2010

Sep 3, 2010

Twitter Co-Creator to Envision ‘Beyond the Web’

Dom Sagolla, co-creator of Twitter and founder of DollarApp, will be speaking about using the Internet “Beyond the Web” at North Carolina State University on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. in Stewart Theatre in NC State’s Talley Student Center. Media coverage of the event is invited. 

Sep 2, 2010

NC State Experts Can Discuss Hurricane, Disaster Issues

With Hurricane Earl churning toward North Carolina’s Outer Banks, media looking for information on a variety of hurricane topics can contact the following North Carolina State University experts: Storm Surge and Flood Prediction Marine meteorologist Dr. Lian Xie can discuss research on hurricane formation. Specifically, Xie can talk about hurricane climatology and seasonal prediction; storm… 

Sep 2, 2010

Brickyard Bounty

The lure of ice cold watermelon, crisp apples and ripe tomatoes attracted a steady stream of customers to the campus farmers market on Wednesday. 

Sep 1, 2010

Fertilizer Chemicals Linked To Animal Developmental Woes

Fertilizer chemicals may pose a bigger hazard to the environment – specifically to creatures that live in water – than originally foreseen, according to new research from North Carolina State University toxicologists. 

Sep 1, 2010

Women’s Center Director Leaving

Dr. Shannon Johnson is leaving NC State after five years at the helm of the Women's Center. Under her guidance, the center has expanded services, added staff and sought to reduce incidents of interpersonal violence. 

Sep 1, 2010

Where the Wild Nanoparticles Are

What happens to a nanoparticle when it enters your body? Where does it go, and what does it do when it gets there? Researchers at NC State are helping to answer those questions—they’ve developed a  screening tool that will allow scientists to predict where nanoparticles will most likely end up when they enter the human body, … 

Sep 1, 2010

Lila Named Murdock Professor

Dr. Mary Ann Lila, director of NC State’s Plants for Human Health Institute on the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, has been named the first David H. Murdock Distinguished Professor. 

Aug 31, 2010

Gubbins Wins Rossini Award

Dr. Keith E. Gubbins received the 2012 Rossini Lectureship Award from the International Association of Chemical Thermodynamics. 

Aug 31, 2010

Building a Future

As the Wolfpack makes final preparations for its first game Saturday vs. Western Carolina, more than a dozen NC State football players can sit back, smile and think, "Well, this isn't the hardest thing I've done in the last three months." No matter what happens on the football field, it may not be as rewarding as the volunteer work they did this summer with Habitat for Humanity. 

Aug 31, 2010

Survey Says

If you’re likely to trash that survey instead of filling it out, genetics may be partly to blame. Based on research with twins, Dr. Lori Foster Thompson says that some people appear to be genetically predisposed to ignore survey requests. 

Aug 31, 2010

Archaeological Study Shows Human Activity May Have Boosted Shellfish Size

In a counter-intuitive finding, new research from North Carolina State University shows that a species of shellfish widely consumed in the Pacific over the past 3,000 years has actually increased in size, despite – and possibly because of – increased human activity in the area. 

Aug 30, 2010

ShoeManity

For six NC State students, including sophomore environmental design in architecture major and Park Scholar Brian Gaudio, the opportunity to help collect and redistribute shoes to needy schoolchildren in the Dominican Republic has sparked a plan to build upon their experiences here at NC State as well as beyond the borders of our campus. 

Aug 30, 2010

On Tour

As the leader of the only university with a presence in all 100 North Carolina counties, NC State chancellor Dr. Randy Woodson - along with his wife, Susan - hit the road this summer to gain a firsthand look at how NC State makes a difference from the mountains to the sea. 

Aug 30, 2010

This Old DNA Of Mine (Is Weak For Surveys)

I have a friend who HATES taking surveys. I’ve always found that irrational, but a new study shows that her dislike of surveys may have a genetic basis. A forthcoming paper shows that some people are genetically predisposed to not take surveys (and that some people are genetically predisposed TO take surveys). The researchers used…