July 2009

Jul 16, 2009

Bottomley Honored

Dr. Laura Bottomley, director of K-12 engineering outreach programs, won a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. 

Jul 16, 2009

NC State Tops in Nuclear Grants

NC State was awarded $5.9 million in recent federal grants for nuclear energy research – more than any other university. 

Jul 16, 2009

Student Project Helps Nonprofit

Thanks to a communication consulting project conducted by graduate students at NC State, the Lucy Daniels Center has access to key analytical data that may help it continue to grow and prosper despite the recession. 

Jul 16, 2009

Disney Whirl

Four students got to sample the magic this summer as finalists in Disney's ImagiNations Design Competition, winning a 10-day trip to Imagineering's Southern California studios. 

Jul 16, 2009

Budget Forum

Next week, NC State will turn in a base budget with $53.3 million in cuts – 10 percent less in state funding – to meet a stepped-up deadline for the UNC system. 

Jul 15, 2009

Disney’s Next Generation

Working at Walt Disney Imagineering may rank as one of the planet's most sought-after dream jobs, especially for creative professionals. Four students from North Carolina State University got to sample the magic this summer as finalists in Disney's ImagiNations Design Competition, winning a 10-day trip that took them from the small world of Raleigh to the fantasyland of Imagineering's Southern California studios. 

Jul 15, 2009

NC State Chancellor Search Committee Members Named

The North Carolina State University Board of Trustees approved a 19-member search committee to help identify a new chancellor for the university after the resignation of Dr. James Oblinger. 

Jul 15, 2009

NC State Board of Trustees Announces Election of Officers

The Board of Trustees of North Carolina State University elected S. Lawrence Davenport as chair, Cassius S. Williams as first vice chair, Barbara H. Mulkey as second vice chair and Steve F. Warren as secretary. 

Jul 14, 2009

Plants Can’t Defend Remaining Celibate

Why do some plants defend themselves from insect attacks better than others? New evidence shows that the difference might be due to whether they're getting any plant love. 

Jul 14, 2009

$1.1 Million Grant Supports Transatlantic Forest Resource Management Degree

A new grant awarded to North Carolina State University, along with Michigan Technological University (MTU), the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the University of Helsinki (UH), will fund a dual master’s degree program that will encourage European and North American collaboration in forest resource management. The $1.1 million grant is jointly funded by… 

Jul 13, 2009

A Pirate’s Tale

Students in computer science and industrial design at North Carolina State University have developed a game that lets kids experience history anew in "Blackbeard’s Escape." The game is fun way for kids to learn about the Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's flagship which ran aground off the North Carolina coast in 1718. Players of "Blackbeard’s Escape" are able to experience the action of interactive ship battles through flashbacks to the 1700s, learn about good diving practices, and explore artifact recovery and conservation. 

Jul 13, 2009

NC State’s Arden is President of Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

Dr. Warwick Arden, interim provost and dean of College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University, has been named president of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). The appointment for the 2009-10 term is effective immediately. The AAVMC coordinates the affairs of veterinary colleges in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, Australia… 

Jul 13, 2009

NC State Engineer Wins Presidential Award for Excellence

The White House has announced that Dr. Laura Bottomley, director of K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs at North Carolina State University, has won a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. The awards honor the crucial role that mentoring plays in the academic and personal development of students studying science or engineering and… 

Jul 9, 2009

Biomedical Marvels

Even before she heads off to med school, NC State's Kat Sauer has a medical device invention to her credit. Then again, so does every other student who has taken the senior design course in the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) in the last two years. Course director Andrew DiMeo’s efforts to make the course more entrepreneurial in that time have produced 17 invention disclosures and a new partnership with Wake Medical Center. 

Jul 8, 2009

NC State Researchers Receive $1.3 Million to Study Advanced Battery Technology

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $1.3 million to faculty in North Carolina State University’s Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center to improve the batteries that help power plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.