March 2009

Mar 27, 2009

NC State Announces Caldwell Fellows Class of 2012

The Caldwell Fellows program – North Carolina State University’s oldest university-wide merit scholarship program – has selected 21 first-year students for its Class of 2012. Click here to read more about these students, who join 81 other current Caldwell Fellows. The newest Caldwell Fellows were selected from a pool of 192 applicants and 45 finalists.… 

Mar 26, 2009

Duckett Named a ‘Mover and Shaker’

Kim Duckett, principal librarian for Digital Technologies and Learning at NCSU Libraries, has been named by Library Journal as a 2009 “Mover and Shaker.” 

Mar 26, 2009

Conference Honors NC State

The Cary Senior Center and NC State were honored at the American Society of Aging/National Council on Aging conference. 

Mar 26, 2009

Four Appointed to Board

Lawrence Davenport and Burley Mitchell have been reappointed to four-year terms on the NC State Board of Trustees. Benjamin Jenkins and Dr. James Owens have been appointed to their first terms on the board. 

Mar 26, 2009

New Spectrometer

NC State unveiled a time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometer at the Analytical Instrumentation Facility on Centennial Campus last week. 

Mar 26, 2009

Boots on the Ground

Student Holly Danford interns with a state legislator through the North Carolina Legislative Internship program. 

Mar 26, 2009

Tap Into Stimulus Dollars

The recession isn't all bad news. A new campus Web site helps researchers tap into federal stimulus dollars. 

Mar 24, 2009

NC State Holds 8th Annual “Art to Wear” Fashion Show

What: Fifteen students from North Carolina State University will present their original designs during the 2009 Collection: “Art to Wear” fashion show. Who: The event is sponsored by NC State’s College of Design and College of Textiles. Faculty advisors are Jan-Ru Wan, assistant professor of art and design, and Dr. Cynthia L. Istook, associate professor of… 

Mar 23, 2009

Registration Open for NC State’s Encore Center Summer Courses, Trips

North Carolina State University’s Encore Center for Lifelong Enrichment – which offers a variety of non-credit educational programs for adults aged 50 and older – has begun registration for its summer 2009 courses and trips, which run from May 1 to June 10. Six courses and seven events and trips will be offered. Course topics… 

Mar 23, 2009

New Inhaler System Could Be Breakthrough for Disease Treatment

Two North Carolina State University engineers have developed a new inhaler system that could improve treatments for a host of diseases by targeting drugs onto diseased tissue without affecting healthy areas of the throat and lungs. 

Mar 19, 2009

Engineering Rewards Excellence

The College of Engineering has recognized the winners of the 2009 Awards for Excellence. 

Mar 19, 2009

Grant to Boost Diversity

NC State has received a two-year, $987,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to encourage underrepresented minority students to enter graduate school in engineering, science and related fields. 

Mar 19, 2009

McGlothlin Joins IIE Board

Tim McGlothlin has joined the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) board of trustees. 

Mar 19, 2009

Spafford and Kraus Publish Book

Two teachers have published a book titled, "Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge, and Everything In Between." 

Mar 19, 2009

NC State Team Wins Grant

A team of NC State faculty and staff was recently awarded a grant to design, implement, evaluate, and disseminate an innovative faculty development program to advance community-engaged scholarship on campus and nationally.