2013

May 2, 2013

2 Honored With Holladay Medal

The Board of Trustees will award the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence to two faculty members in recognition of their outstanding careers at NC State. 

May 2, 2013

Diversity Efforts Honored

The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity has announced the winners of the Chancellor’s Creating Community Awards. 

May 2, 2013

4 Named to Board of Trustees

The UNC system Board of Governors approved the appointments of Tom Cabaniss and Ron Prestage, and re-appointments of Ben Jenkins and Jim Owens, to the NC State Board of Trustees. 

May 2, 2013

Sustainability Efforts Win Top City Award

NC State captured Raleigh's top honor for sustainability as well as a handful of other prizes at the city's environmental awards last month. See how we're cutting energy use and saving money. 

May 2, 2013

Friday Award to Vandenbergh

The Association of Retired Faculty will present the William C. Friday Award for Distinguished Service in Retirement to John G. Vandenberg on May 15. 

May 2, 2013

Paper Offers Framework for Amazon Oil and Gas Development

Oil and gas development continues to press into the most remote corners of the western Amazon, one of the most biologically and culturally diverse zones on Earth. Now a study proposes a new 10-point, best-practice framework that combines technical engineering criteria with consideration of ecological and social concerns to reduce the negative impacts of Amazonian… 

May 2, 2013

NC State Boosts Campus Security

NC State is stepping up police patrols on campus in response to two recent assaults on students. 

May 1, 2013

Cretaceous Cold Case No. 2, Part 1: It’s a Trap?

This is part one of the second post in a series called “Cretaceous Cold Cases” in which the science of taphonomy, or prehistoric forensics, is explained  using fascinating cases from the files of Terry “Bucky” Gates, a research scientist with a joint appointment at NC State and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Part 2… 

Apr 30, 2013

Cleaning Up for Charity

Pack N Give makes it easy for NC State students to donate unwanted items to charity as they prepare to leave campus for the summer. 

Apr 30, 2013

4 Honored With Mathews Medal

Four graduating seniors will receive the Mathews Medal, the highest non-academic distinction awarded to NC State students. 

Apr 30, 2013

Alumni Honor Outstanding Faculty

The Alumni Association is honoring 21 NC State professors with the 2013 Faculty Awards for their outstanding work inside and outside the classroom. 

Apr 30, 2013

Xerox Employee Named CIMS Fellow

Xerox employee Santokh Badesha was recently named a 2013 CIMS Industrial Fellow by the Center for Innovation Management Studies. 

Apr 29, 2013

Art2Wear: More Than a Fashion Show

At Art2Wear, the annual show of fashions from students in the College of Design and the College of Textiles, students get rare exposure to an audience of fans and potential employers. 

Apr 29, 2013

Older Is Wiser: Study Shows Software Developers’ Skills Improve Over Time

There is a perception in some tech circles that older programmers aren’t able to keep pace with rapidly changing technology, and that they are discriminated against in the software field. But a new study from North Carolina State University indicates that the knowledge and skills of programmers actually improve over time – and that older… 

Apr 26, 2013

Art2Wear 2013

For 12 years, Art2Wear has brought design and textiles students' fashion visions to life. It's a nine-month effort, but to the designers it's a labor of love.