2013

Oct 15, 2013

Pre-Proposals for CIF Due Nov. 4

The Office of Technology Transfer is now accepting pre-proposal submissions for the Fiscal Year 2015 funding cycle of the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund. 

Oct 15, 2013

Win Prizes for Saving Energy

Download a free app to track your energy use on campus, then compete for prizes in a contest sponsored by University Sustainability this month. 

Oct 15, 2013

The Housing Bomb: 5 Questions With Nils Peterson

Are we building our way to ruin? That’s the premise of a provocatively titled new book released this month: The Housing Bomb: Why Our Addiction to Houses Is Destroying the Environment and Threatening Our Society. Lead author Dr. Nils Peterson, associate professor of fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology at NC State, focuses his research on the… 

Oct 10, 2013

Tips for Saturday’s Employee Tailgate

If you're attending Saturday's tailgate event for faculty and staff, you should follow these helpful tips courtesy of the event organizers. 

Oct 10, 2013

Mosquitofish Genital Shape Linked to Presence of Predators

When predators lurk nearby, male Bahamas mosquitofish (Gambusia hubbsi) change mating strategies, rejecting elaborate courting rituals for more frequent and sometimes forceful encounters with females. But as a recent North Carolina State University study shows, mating strategies aren’t the only things changing for G. hubbsi when predators abound. The shape and size of the male… 

Oct 10, 2013

Linguistics Project the Talk of the Fair

If you speak one of the diverse dialects of North Cackalacky, you'll feel right at home visiting Walt Wolfram's display at the State Fair this month. Speak nicely and you may even get a button courtesy of the North Carolina Language and Life Project. 

Oct 10, 2013

Wrestling on the Brickyard

Student wrestlers practiced on the Brickyard on Tuesday to promote their sport. It was their first outdoor demonstration ever. 

Oct 10, 2013

Spirit Bands Boost Pack Pride

Campus Enterprises goes crazy with school spirit, giving away 20,000 spirit bands across campus. Find out where you can get one. 

Oct 10, 2013

Faculty Meeting Focused on Strategy

At Tuesday's general faculty meeting, Chancellor Randy Woodson solicited ideas for maintaining the university's momentum in tough economic times. Find out how you can join the conversation. 

Oct 10, 2013

Aloft Sets Sights on Hillsborough Street

The renovation of Hillsborough Street continues as Aloft gets the green light to build a 135-room boutique hotel across the street from the Belltower. 

Oct 10, 2013

Benefits and Wellness Expo Oct 18

It's time for the annual Benefits and Wellness Expo, where you can get free health screenings and talk to experts about annual enrollment, benefits and retirement. Get the details. 

Oct 10, 2013

Perfect Union

Education and experience will meet at the new Talley Student Union. 

Oct 9, 2013

Blueberry Power: Eat Your Way to a Better Workout

Editor’s Note: This guest post was written by Justin Moore, an extension communications specialist who works at NC State’s Plants for Human Health Institute in Kannapolis, N.C. Drop and give me 20. But don’t forget to eat your blueberries before and after you complete those push-ups. It turns out that that the fruit, already renowned for… 

Oct 8, 2013

Bond Would Fund Street Improvements

The transportation bond on Tuesday's ballot would add two additional roundabouts on the half-mile stretch of NC State's northern boundary. 

Oct 4, 2013

NC State Wins $4.7 Million Grant to Expand Rural School Leadership Program

North Carolina State University will use a $4.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand its efforts to train principals and assistant principals for hard-to-staff school districts in the northeastern region of the state. Thirteen districts will benefit from an expanded North East Leadership Academy (NELA), which offers specialized instruction in school…