2013

Aug 15, 2013

Transportation Tips for Move-In Weekend

Watch for parking and traffic impacts as students swarm campus over the next few days to move into residence halls. 

Aug 15, 2013

New Carnivore in the Cloud Forest

A two-pound mammal that looks like a cross between a house cat and a teddy bear has a claim to fame as the first new carnivore species discovered in the Western Hemisphere in 35 years. Today, scientists in Washington, D.C., and Raleigh unveiled the olonguito (oh-lin-GHEE-toe), a member of the same family as raccoons, coatis,… 

Aug 15, 2013

NC State Partners With National Security Agency on Big-Data Lab

Solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges lie in reams of data. The National Security Agency has tapped NC State to host a lab where bright minds from government, academia and business will unite to find those solutions. 

Aug 15, 2013

NC State Partners With National Security Agency on Big-Data Lab

North Carolina State University Chancellor Randy Woodson today announced a new partnership with the National Security Agency (NSA) to create the Laboratory for Analytic Sciences (LAS) on NC State’s Centennial Campus. The lab will bring together some of the brightest minds from government, academia and industry to address the most challenging big-data problems and will be… 

Aug 14, 2013

Meurs Honored for Research

Kathryn Meurs has been honored by the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation for her research on heart disease in dogs. 

Aug 14, 2013

On the Oval

Check out the hottest new dining spot in town, the beautiful new On the Oval Culinary Creations on Centennial Campus. 

Aug 14, 2013

Budget Includes Extra Leave

The budget's tight, but there's a bright side. Up to 40 hours of paid time off has been approved for state employees in the new N.C. budget. Find out if you qualify. 

Aug 14, 2013

My Color Patch Is Shinier Than His

Evolutionary biologists have long suspected that intense competition for mates may speed up the formation of new species, but it has been difficult to find evidence of this effect. In a new paper, NC State biologist Carlos Botero, co-author Nathalie Seddon and colleagues report that bird populations accumulate differences in their physical appearance more quickly if… 

Aug 14, 2013

Research Shows Precisely Which Strategies Help Players Win Team-Oriented Video Games

Computer science researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique to determine which strategies give players an edge at winning in multi-player (action) real-time strategy (ARTS) games, such as Defense of the Ancients (DotA), Warcraft III and Starcraft II. The technique offers extremely precise information about how a player’s actions affect a team’s… 

Aug 13, 2013

Scottypalooza!

Scotty McCreery takes the stage (briefly) at Packapalooza Aug. 24 for what promises to be the most memorable collaboration of the year. Find out who's been invited to share the bill. 

Aug 13, 2013

‘Change Your State’ for Good

Join students in a campaign to live a more sustainable life this fall. Of course there's an app for that. 

Aug 13, 2013

Lommel to Lead Ag Research Service

Steven Lommel has been named associate dean and director for the N.C. Agricultural Research Service. 

Aug 12, 2013

Trust and Towns in Transition

Near the Blue Ridge Parkway, three North Carolina towns have grown rapidly as jobs shifted from mining and timber to hospitality and tourism. In Macon County, natural resource-based jobs plummeted from 10 percent to almost zero in the last 35 years. Meanwhile, service-industry employment in the Franklin area topped 30 percent. It’s the kind of… 

Aug 9, 2013

Researchers to Study Link Between Early Stress, GI Tract Disease

Chronic gastrointestinal disorders such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) have been linked to high stress levels early in life. A North Carolina State University researcher is leading a study that looks at how these early stress events may change the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, leading to increased susceptibility to these diseases later in life. Adam Moeser,… 

Aug 8, 2013

Writing the Book on How to Use ‘Big Data’

NC State students wrote the book on analyzing “big data” – sifting useful information out of the sea of business, personal and other data available online and elsewhere. Or at least they’ve written a book about mining that big data. Nagiza Samatova, a professor of computer science at NC State, and four Ph.D. students are co-editors of…