May 2009

May 7, 2009

Horticulture Team Takes Top Journal Award

The American Society for Horticultural Science gave its Outstanding Cross-Commodity Publication award to a journal article by a team from NC State. 

May 7, 2009

Wind Turbine Installed at Solar Center

A new vertical wind turbine that's only 30 feet tall has been installed at the Solar Center. 

May 7, 2009

Top Faculty, Students Honored

NC State's top awards for faculty and students will be presented during the University Honors Baccalaureate and Celebration of Academic Excellence. 

May 7, 2009

SAS Hall Dedicated

The newly completed mathematics and statistics building has been named SAS Hall in honor of the founders of the Cary-based software company. 

May 7, 2009

Planting a Seed

Brent Droege, a junior accounting major, is working to help youth in his community realize their potential by giving them real-life work experience with his seasonal lawn care business, launched in collaboration with the Agape Corner Boarding School in Durham. 

May 7, 2009

Underpinnings of Science

NC State's Insect Museum holds a collection of 1.4 million insects. 

May 7, 2009

Chase the Whirlwind

NC State researchers will spend part of their summer finding out what makes tornadoes tick. 

May 7, 2009

Clearing the Bar

Mary Tetro has helped shepherd hundreds of NC State students through the process of applying to law school. 

May 7, 2009

Bolt Hits Belltower

Lightning struck the Belltower, knocking a capstone loose Tuesday night. 

May 6, 2009

NC State University to Hold Commencement Ceremonies May 9

North Carolina State University will confer more than 4,000 degrees on graduating students during its spring commencement exercises, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 9, in the RBC Center in Raleigh. Media coverage is welcomed. 

May 5, 2009

Forget the Sprays: Roaches and Their Allergens Reduced in Schools Using IPM

A North Carolina State University study shows that using integrated pest management (IPM) to control pests in public schools – monitoring closely for signs of pests and then utilizing baits and traps in areas where pests are located – reduces pests and their allergens more effectively than the conventional method of spraying pesticides on a… 

May 4, 2009

Chasing the Whirlwind: NC State Researchers Take Part in World’s Largest Tornado Research Project

North Carolina State University researchers will spend part of their summer finding out what makes tornadoes tick. Dr. Matthew Parker, associate professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, and a team of NC State graduate students will be in Tornado Alley from May 10 to June 13 as part of the VORTEX2 project – the largest… 

May 4, 2009

Forever NC State

On the eve of NC State's spring graduation exercises, we sat down with former North Carolina governor – one of the newest members of the university's "Forever Club" – James B. Hunt ('59) to find out just what NC State means to him, and how being a part of the Wolfpack family has made a difference in his life for the last half century. 

May 3, 2009

Ready for Work

Last fall, the leaves hadn’t even begun to change colors on trees across campus, but Aria Behrouzi already had a job offer in hand from a national, high-profile manufacturing company. The U.S. economy took a nosedive shortly after, and the offer vanished. Hard work, a bit of creative thinking and guidance from a group of NC State career service specialists help get Behrouzi back on track and into an exciting new position, just in time for Saturday's graduation.