July 12, 2011

Jul 12, 2011

NC State Wins Gates Foundation Education Grant

NC State University has been awarded a $1.3 million grant to guide a Raleigh postsecondary education partnership as part of a three-year project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 

Jul 12, 2011

Food For Thought

From peaches to green beans, summer’s bounty is here. And eager home cooks are busy canning fruits and vegetables for the months ahead. But canning is one hobby that can kill you if not done properly. NC State is making sure people do it the right way. 

Jul 12, 2011

NC State Leads Local Gates Foundation Initiative to Spur Postsecondary Success

North Carolina State University has been awarded a $1.3 million grant to guide the continuing participation of the Raleigh postsecondary partnership in a three-year demonstration funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Partners for Postsecondary Success initiative is part of the Gates Foundation’s postsecondary strategy to double the number of young adults (aged… 

Jul 12, 2011

Strnad Honored for Environmental Education

Renee Strnad, Extension forestry specialist, will be honored as Environmental Educator of the Year during the Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards next month. 

Jul 12, 2011

Using Data, Not Assumptions, To Make Safe Structures For Less Money

Each level of a parking garage is held up by a structure called an L-shaped spandrel beam. For years, manufacturers have been making these beams using inefficient assumptions, which meant they were using too much steel and putting it in the wrong places. Researchers have now collected actual data on these structures, allowing them to…