October 2010

Oct 4, 2010

Learn How The UNC System Makes A Difference For North Carolina

The colleges and universities that comprise the University of North Carolina system make a positive difference in the lives of North Carolinians. Dr. James Zuiches, vice chancellor of  extension, engagement and economic development at North Carolina State University, will present an overview of UNC system outreach efforts at the National Outreach Scholarship Conference (NOSC) on… 

Oct 4, 2010

Multifunctional Smart Sensors and High-Power Devices on a Computer Chip

Researchers from North Carolina State University have patented technology that is expected to revolutionize the global energy and communications infrastructure – and create U.S. jobs in the process. 

Oct 4, 2010

Cave Wins Service Award

Bryan Cave, Cooperative Extension director in Surry County, is among the elite 2 percent of extension personnel who have received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents. 

Oct 3, 2010

A Different Take

Since 2002, countless professors and thousands of university students had pored over the leading introductory electrodynamics textbook used today. But something in a recent lesson didn't ring true to physics doctoral student David Babson, who realized - and confirmed - an inconsistency in the text, related to one of the field's most basic principles. 

Oct 1, 2010

NC State to Hold Open House for Prospective Students on Oct. 16

For use by the media as calendar-of-events items or for information What: North Carolina State University’s Open House gives high school students and families, school counselors and teachers an opportunity to visit the campus and learn about academic programs and student life at the state’s largest public university. About 8,000 people attend annually. Visitors can… 

Oct 1, 2010

Seater Named to Thurman Professorship

Dr. John Seater, professor of economics, has been awarded the Thurman-Raytheon Distinguished Professorship. 

Oct 1, 2010

Schiavinato Wins Conservation Award

Lisa Schiavinato, co-director of the North Carolina Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center, won a Governor's Conservation Achievement Award.