2011

Mar 16, 2011

Lowe Steps Down

A national search for the next men's head basketball coach is under way following the resignation of Sidney Lowe on Tuesday. 

Mar 15, 2011

Writing the Book on Scholarly Publishing

Dr. Tim Hatcher has helped write the book on scholarly publishing, complete with sections on working with journal editors, dealing with rejection and handling rewrites. 

Mar 14, 2011

NC State’s Woodson Announces Realignment Plan

North Carolina State University Chancellor Randy Woodson presents Tuesday a plan to realign portions of the institution to increase student success, support the new strategic plan, build greater efficiency and effectiveness, and position the university to better absorb likely budget cuts. The plan merges several units; implements a review process for a number of academic… 

Mar 14, 2011

Chancellor’s Message on Realignment Plan

Chancellor Randy Woodson announces a realignment plan to position NC State for greater strength, effectiveness and efficiency in the face of a likely state budget reduction. 

Mar 14, 2011

Fly Tree of Life Mapped, Adds Big Branch of Evolutionary Knowledge

Calling it the “new periodic table for flies,” researchers at North Carolina State University and collaborators across the globe have mapped the evolutionary history of flies, providing a framework for further comparative studies on the insects that comprise more than 10 percent of all life on Earth. 

Mar 14, 2011

Research Gets Curiouser and Curiouser

Interested in learning more about how ants live in the medians of Manhattan or in Peruvian tree gardens? How about the ways animals and plants move through landscape corridors that surround nuclear weapons sites? If so, you have something in common with Dr. Jai Ranganathan, a conservation biologist who produces “Curiouser and Curiouser” podcasts for… 

Mar 14, 2011

Scearce to Conduct in Connecticut

Composer J. Mark Scearce, director of the music department, will visit the University of Connecticut this week to conduct performances of his commissioned work for cello and orchestra. 

Mar 11, 2011

Sederoff Named Forest Biotechnologist of Year

Dr. Ron Sederoff, Distinguished University Professor of Forestry, has been voted Forest Biotechnologist of the Year by his peers. 

Mar 11, 2011

Take Your Best Shot

Should you bank the basketball off the backboard or aim for nothing but net? Let NC State engineers improve your game with shots based on science. 

Mar 11, 2011

We Have Found the Enemy and It Is Us

If you suffer from preeclampsia during pregnancy, it could be because your body is fighting against itself. New research from Dr. Jorge Piedrahita, NC State professor of genomics, has found that the placentas of women diagnosed with preeclampsia have more of a gene associated with regulating the body’s immune response than  the placentas of women who… 

Mar 11, 2011

Coe Wins Public Administration Award

Dr. Charles Coe, professor of public administration, has won a national award for faculty excellence in teaching, research and service to the wider community. 

Mar 10, 2011

Money in the Bank: Using Backboard Can Pay Off for Basketball Shooters

The basketball is in your hands. The score is tied and there are only a few seconds left on the clock. You have the ball about 10 feet away from the basket on the right side of the court, just outside the free-throw lane. It’s decision time: Is it best to try a direct shot… 

Mar 10, 2011

NC State Hosts Lecture On ‘Tea Party In American History’

What: North Carolina State University is hosting a lecture, “The Tea Party In American History.” The guest speaker is Jill Lepore, writer for The New Yorker, professor of history at Harvard University, and author of The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party’s Revolution and the Battle over American History. Who: Sponsored by NC State’s History… 

Mar 10, 2011

Countdown to Research

It's time to update Ray Bradbury's alphabet: R is for Research and S is for Space Station. An NC State plant research project is scheduled to be on the final space shuttle flight this summer. 

Mar 9, 2011

The Miracle Worker

Blind since he was a teenager, Benny Best beat the odds by taking a job as a sewing machine operator. His employer is beating the competition thanks to Best and NC State's Industrial Extension Service.