2012

Sep 6, 2012

High Quality Is Goal of First BOCs

The effort to consolidate business services on campus took a big step forward with the announcement of the first two all-in-one centers. Get the details and find out why quality is the top goal. 

Sep 6, 2012

Dietitian Wins Governor’s Award for Excellence

Registered dietitian Lisa Eberhart with University Dining is one of only five state employees to win this year's Governor's Awards for Excellence. Eberhart is being recognized in the innovations category. 

Sep 5, 2012

Center Will Create Self-Powered Sensors

North Carolina State University will lead a national nanotechnology research effort to create self-powered devices to help people monitor their health and understand how the surrounding environment affects it. 

Sep 5, 2012

Researchers Develop Technique to Remotely Control Cockroaches

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique that uses an electronic interface to remotely control, or steer, cockroaches. “Our aim was to determine whether we could create a wireless biological interface with cockroaches, which are robust and able to infiltrate small spaces,” says Alper Bozkurt, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at… 

Sep 5, 2012

NC State to Lead NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center on Self-Powered Health Monitoring

North Carolina State University will lead a national nanotechnology research effort to create self-powered devices to help people monitor their health and understand how the surrounding environment affects it, the National Science Foundation announced today. The NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST), to be headquartered on… 

Sep 4, 2012

A Blueprint for ‘Affective’ Aggression

A North Carolina State University researcher has created a roadmap to areas of the brain associated with affective aggression in mice. This roadmap may be the first step toward finding therapies for humans suffering from affective aggression disorders that lead to impulsive violent acts. Affective aggression differs from defensive aggression or premeditated aggression used by… 

Aug 31, 2012

Our Work Is Transformation

Our work creates impact. From the economy to the environment, we’re transforming the world every day. 

Aug 31, 2012

Researchers Develop New, Less Expensive Nanolithography Technique

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new nanolithography technique that is less expensive than other approaches and can be used to create technologies with biomedical applications. 

Aug 30, 2012

Unexpected Finding Shows Climate Change Complexities in Soil

In a surprising finding, North Carolina State University researchers have shown that certain underground organisms thought to promote chemical interactions that make the soil a carbon sink actually play a more complex, dual role when atmospheric carbon levels rise. In a paper published in the Aug. 31 edition of Science, North Carolina State University researchers… 

Aug 30, 2012

‘In the Garden’ — 10 Glorious Years

“In the Garden with Bryce Lane,” the popular NC State-produced show reaches its 10th season this month. Lane attributes any success to his team. 

Aug 30, 2012

Provost on College of Sciences

A memo sent today from Provost Warwick Arden updates the campus community on progress with the new College of Sciences. 

Aug 30, 2012

5 Ergonomic Tips for NC State Employees

Ergonomic strain is a leading cause of injury on campus, but is easily avoided says Occupational Safety Manager Scott Mabry. Find out how to avoid repetitive injuries at work. 

Aug 30, 2012

21st Annual NC State Dog Olympics Set for Sept. 8

What: North Carolina State University’s Dog Olympics is an annual charitable event organized by veterinary students. Dogs of all breeds, shapes, and sizes are invited to participate in athletic and non-athletic competitions including musical sit, frisbee toss, high jump, longest tail, look-a-like, best beggar, best trick, and other contests. A Paralympic competition for dogs with… 

Aug 30, 2012

Award-Winning CHASS Alumnus Hosts Science Fiction Reading

Andy Duncan, alumnus from the graduate creative writing program, has gone on to win multiple awards including the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best science fiction story of the year. Come hear Duncan read at the Studio Theatre in Thompson Hall on Sept. 12. 

Aug 30, 2012

Olympian Pooches

Roll over rover, best trick and dog limbo are just some of the challenges your pooch can enter in this year's 21st Annual Dog Olympics. The event runs next Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Veterinary Health Complex on Centennial Biomedical Campus.