May 2013

May 31, 2013

Kuznetsov Wins Humboldt Award

Andrey V. Kuznetsov, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, joins an elite group of international academics honored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. 

May 28, 2013

Disease Virulence Evolves in Response to Population Density, Immunity

A unique form of pink eye found in some songbird species has given researchers insight into how disease virulence – or severity of harm to the host – evolves in conjunction with a susceptible population’s density and/or disease resistance. These findings may help scientists understand and predict the impacts of highly contagious human diseases, like… 

May 28, 2013

Pride Points

See what's so great about NC State. 

May 24, 2013

Fetch, Boy! Study Shows Homes With Dogs Have More Types of Bacteria

New research from North Carolina State University and the University of Colorado shows that households with dogs are home to more types of bacteria – including bacteria that are rarely found in households that do not have dogs. The finding is part of a larger study to improve our understanding of the microscopic life forms… 

May 23, 2013

Bittersweet: Bait-Averse Cockroaches Shudder at Sugar

Sugar isn’t always sweet to German cockroaches, especially to the ones that avoid roach baits. In a study published May 24 in the journal Science, North Carolina State University entomologists show the neural mechanism behind the aversion to glucose, the simple sugar that is a popular ingredient in roach-bait poison. Glucose sets off bitter receptors… 

May 23, 2013

Orientation Shifts to Onboarding Center

New employee orientation is getting a facelift and a new home in June, when the staff in NC State’s new Onboarding Center takes over management of the information sessions from human resources. 

May 23, 2013

Attend Farm to Fork Picnic

Tickets are still available for the Farm to Fork Picnic, a delicious event scheduled for Sunday, June 9 in Hurdle Mills. 

May 23, 2013

Dragon Brings Landscape to Life

Will Hooker's landscape design studio turned an Asian garden into a dragon's playground. See the remarkable bamboo sculpture. 

May 23, 2013

Two Named to BANR

Two NC State faculty members have been named to the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, a major program unit of the National Research Council. 

May 23, 2013

Summary of Policy Changes

Guidelines on computer use, tuition waivers and tenure were among a host of policies recently revised by the university. Read a summary of the changes. 

May 23, 2013

Climate Center Hosts Talks

The Southeast Climate Science Center presents two seminars of interest to faculty and staff. 

May 22, 2013

Collaborative Nanoscale Facility Opens

Scientists at the Triangle's three major universities leveraged the power of collaboration to secure funding for a new high-tech nanoscale facility. 

May 22, 2013

Retirement Reception for Milks

Attend a retirement event at the Point for Frances Milks, longtime assistant to the chancellor. 

May 22, 2013

New Technique May Open Up an Era of Atomic-scale Semiconductor Devices

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating high-quality semiconductor thin films at the atomic scale – meaning the films are only one atom thick. The technique can be used to create these thin films on a large scale, sufficient to coat wafers that are two inches wide, or larger. 

May 20, 2013

Preventing Dog Bites

This week is National Dog Bite Prevention Week (May 19-25). Barbara Sherman, a veterinary behaviorist at NC State University, has some tips to help parents and children avoid getting bitten. More than 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs each year in the U.S. with some 800,000 receiving medical treatment. Children, ages 5 to9, are the…