2013

Nov 6, 2013

Senators Hear New Revenue Ideas

The Faculty Senate runs down a long list of ideas that could help NC State fund strategic investments in faculty and infrastructure. Find out why new sources of revenue may make sense. 

Nov 6, 2013

Watch or Attend Shelton Forum

Ann Dunwoody, former commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, gives the keynote address at the 12th annual Shelton Leadership Forum on Friday. You can register for the event or watch it remotely. 

Nov 6, 2013

Budget Process Due for a Tune Up

The team driving the budget restructuring effort at NC State not only wants to look under the hood at the university's complex resource allocation process, it wants to rebuild the engine and boost performance. 

Nov 6, 2013

Researchers Re-create Landmark 17th Century Cathedral, Speech in Virtual Space

Researchers at North Carolina State University have combined scholarship and new technologies to re-create the courtyard of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London as it stood in 1622, as well as a historic sermon made by poet John Donne in the courtyard. The project, which is a significant research tool for history, literature and religion scholars,… 

Nov 5, 2013

Smarter Searching

A new technique developed at NC State helps search engines return personalized results. 

Nov 4, 2013

Many Android Vulnerabilities Can Be Traced to Manufacturer Modifications

Computer security researchers have found that Android smartphone manufacturers are inadvertently incorporating new vulnerabilities into their products when they customize the phones before sale, according to a recent study. On average, the researchers found that 60 percent of the vulnerabilities found in the smartphone models they evaluated were due to such “vendor customizations.” A paper… 

Nov 1, 2013

Snap, Crackle, Pop!

Ever wonder what an ocean reef sounds like? If you answered, “like a giant bowl of Rice Krispies,” you get a gold star! According to NC State Ph.D. candidate Ashlee Lillis, the noisy snaps, crackles and pops of the reef make it the undersea equivalent of a busy city, full of its inhabitants’ distinct sounds. Lillis… 

Oct 31, 2013

Avoid Homecoming Traffic Woes

Follow these helpful tips from our friends in transportation to avoid traffic snarls during homecoming festivities. 

Oct 31, 2013

Homecoming 2013

Go behind the scenes as NC State celebrates homecoming 2013. 

Oct 31, 2013

10 Spooky Attacks Targeting You

Looking for a scary event on Halloween? Attend a workshop from OIT and learn how cyber criminals use Web attacks to take control of your accounts and steal your data for profit. 

Oct 31, 2013

Dean Finalists to Speak at Forums

Meet the four finalists for dean of the graduate school in a series of campus forums next month. 

Oct 31, 2013

Support Service NC State’s Meal Event

Help organizers of a campus charity event reach their goal of packaging more than 142,000 meals for children around the world. 

Oct 30, 2013

Homecoming 2013

Students, alumni and supporters painted NC State red for Homecoming 2013. 

Oct 30, 2013

Listen Up: Oysters May Use Sound to Select a Home

Oysters begin their lives as tiny drifters, but when they mature they settle on reefs. New research from North Carolina State University shows that the sounds of the reef may attract the young oysters, helping them locate their permanent home. Larval oysters are planktonic, meaning that they cannot swim against or across currents. However, they… 

Oct 30, 2013

Alert Tool Goes Live Nov. 1

OIT will deploy a new Wolf Alert tool on networked computers this week to help police get the word out when an emergency occurs on campus.