April 2014

Apr 17, 2014

Student Patrols Labs for Safety, Savings

A student roams labs on campus to ensure fume hoods are used properly. The weekly walkabouts result in energy savings and improved safety. 

Apr 17, 2014

MBA Team Best in Branding

Innovative educational programs give students in the Jenkins Graduate School a big advantage over the competition as they tackle the task of rebranding the state of North Carolina. Find out how they edged out 100 other teams to grab the top prize. 

Apr 17, 2014

New Pricing for Tech Training

The recently renamed Technology Training Solutions, formerly known as the Computer Training Unit, also has a new class pricing structure for NC State employees. 

Apr 17, 2014

Brickyard Book Sale April 21-25

You can't make literary allusions if you don't read a lot of literature. Let us go then, you and I, to the Friends of the Library book sale on the Brickyard. It promises to be the best of times. Or something. 

Apr 17, 2014

Nonproliferation Work Scores $25 Million

NC State will lead a consortium dedicated to reducing the spread of nuclear weapons. The $25 million federal grant fueling the effort is just the latest in a series of major research awards. 

Apr 17, 2014

10 Named to Athletic Hall of Fame

The newest 10-member class of the three-year-old NC State Athletic Hall of Fame brings the total number of inductees to 30, representing 10 varsity sports. 

Apr 16, 2014

A Healthy Harvest

Mary Ann Lila travels the globe to discover and promote the disease-fighting properties of phytochemicals. Follow her from the North Slope of Alaska to the heartland of southern Africa in the new issue of Results magazine. 

Apr 16, 2014

Earth Fair 2014

NC State celebrated an epic, Earth-focused fair on April 9 on the Brickyard. 

Apr 16, 2014

Student Named Innovation Fellow

Natalia von Windheim, a materials science and engineering major, has been named a University Innovation Fellow. 

Apr 16, 2014

Prof Honored With System’s Top Award

The UNC Board of Governors has awarded the prestigious O. Max Gardner Award to Jay Narayan. Read about the researcher's groundbreaking work in materials science. 

Apr 16, 2014

Senate Hears Budget Wishes, Woes

Chancellor Randy Woodson tells faculty senators he's seeking the flexibility to offer raises this year. Learn about some of the tough budget challenges facing NC State. 

Apr 16, 2014

NC State Awarded $25 Million NNSA Grant to Develop Leaders, Improve Technological Capabilities for Detecting Nuclear Proliferation

NC State today was awarded a five-year, $25 million grant by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development to develop the next generation of leaders with practical experience in technical fields relevant to nuclear nonproliferation. NC State was selected by NNSA over 22 other proposals following a competitive process that… 

Apr 16, 2014

Expect Relatively Quiet Hurricane Season, NC State Researchers Say

The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season will be less active than in the past 20 years, but still in line with overall averages from 1950 to the present, according to researchers at North Carolina State University. Eight to 11 named storms should form in 2014 in the Atlantic basin, which includes the entire Atlantic Ocean, the… 

Apr 16, 2014

Study: The Trials of the Cherokee Were Reflected In Their Skulls

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Tennessee have found that environmental stressors – from the Trail of Tears to the Civil War – led to significant changes in the shape of skulls in the eastern and western bands of the Cherokee people. The findings highlight the role of environmental factors in… 

Apr 15, 2014

This Is What Science Looks Like at NC State: Doreen McVeigh

Editor’s note: This post was written by Doreen McVeigh, a Ph.D. student studying marine ecology at NC State. The post is part of an ongoing series that we hope will highlight the diversity of researchers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The series is inspired by the This Is What A Scientist Looks Like site. I…