2011

Sep 9, 2011

‘In the Garden’ Opens Ninth Season

Don't miss the first new episode of "In the Garden with Bryce Lane," which airs Saturdays at noon on UNC-TV, starting this week. 

Sep 8, 2011

Boxing Up Sub-Atomic Particles

Let’s say you’re a nuclear physicist who – in your quest to learn more about the way the universe works – wants to learn more about the structure and angular momentum, or spin, of an atomic nucleus. However, you can’t just grab a nucleus and stick it under a microscope. What do you do? If… 

Sep 8, 2011

FAQs on Employee Appreciation Tailgate

Getting ready for the Employee Appreciation Tailgate on Saturday, Oct. 8? Here's some information to help in making your plans. 

Sep 8, 2011

Monster Fish Q & A, with Zeb Hogan

Editor’s Note: Dr. Zeb Hogan is an assistant research professor at the University of Nevada-Reno, and host of the National Geographic series “Monster Fish.” Hogan is the keynote speaker at NC State’s Frederick and Joan Barkalow Distinguished Conservationist Lecture, which will be held Sept. 14 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in David Clark Labs, Room 101. The event… 

Sep 8, 2011

NC State honors military, first responders

A desire to honor those lost in combat inspired the construction of NC State’s Memorial Belltower in the 1920s. In that same spirit, the NC State community gathered at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Belltower to honor first responders and soldiers, especially those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the wars they sparked. 

Sep 8, 2011

Answering the call

The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks presented unprecedented challenges to our country. Chief among the tasks facing the United States after the attacks: innovation to meet those challenges. In fields from textiles to foreign-language training, NC State has been at the forefront, yielding better fabrics for firefighters and technology for detecting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in combat zones. 

Sep 8, 2011

Chancellor on 2011 Budget Reduction

Chancellor Randy Woodson explains how state budget cuts will affect faculty, staff and students at NC State in the coming year. 

Sep 8, 2011

NC State Lands Grant To Evaluate Special Ed Assessment and Accountability

Assessing educational progress in schools has become increasingly important since the passage of No Child Left Behind, but significant questions remain about the best way to measure schools’ effectiveness when it comes to working with children in special education programs. North Carolina State University will  help address those questions as part of a new federally… 

Sep 8, 2011

Employee Appreciation Tailgate Oct. 8

Free food and free football tickets? You bet! Online registration is open, so sign up now. 

Sep 8, 2011

Hurricane Help

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, an NC State landscape crew and heavy equipment rolled into Elizabeth City to help a sister university. 

Sep 8, 2011

Phased Retirement Seminar Oct. 5

Learn more about NC State's phased retirement program at a seminar on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m. in the Faculty Senate Chambers at D.H. Hill Library. 

Sep 7, 2011

Remembering 9/11

How people learn of good or bad news tends to be etched forever in the minds of each individual, and every generation has a touchstone tragic event that transcends most other memories. The assassination of President John Kennedy. The space shuttle Challenger explosion. The terrorist attacks of 9/11. Each of these events links the masses in answering the commonly asked question: "Where were you?" 

Sep 7, 2011

Mattocks Appointed to NC State Board of Trustees

Bob Mattocks of New Bern has been appointed by Governor Bev Perdue to the North Carolina State University Board of Trustees, effective Sept. 1. Mattocks served two terms on the board from 2001-09.  Now retired, he is the former chairman and CEO of Jenkins Gas and Oil of New Bern and was involved in various… 

Sep 7, 2011

Mattocks Appointed as Trustee

Bob Mattocks of New Bern has been appointed to the NC State Board of Trustees by Gov. Bev Perdue. 

Sep 7, 2011

NC State to Hold Sept. 11 Memorial Service

North Carolina State University will hold a memorial service to recognize and honor all those who perished during the tragic events on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as those members of the Wolfpack family who have honorably served the United States since the university’s founding in 1887. The service will take place at 2 p.m.…