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March 2014

Mar 14, 2014

Veterinary Medicine Open House Scheduled for March 29

What: North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will host an open house to give the public an insider’s view of transformative animal medicine at one of the nation’s top veterinary colleges. The open house features more than 45 exhibits, special demonstrations, and opportunities to get up close with various animals large and… 

Mar 13, 2014

What’s Eating You?

It’s a jungle out there. Humans can be infected by more than 1,400 parasites – viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc. It can be bad enough when one nasty parasite takes hold – it’s certainly no fun to be stricken with tuberculosis – but what happens if you have two simultaneous infections? If one infection is diagnosed… 

Mar 13, 2014

Food Is Focus of Common Reading

A book on organic farming, genetics and the future of food is the 2014 common reading selection. 

Mar 13, 2014

Scenes From CVM

To get in the mood for the upcoming open house in the College of Veterinary Medicine, we're sharing some of our favorite vet school photos. 

Mar 13, 2014

Talley Opens New Spaces

You're invited to enjoy some of the new features coming to the Talley Student Union next week as renovation work hits another milestone, the end of phase one. 

Mar 13, 2014

Researchers Describe Oxygen’s Different Shapes

Oxygen-16, one of the key elements of life on earth, is produced by a series of reactions inside of red giant stars. Now a team of physicists, including one from North Carolina State University, has revealed how the element’s nuclear shape changes depending on its state, even though other attributes such as spin and parity… 

Mar 13, 2014

High-Impact Achievements

In his spring update, Chancellor Randy Woodson touched on some of the university's most recent awards, honors and recognitions. Here's a recap of accomplishments from the past year. 

Mar 13, 2014

Four Honored at Sisterhood Dinner

Inspirational faculty, staff and students were honored at the Equity for Women Awards last month. Meet the winners and find out how they're supporting women across the university. 

Mar 13, 2014

Review the Latest Policy Changes

Check out the most significant changes to the university's policies, regulations and rules from the past year. 

Mar 13, 2014

Heat-Based Technique Offers New Way to Measure Microscopic Particles

Researchers have developed a new heat-based technique for counting and measuring the size of microscopic particles. The technique is less expensive than light-based techniques and can be used on a wider array of materials than electricity-based techniques. The research was performed by faculty at North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel… 

Mar 12, 2014

CVM Open House March 29

The College of Veterinary Medicine welcomes the community for its annual open house on Saturday, March 29. 

Mar 12, 2014

Three Elected to Inventors Academy

Three NC State faculty members have been elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, a nonprofit organization that encourages academic innovation. 

Mar 12, 2014

UNCW Summit April 24-25

The University of North Carolina, Wilmington is hosting a summit for black faculty, staff and graduate students in the UNC system. 

Mar 12, 2014

Countering the Caregiver Placebo Effect

How do you know that your pet is benefiting from its pain medication? A new clinical trial design  could help overcome pet owners’ unconscious observation bias and determine whether the drugs they test are effective. When animals are recruited for clinical trials, particularly for pain medications, researchers must rely on owner observation to determine whether… 

Mar 12, 2014

Surface Characteristics Influence Cellular Growth on Semiconductor Material

Changing the texture and surface characteristics of a semiconductor material at the nanoscale can influence the way that neural cells grow on the material.