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2012

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. 

Apr 19, 2012

Behind the Scenes at Art2Wear

Can't wait for the Art2Wear fashion show? Take a look behind the scenes as students work furiously to prepare for the big event. 

Apr 19, 2012

Researchers Boost Efficiency of Multi-Hop Wireless Networks

Multi-hop wireless networks can provide data access for large and unconventional spaces, but they have long faced significant limits on the amount of data they can transmit. Now researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a more efficient data transmission approach that can boost the amount of data the networks can transmit by 20… 

Apr 18, 2012

Green State

The Princeton Review has named NC State one of the nation's most environmentally friendly universities. 

Apr 18, 2012

Funds Honor Stafford’s Passion and Service

Two funds have been established to honor Tom Stafford's four decades at NC State. Find out how you can support Stafford's legacy. 

Apr 17, 2012

Better Pine Trees, Better Environment

Improved loblolly pines scrub more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. 

Apr 17, 2012

Energy Fellows Drive Sustainability Efforts

The federally funded Energy Fellows program is training the energy leaders of tomorrow. 

Apr 17, 2012

NC State Charges Ahead

Drivers of electric vehicles can fill 'er up for free at three charging stations on the NC State campus. 

Apr 17, 2012

Improved Loblolly Pines Better for the Environment, Study Finds

More than 50 years of genetics work to increase loblolly pine production in the Southeast has improved the trees’ ability to act as carbon sinks that mitigate climate change, according to a new study by North Carolina State University researchers. “We’ve been working to create trees that grow faster and produce more wood, and what… 

Apr 16, 2012

Waschka Concerto Recorded in London

A recording of NC State composer Rodney Waschka's trumpet concerto, Winter Concerto, has been released on the RMA label in London.