January 2014

Jan 13, 2014

Join a New Weight Watchers Group

Need help with those New Year's resolutions? Facilities Human Resources is seeking at least 15 participants to launch a Weight Watchers @ Work program in 2014. 

Jan 9, 2014

A New Direction for Women’s Basketball

First-year head coach Wes Moore has the red-hot No. 20 Wolfpack women's basketball team (14-1 overall, 1-0 ACC) back in the national rankings for the first time in seven years. 

Jan 9, 2014

Winter Commencement 2013

Experience the excitement and joy of December's commencement ceremony at the PNC arena. 

Jan 9, 2014

Linguistics of Sound Change

Heidi Klumpe, a Park Scholar at NC State, discusses what it was like to do research on sound change as an undergraduate while taking an Introduction to Linguistics course through NC State's English department. 

Jan 9, 2014

MBA Program Moves Up in Rankings

NC State's respected MBA program keeps rising in reputation. U.S. News lauds the online professional MBA program for the quality of its students, faculty and services. 

Jan 9, 2014

In Memoriam: Wes Doggett

Retired physics professor and nuclear pioneer Wes Doggett died in December of lymphoma at 82. 

Jan 8, 2014

Poisonous Water Leads to Bigger, But Fewer, Fish Babies

Living in extreme environments often entails taking extreme measures to survive. Live-bearing fish mothers in toxic North and South American waters try to give their offspring the best chance at surviving the harsh environment by giving birth to big babies, according to research published in Ecology Letters. The study examining nine different live-bearing fish species… 

Jan 8, 2014

Study Shows ‘Readability’ Scores Are Largely Inaccurate

Teachers, parents and textbook companies use technical “readability” formulas to determine how difficult reading materials are and to set reading levels by age group. But new research from North Carolina State University shows that the readability formulas are usually inaccurate and offer little insight into which age groups will be able to read and understand… 

Jan 7, 2014

Coping With Crowded Commute

Has the new construction on the Beltline got you down? Learn how to avoid the worst of the three-year construction project on Friday. 

Jan 7, 2014

Education Leader Vest Dies

Charles Vest, an education leader with ties to NC State, died Dec. 12 in Arlington, Va. He was 72. 

Jan 7, 2014

Dick Gregory to Speak at MLK Event

Legendary civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory will highlight the NC State African American Cultural Center’s commemoration of Martin Luther King Day. 

Jan 7, 2014

New, Simple Technique May Drive Down Biofuel Production Costs

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a simple, effective and relatively inexpensive technique for removing lignin from the plant material used to make biofuels, which may drive down the cost of biofuel production. 

Jan 6, 2014

New Technique Targets Specific Areas of Cancer Cells With Different Drugs

Researchers have developed a technique for creating nanoparticles that carry two different cancer-killing drugs into the body and deliver those drugs to separate parts of the cancer cell where they will be most effective. The technique was developed by researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

Jan 3, 2014

The Best of 2013

Look back at the Pack's 2013 highlights: the opening of the library of the future, a history-making gift, a College World Series berth and much more. 

Jan 2, 2014

Researchers Find Simple, Cheap Way to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found an easy way to modify the molecular structure of a polymer commonly used in solar cells. Their modification can increase solar cell efficiency by more than 30 percent. Polymer-based solar cells have two domains, consisting of an electron acceptor and an…