2013

Sep 5, 2013

Shanghai Ranking Boosts Engineering

Engineering gained ground on a prestigious international measure of top universities. Learn more about the Shanghai ranking. 

Sep 5, 2013

Study IDs Trouble Areas, Aims to Speed Up Construction Projects

Research from North Carolina State University identified factors that cause construction site managers to schedule more time than necessary for specific tasks. Understanding these factors and whether they can be reduced or eliminated could help the industry complete construction projects more quickly. 

Sep 4, 2013

News Chief Pate Dies at 93

Rudy Pate, who served NC State for more than three decades as a top advancement professional, has died at his home in Georgetown, S.C. Pate was known for his homespun storytelling style. 

Sep 4, 2013

Attend Military Appreciation Day

Support the troops at Military Appreciation Day by donating items to send to military personnel stationed overseas. Saturday's game against Richmond begins at 6 p.m. at Carter-Finley. 

Sep 4, 2013

Athletics Legend Weedon Dies

Longtime sports information director and athletics administrator Frank Weedon spent more than half a century promoting the Wolfpack. He died Monday at 82. 

Sep 4, 2013

Rankings Methodology to Change

Just a week before it releases its 2014 rankings, U.S. News announces big changes in the way it measures the nation's best colleges. 

Sep 4, 2013

Nature in Your Backyard: Very Hungry Caterpillars

[Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Holly Menninger, director of public science in NC State’s Your Wild Life program. The post originally ran on the Your Wild Life blog.] Over the weekend, our friend and veteran NC State science newsman Matt Shipman took a barefooted step out onto his back porch to enjoy a little… 

Aug 29, 2013

Hungry? Print a Pizza

You’re just dying for a pizza: gooey cheese, sweet tomato sauce, blistered crust. One problem: You’re millions of miles away from a pizza place, flying in some sort of spaceship toward Mars. Domino’s definitely doesn’t deliver up here, pal, so how do you satisfy your pizza craving? Print one out. Working with researchers from the… 

Aug 29, 2013

Watauga Nominations Sought

Make a nomination for the Watauga Medal, the highest nonacademic honor awarded by the university. 

Aug 29, 2013

3D Printing Inventor on Campus

Meet the inventor of 3D printing at a discussion in the Hunt Library on Friday. 

Aug 29, 2013

Learn About New Health Plan Options

Take time to learn about new State Health Plan options, including actions you can take now to save money on premiums next year. Annual enrollment begins Oct. 1. 

Aug 29, 2013

Excitement Greets Season Opener

New head coach Dave Doeren intends to continue his winning ways as he leads the Wolfpack in the season opener on Saturday. The coach shares his thoughts on his inaugural season with the Pack. 

Aug 28, 2013

Not Too Late to Give Blood

Don't worry if you missed the Service NC State blood drive. Join the the third-annual Muslims for Life campaign next Friday at Bragaw Hall. 

Aug 28, 2013

‘Howling Counsel’ Advises Faculty

If you only have a passing acquaintance with the thousands of laws, regulations, policies and rules relating to higher education, you may need a friend with a law degree. Or just read the new faculty edition of the Howling Counsel newsletter. 

Aug 28, 2013

Films Mark Anniversary of March

Fifty years ago Americans gathered in Washington D.C. for the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Attend a campus film festival marking the anniversary.