to be fully engaged with communities and community issues throughout the nation and world. 

Feb 4, 2008

‘Homeboy Goes to Harvard:’ Gang Prevention Expert Speaks at NC State

North Carolina State University will host former gang member Dr. Victor Rios – now an assistant professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara – as he makes a presentation about gang prevention in schools and how teachers can support at-risk youth. The event will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at… 

Feb 1, 2008

Glues to Fuels: NC State, Partners Get Grant to Make Low-Cost Fuels from Forest Biomass

Create liquid fuels out of biomass products like wood waste and sawdust. Prove that this biofuels production technology can be performed on a larger scale than just the lab bench. And then show that the process is cheaper than coaxing ethanol from crops like corn. 

Jan 31, 2008

College of Textiles to Demonstrate the ‘New World of Textiles’ at Annual Open House

High school students, parents, teachers and the general public are invited to learn more about the new world of textiles by attending North Carolina State University’s College of Textiles’ annual open house event on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Jan 31, 2008

NC State Police Department Takes Plunge for N.C. Special Olympics

The North Carolina State University Police Department will hold its third annual “Polar Plunge” to raise money for North Carolina  Special Olympics. Police officers and other plungers who have collected at least $50 in donations will jump into Lake Raleigh on NC State’s Centennial Campus at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2.