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2010

Jan 14, 2010

Dr. Del Bohnenstiehl

Assistant professor of geophysics can discuss how and why earthquakes happen. Read more about this expert. 

Jan 13, 2010

NC State Experts Can Offer Insight On Haiti Disaster

The eyes of the world are now focused on Haiti, and the effects of the recent earthquake disaster on the island nation are still unfolding. North Carolina State University researchers can help explain what happened and what it could mean for Haiti’s political and economic future. 

Jan 13, 2010

NC State Research May Help States Address Unfunded Retiree Liabilities

Research shows that, nationally, states are facing more than $550 billion in unfunded liabilities associated with health care and other non-pension benefits for retired state employees, a situation many states are now struggling to fix. New research from North Carolina State University has identified a number of trends that are consistent among those states with… 

Jan 12, 2010

On the Record

This is the first in an occasional series of conversations with Dr. Randy Woodson, who was named NC State chancellor on Friday, Jan. 8. Woodson comes to NC State from Purdue University, where he served as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost. 

Jan 12, 2010

NC State Announces Fall Dean’s List Students

North Carolina State University Chancellor James H. Woodward announced that 6,849 undergraduate students earned Dean’s List honors at NC State during the fall 2009 semester. To make the Dean’s List, students must earn an academic grade-point average of 3.25 or higher if they are carrying 15 or more hours of course work, or a 3.5 grade-point… 

Jan 11, 2010

Hidden Histories

In a way, Judy Kertész’s arrival at NC State in 2008 was a homecoming. Although she grew up in New York, she was told “home is in North Carolina,” where her Lumbee ancestors originated. And she has brought national recognition with her, as the co-curator of “IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas” – a new… 

Jan 11, 2010

Civil Rights Leader to Speak at NC State’s MLK Commemoration

Harvard professor and civil rights leader Lani Guinier will be the keynote speaker at North Carolina State University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration on Wednesday, Jan. 13, from noon until 1 p.m. in Stewart Theatre. Media coverage of the event is invited. Stewart Theatre is located in the Talley Student Center on Cates Avenue,… 

Jan 8, 2010

A Day to Remember

Friday, Jan. 8, was a whirlwind of a day for NC State chancellor-elect Randy Woodson,  one that began with his nomination and acceptance as the 14th chancellor in university history, setting off a sequence of meetings, introductions and celebrations both on and off campus. 

Jan 5, 2010

NC State Listed as Top 10 Value By Three Major Rankings

North Carolina State University was listed as the 10th best value among public universities by Kiplinger earlier this week, showing that NC State provides an excellent education at an affordable price. Kiplinger is the third prominent list of university rankings to place NC State in the top 10 for value in the past year. 

Jan 1, 2010

Inspired to Give Back

Despite having toiled through a year filled with economic turmoil and uncertainty, NC State employees enter 2010 having pledged more than half a million dollars to the State Employees Combined Campaign, which supports charities and non-profit organizations across North Carolina. NC State led the state's large universities in employee participation and saw an increase of more than 100 faculty and staff members contributing to this year's campaign.