March 2014

Mar 20, 2014

Red Hat CEO to Receive Friday Award

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst will receive the William C. Friday Award next week in a ceremony at the Hunt Library. 

Mar 20, 2014

Tuohy Named CHF Fellow

Joanne L. Tuohy, a postdoctoral oncology resident in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is one of five veterinary residents nationwide selected as a 2014 AKC Canine Health Foundation Clinician-Scientist Fellow. 

Mar 20, 2014

Sawyers Named Faculty Athletics Rep

Chancellor Randy Woodson has appointed accounting professor Roby B. Sawyers to serve as NC State’s new faculty athletics representative. 

Mar 20, 2014

Let’s Get Fit With Fittle

If you need a boost to embrace healthy habits, grab your smartphone and download a new app that makes it easy and fun to stay motivated. 

Mar 20, 2014

One Earth, Day One

Go behind the scenes at the new Talley Student Union as One Earth World Cuisine opens its doors for business. The new restaurant features an eclectic mix of flavors, from Mediterranean and Asian to Latin and Caribbean. 

Mar 20, 2014

Literary Festival at Hunt Library

It's NC State's turn to host the North Carolina Literary Festival. Meet best-selling authors, including Pulitzer Prize winners Junot Díaz, Richard Ford and Paul Muldoon. The festival runs April 3–6. 

Mar 19, 2014

5 Questions With Richard Ford

Author Richard Ford discusses life, literature and teaching in an exclusive interview with the Bulletin. See Ford and other acclaimed authors at the North Carolina Literary Festival next month. 

Mar 19, 2014

Pack Hits Road for March Madness

For the first time since 2006, the NC State men's and women's basketball teams both secure spots in NCAA tournament play. Watch the action this week as March Madness overtakes the Wolfpack. 

Mar 19, 2014

Joe Klein to Show His Colors

Don't miss a campus lecture by influential political pundit Joe Klein, author of the bestseller, "Primary Colors." Klein delivers the 2014 Harrelson Lecture on Monday. 

Mar 19, 2014

Two Receive Watauga Medal

Two of NC State’s longtime supporters are honored with the Watauga Medal, the university’s highest nonacademic honor. Learn more about Peaches Gunter Blank and Burley Mitchell. 

Mar 19, 2014

New Technique Makes LEDs Brighter, More Resilient

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new processing technique that makes light emitting diodes (LEDs) brighter and more resilient by coating the semiconductor material gallium nitride (GaN) with a layer of phosphorus-derived acid. 

Mar 18, 2014

Researchers Devise New, Stretchable Antenna for Wearable Health Monitoring

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new, stretchable antenna that can be incorporated into wearable technologies, such as health monitoring devices. 

Mar 18, 2014

Analysis of 50 Years of Hit Songs Yields Tips for Advertisers

Researchers from North Carolina State University have analyzed 50 years’ worth of hit songs to identify key themes that marketing professionals can use to craft advertisements that will resonate with audiences. 

Mar 17, 2014

Cray to Head Population Health and Pathobiology

Paula F. Cray, a leader in food safety research, has been appointed to head the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine. 

Mar 17, 2014

Researchers Change Coercivity of Material by Patterning Surface

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a way to reduce the coercivity of nickel ferrite (NFO) thin films by as much as 80 percent by patterning the surface of the material, opening the door to more energy efficient high-frequency electronics, such as sensors, microwave devices and antennas.