2011

Oct 3, 2011

Blikslager Honored for Equine Research

Dr. Anthony Blikslager will receive the Merial Applied Equine Research Award next month at a conference in India. 

Oct 3, 2011

NC State to Hold Open House for Prospective Students on Oct. 15

What: North Carolina State University’s Open House gives high school students and families, school counselors and teachers an opportunity to visit the campus and learn about academic programs and student life at the state’s largest public university. Alumni and their families are also encouraged to attend. Visitors can get information about specific majors, admissions, housing,… 

Oct 3, 2011

Revolutionary Summer

Two NC State students reflect on a summer documenting the revolutionary movements in the Middle East. See and hear their poetic portraits of a revolution. 

Oct 3, 2011

SBP Oct. 3: Study Space Contest

Do you know where this new study space is located on campus? 

Oct 3, 2011

Spanish Colonialism’s Environmental Legacy, Part Three: The Toxic Present

Editor’s Note: This is the last of three guest posts by NC State history lecturer Nicholas Robins, an expert on the environmental history of South America and author of “Mercury, Mining and Empire: The Human and Ecological Cost of Colonial Silver Mining in the Andes.” Robins is also founder and president of the Environmental Health Council,… 

Oct 3, 2011

Write and Win

Got a story to tell? Enter it in the creative writing program’s statewide short story contest. 

Oct 2, 2011

SBP October 2: Observations from Fall Chancellor’s Forum

Sep 29, 2011

Chancellor Unveils Faculty Hiring Program

Chancellor Randy Woodson announces a plan to bring top-notch talent to NC State through a $5 million faculty hiring program. 

Sep 29, 2011

Spanish Colonialism’s Environmental Legacy, Part Two: ‘A Black Shadow Of Hell’

Editor’s Note: This is the second of three guest posts by NC State history lecturer Nicholas Robins, an expert on the environmental history of South America and author of “Mercury, Mining and Empire: The Human and Ecological Cost of Colonial Silver Mining in the Andes.” Robins is also founder and president of the Environmental Health Council,… 

Sep 28, 2011

Not Quite ’Roid Rage: Complicated Gene Networks Involved in Fly Aggression

Fruit fly aggression is correlated with smaller brain parts, involves complex interactions between networks of important genes, and often cannot be controlled with mood-altering drugs like lithium. Those are the results of a painstaking study conducted by researchers at North Carolina State University and colleagues in Belgium who are trying to discover what happens in… 

Sep 28, 2011

Indian Summer

From the sanctuary of a Hindu shrine to the home-in-exile of the Dalai Lama, the Caldwell Fellows explore India. Learn how they survived the collision of worlds on the subcontinent. 

Sep 28, 2011

Escuti Wins Presidential Early Career Award

Engineering professor Michael Escuti has won the U.S. government’s top award for early-career scientists and engineers. 

Sep 28, 2011

Encouraging Words

How do you find up-and-coming writers who will make North Carolina proud? NC State’s creative writing program flushes them out with contests and cash prizes. 

Sep 27, 2011

Baliga Wins Nation’s Top Technology Prize

Dr. B. Jayant Baliga, inventor of energy-saving semiconductor technology, is a winner of the nation's top technology prize, President Obama has announced. 

Sep 27, 2011

Hillsborough Street Project a Winner

The community partnership behind the Hillsborough Street revitalization project will take home a top award next week from the North Carolina chapter of the American Planning Association.