2012

Feb 7, 2012

Engineers Boost Computer Processor Performance By Over 20 Percent

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that allows graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs) on a single chip to collaborate – boosting processor performance by an average of more than 20 percent. “Chip manufacturers are now creating processors that have a ‘fused architecture,’ meaning that they include… 

Feb 6, 2012

Former Alumni Association Head Dies

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Feb 6, 2012

Daubert Named Department Head

Dr. Christopher Daubert has been named head of the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences. 

Feb 6, 2012

Historical Blogging

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 our ancestors didn’t blog? Think again. Although the term blogging and our electronic way of doing it are relatively new, the idea of disseminating information via informal writing is certainly not. As part… 

Feb 5, 2012

Chemists Develop Faster, More Efficient Protein Labeling

Researchers have created specially engineered mammalian cells to provide a new “chemical handle” which will enable researchers to label proteins of interest more efficiently, without disrupting the normal function of the proteins themselves or the cells in which they are found. Protein labeling is used by researchers in a variety of fields to help them… 

Feb 3, 2012

Norovirus: What It Is, How We’re Fighting It

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Lee-Ann Jaykus, a professor in NC State’s Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, and lead investigator of a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to study human noroviruses. If you have spent a day or two… 

Feb 2, 2012

Creativity in Motion

M.B.A. grads are paying tribute to an artist who inspired them with her Creativity in Business classes. Sign up for the M.B.A. Wolfpack Run on March 3 in honor of the late Lynn Ennis. 

Feb 2, 2012

Time to Get Poetic

Think you have a way with words? Compete in the 2012 Statewide Poetry Contest to win bragging rights and a $500 first prize. 

Feb 2, 2012

Marketing Article Makes Top 10 List

An article co-authored by management professor Dr. David Henard has made a leading marketing journal's list of articles with the greatest impact. 

Feb 1, 2012

Chancellor on Campus Safety

Chancellor Randy Woodson discusses the paramount importance of campus safety and praises the professional response to last week's reports of an armed man on campus. 

Feb 1, 2012

Consummate Teacher

Dr. Dick Patty continues to command the attention and respect of physics students 15 years after his official retirement. 

Feb 1, 2012

Wang Wins NSF Career Award

Huixia "Judy" Wang, assistant professor of statistics, has received an Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation for work on predicting rare events with serious consequences. 

Feb 1, 2012

Awards for Excellence Nominations Open

It's time to honor NC State's outstanding staff. Nominate a deserving colleague for a 2012 University Award for Excellence. 

Feb 1, 2012

Soccer Practice Facility Takes Shape

Construction is under way on a new practice facility for the men’s and women’s soccer teams. 

Jan 30, 2012

From Lark to Legend

This Saturday, 7,700 runners will gather at the Memorial Belltower for the Krispy Kreme Challenge, a five-mile foot race during which runners consume a dozen doughnuts. The NC State tradition raises tens of thousands for the North Carolina Children's Hospital.