March 2012

Mar 9, 2012

Want to Win the NCAA Tournament? Learn Some Physics

It’s March Madness time again, and the fate of millions of NCAA Tournament fans – and bracket sheets – will live and die with gut-wrenching, soul-sapping, last-second three-point shots and rimmed-out free throws. How can a team increase its chances of winning the Big Dance? A sound knowledge of physics could be a start. For… 

Mar 8, 2012

BaseBald at NC State

More than 70 people will have their heads shaved at Doak Field on St. Patrick's Day. Find out why BaseBald is beautiful. 

Mar 8, 2012

Meet the Fire Chasers

Two NC State researchers are developing better ways to fight forest fires. 

Mar 8, 2012

Celebration Time

The Wolfpack family kicked off NC State's 125th birthday celebration with a trio of special events. Enjoy Employee Appreciation photos and check out the video and 125th website. 

Mar 8, 2012

Getting Organized To Fight Wildfires

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Lauren Williams, a communication intern in NC State’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Think fighting wildfires is just a job for forest rangers armed with water? Think again. Research in communication practices is improving the ways in which wildfires are handled. On the front lines of this… 

Mar 7, 2012

Advice for Junior Faculty

Learn strategies for setting priorities, preparing a plan of work and working with mentors on Tuesday, March 13 at the Assistant Professors' Learning Community meeting. 

Mar 7, 2012

Wolfpack Gives Back Wants Your Input

Take a short survey and share your feedback with organizers of the State Employees Combined Campaign for charity. 

Mar 7, 2012

Functional Oxide Thin Films Create New Field Of Oxide Electronics

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed the first functional oxide thin films that can be used efficiently in electronics, opening the door to an array of new high-power devices and smart sensors. This is the first time that researchers have been able to produce positively charged (p-type) conduction and negatively charged (n-type) conduction… 

Mar 6, 2012

Tradition and Transformation

NC State is celebrating 125 years of tradition and transformation. 

Mar 6, 2012

Venditti Named Fellow

Dr. Richard Venditti, forest biomaterials professor, has been named a 2012 fellow of TAPPI, the nation’s leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging and converting industries. 

Mar 6, 2012

Swarts Wins Writing Award

Dr. Jason Swarts, associate professor English, has won a technical and scientific communication award from the Conference on College Composition and Communication. 

Mar 6, 2012

Graduate Students Honor Schulman

NC State's Sociology Graduate Student Association presented Dr. Michael Schulman with its Lifetime Mentorship Award for 30 years of work with graduate students in sociology and anthropology. 

Mar 6, 2012

Dealing With Trauma And Its Aftermath

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Karen Bullock, associate department head in NC State’s Department of Social Work, which is hosting a symposium on trauma for social workers and those in related fields. At a time when many families are adjusting to soldiers returning from combat, significant job layoffs, foreclosures on home mortgages, high… 

Mar 6, 2012

New Method For Estimating Parameters May Boost Biological Models

Modeling biological systems can provide key insights for scientists and medical researchers, but periodic cycles that repeat themselves – so-called oscillatory systems – pose some key challenges. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new method for estimating the parameters used in such models – which may advance modeling in research areas ranging… 

Mar 2, 2012

54 Things, But Only One NC State

The "54 Things To Do At NC State" list gives students a new way to learn about and participate in campus traditions.