2010

Oct 20, 2010

SportSouth Presents Spotlight: NC State Athletics

Spotlight: NC State Athletics highlights the impact of Yow's presence on campus and features interviews regarding her arrival with three of the school's head coaches: football coach Tom O'Brien, men's basketball coach Sidney Lowe and women's basketball coach Kellie Harper. Together, the group is building an athletic program for the future. It premieres on SportSouth Friday, October 22 at 10:30 p.m. 

Oct 20, 2010

NC State to Lead Local Gates Foundation Effort to Help Low-Income Youth Finish School, Get Training, Find Jobs

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and MDC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding opportunity and reducing poverty, today announced that Raleigh has been selected as one of four cities to participate in the Partners for Postsecondary Success (PPS) initiative as part of a Gates-funded national effort to improve postsecondary completion rates among low-income young… 

Oct 20, 2010

Score an NC State Hoops Book Nov. 4

Staff members Tim Peeler and Roger Winstead will preview their new book, NC State Basketball: 100 Years of Innovation, on Nov. 4  at D.H. Hill Library. 

Oct 20, 2010

Campus Police Leaders in Special Olympics Giving

University police helped set the pace in a statewide law enforcement campaign for Special Olympics, ranking among the top three contributors. 

Oct 19, 2010

NC State Names Three Finalists For Provost

North Carolina State University’s national search for a new provost is down to three finalists.  The candidates will visit campus for a final round of interviews and an open forum during the month of November. Following are candidate bios and the dates they will visit campus: Robert T. McGrath, Nov. 8-10 Since 2008, McGrath has… 

Oct 19, 2010

Woodson’s Installation Slated for Oct. 26

Next week’s formal installation of Chancellor Randy Woodson – and the week of related events —  will celebrate the university’s history and accomplishments and start to set the course for the future. NC State celebrates the present during Woodson’s installation, set for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, in Reynolds Coliseum. Gov. Bev Perdue, UNC President… 

Oct 19, 2010

Designing For Life

Industrial design students got some real-world experience designing products for people with autism. See how they worked with a local nonprofit agency to test their ideas. 

Oct 19, 2010

Natural Born Leader

After traveling more than 5,000 miles across 10 Latin American countries over the summer, Saul Flores is more than prepared for a few side trips around the Triangle as he shares his experiences in hopes of bringing a measure of compassion and understanding to the ongoing national debate about immigration. 

Oct 18, 2010

9,000 Good Days at Work

Just call her Yoda. Loretta Massenburg's nickname sums up the wisdom and humor she's brought to registration and records for 37 years. Find out how you can help celebrate her career. 

Oct 15, 2010

Bigfoot Sighting

Using a doctoral student's photos, experts have confirmed a sighting of the rarest ant in North America—the Bigfoot of ants—in Cary. 

Oct 15, 2010

Apply for Diversity Mini-Grants by Nov. 5

Faculty and staff are invited to apply for mini-grants of up to $3,000 for diversity initiatives and research. 

Oct 15, 2010

Mitasova Wins Open Source Award

Dr. Helena Mitasova, associate professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, won the 2010 Sol Katz Award for Geospatial Free and Open Source Software. 

Oct 15, 2010

U.S. Census Director to Give Status Report at NC State

North Carolina State University will host a presentation by Robert M. Groves, director of the U.S. Census Bureau, on Monday, Oct. 18, at 3 p.m. Groves will discuss the design of the census, the data-collection process and how the data is being tabulated and evaluated. Media are invited to attend. Groves will be available for… 

Oct 14, 2010

Our Stories: Why We Give

When textiles professor Peter Hauser fills out a pledge form every fall, he remembers a cause close to his heart: hospice. What moves you? For inspiration, read stories from employees who use the "Wolfpack Gives Back" campaign to support charities that have made a difference in their lives. 

Oct 14, 2010

Flowers of Hope

Kay Yow forever linked NC State with breast cancer awareness through her courageous battle with the disease as well as the creation of the annual Hoops for Hope women's basketball fundraiser. Now, during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, NC State floriculturists have unveiled a new symbol of the fight against breast cancer - pink poinsettias.