May 2010

May 24, 2010

A “Glide-By” Education

Want to really get to know NC State? Tour our campus via Segway, on the only tour of its kind offered at any N.C.-based university. You'll have the opportunity to explore every nook and cranny of NC State's main campus while a tour guide shares stories and details that would enlighten even the most red-blooded Wolfpack fan. 

May 24, 2010

Freer Parking

It’s summertime, and the parking is getting easier. Starting today, all student resident and commuter areas are fair game for faculty and staff with parking passes. 

May 23, 2010

Walk of the Immigrants

This summer Caldwell Fellow Saul Flores will walk and hitchhike from Ecuador to his home in Charlotte, a journey of more than 4,000 miles. He's making the trek to raise money for an impoverished school in Mexico and to raise awareness of the struggles of people in the region. 

May 21, 2010

Plant Pharmacy

Can an apple a day keep malaria at bay? Well, maybe not an apple specifically, but other plants?  Definitely.  Dr. Mary Ann Lila studies so-called “pharmaceutical plants” that are full of chemical compounds that can stave off human disease, promote endurance, improve metabolism and erase signs of aging. Lila, a professor in the Department of… 

May 21, 2010

Lending a Hand

For the past year, a group of students has worked to create prototypes of products designed specifically for people with disabilities. They unveiled their products, including a more comfortable wheelchair and a new shoe-tying system, at an event last week. 

May 21, 2010

Clark Chairs Engineering Graphics

Dr. Aaron C. Clark has been elected chair of the engineering design and graphics division of the American Society for Engineering Education. 

May 21, 2010

Gerler Wins Counselor Education Award

Dr. Edwin Gerler received Pennsylvania State University's Counselor Education Award for outstanding contributions to the profession. 

May 20, 2010

To The Point

Those things that look like artillery shells are actually biodegradable microneedles. These needles are much smaller than conventional hypodermic needles, and cause less pain, tissue damage and skin inflammation for patients. Because they are biodegradable, they dissolve on the skin surface and can be used for single-use drug delivery situations such as vaccine delivery. 

May 20, 2010

Watershed Moment for NC State

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designated NC State as a Center of Excellence for Watershed Management, making it the first such center in the Southeast. 

May 19, 2010

Pantula To Lead NSF Division

Dr. Sastry Pantula, professor and head of the statistics department, has been named director of the National Science Foundation’s Division of Mathematical Sciences. 

May 19, 2010

Master of Ceremonies

At NC State’s largest-ever graduation, there was no man behind the curtain. Instead, beside the stage was a dynamo of a woman in electric blue. Go behind the scenes at commencement with Martha O'Donnell, who still savors every moment, even after 20 years. 

May 19, 2010

Lending a Hand

Research for a senior textile engineering project took students beyond your typical library visits and Google searches. Instead, it had them playing basketball games against Raleigh’s wheelchair basketball league, the Triangle Thunder, and watching the Raleigh Outlaws, the local Blind Bowlers Association’s local league, knock down some pins. For the past year, a group of… 

May 19, 2010

New Microneedle Antimicrobial Techniques May Foster Medical Tech Innovation

A team led by researchers from North Carolina State University has developed two new approaches for incorporating antimicrobial properties into microneedles – vanishingly thin needles that hold great promise for use in portable medical devices. Researchers expect the findings to spur development of new medical applications using microneedles. 

May 18, 2010

Pack-N-Go Benefits Haiti

There’s a new reason to feel good about shopping at the Pack-N-Go sale. Sixty percent of this year’s proceeds will go to Howl for Haiti, a campus fundraiser for disaster relief. 

May 18, 2010

Edge Leads Coastal Engineering Academy

Dr. Billy Edge was among 32 inaugural inductees to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Academy of Coastal Ocean Port and Navigation Engineers.