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April 2012

Apr 24, 2012

Zhu Wins Sigma Xi Award

Dr. Yong Zhu, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has received the 2012 Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award from NC State’s chapter of Sigma Xi. 

Apr 24, 2012

Commons Named for Stafford

The newly created green space next to the Talley Student Center will be named the Thomas H. Stafford Jr. Commons in recognition of Stafford's years of service to the university. 

Apr 24, 2012

Compound from Wild Tomatoes is Natural, Effective Herbicide

A naturally occurring compound derived from wild tomato plants is also a fast-acting, nontoxic herbicide, according to researchers at North Carolina State University. NC State entomologist Dr. Mike Roe had previously worked with the compound – known as 2-undecanone – as a natural replacement for the chemical DEET in insect repellents. Both he and his NC State… 

Apr 23, 2012

NC State Holds Art2Wear Fashion Show

Eighteen students from North Carolina State University will present their original designs during the Art2Wear fashion show at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 24 in Reynolds Coliseum. Art2Wear, which started at the College of Design in 2002 with a hundred spectators, now draws an audience of 4,000 to Reynolds Coliseum. The event is sponsored by the… 

Apr 23, 2012

Bartonella Infection Associated with Rheumatoid Illnesses in Humans

A bacterium historically associated with cat scratch fever and transmitted predominately by fleas may also play a role in human rheumatoid illnesses such as arthritis, according to new research from North Carolina State University. Bartonella is a bacterium that is maintained in nature by fleas, ticks and other biting insects. It can be transmitted to… 

Apr 23, 2012

NC State Gives From the Heart

NC State donated 2,886 lifesaving pints of blood to the Red Cross last year. 

Apr 23, 2012

NC State a Bicycle-Friendly Campus

NC State has been named a bicycle-friendly campus. 

Apr 23, 2012

Study Shows That, In Restaurants, Race Matters

A new study from North Carolina State University shows that more than one-third of restaurant servers discriminate against African-American customers. 

Apr 20, 2012

Four Students Win NC State Mathews Medals

Four graduating North Carolina State University seniors will receive the Mathews Medal, the highest nonacademic distinction awarded to students. The Mathews Medal is modeled after the Watauga Medal – the highest nonacademic award bestowed by the university – and is administered by the NC State Alumni Association Student Ambassador Program. The award is named after Walter… 

Apr 20, 2012

Chancellor on Academic Science Programs

The chancellor discusses the plan to reorganize academic science programs, including the creation of a broader, more comprehensive College of Sciences. 

Apr 19, 2012

ID Card Now Wolfpack One

The NC State AllCampus Card has been renamed Wolfpack One in concert with a number of new features. 

Apr 19, 2012

DELTA Offers Short Summer Courses

DELTA will be providing various training opportunities during the week of May 14-18, from 8:45 a.m. to noon each day in the D.H. Hill Library. 

Apr 19, 2012

Used Fryer Oil Converted to Fuel

Engineering students are taking used fryer oil from two campus dining facilities and converting it into biodiesel fuel for tractors and other off-road equipment. 

Apr 19, 2012

Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t

The following is a guest post by Dr. Clinton Jenkins, an NC State biologist whose research focuses on conservation science. Jenkins is co-author of a new study in PLoS ONE about the possible impact of hydroelectric dams on the Andean Amazon. Dr. Matt Finer, a researcher affiliated with Save America’s Forests and the Center for International… 

Apr 19, 2012

Author to Address Convocation

Rye Barcott, author of the 2012 Common Reading selection, It Happened on the Way to War, will give the keynote address at the Wolfpack Welcome Week Convocation on Monday, August 13.