May 2014

May 2, 2014

NC State Selects 41 Park Scholars

Forty-one high school seniors have been named to the North Carolina State University Park Scholarships Class of 2018. Recipient biographies, listed by North Carolina county, state and nation, are available. “In this landmark year for the Park Scholarships and NC State, the Class of 2018 joins us at a transformational time,” said Park Scholarships Director Eva… 

May 2, 2014

Fashioning Solutions

Fashion evolves with every problem solved at Art2Wear. 

May 2, 2014

Hunt PR Campaign a Winner

The playful, engaging public relations campaign behind last year's opening of the Hunt Library takes top honors in a national competition. See why the judges love NC State's library of the future. 

May 2, 2014

Why Parents Are Told to Give Babies Unseasoned Food – One Type of Food at a Time

Note: This post is part of an ongoing series in which we try to answer questions about the science behind food – from farm to fork. If you have a food-related question, please let me know at matt_shipman@ncsu.edu. Why is the conventional wisdom in the West to start babies out on bland, unseasoned, single foods,… 

May 1, 2014

Increased Drought Portends Lower Future Midwest Crop Yields

Increasingly harsh drought conditions in the U.S. Midwest’s Corn Belt may take a serious toll on corn and soybean yields over the next half-century, according to research published today in the journal Science. Corn yields could drop by 15 to 30 percent, according to the paper’s estimates; soybean yield losses would be less severe. North… 

May 1, 2014

Scotty to Headline Packapalooza

Country music superstar Scotty McCreery will headline this year's Packapalooza, slated for Hillsborough Street on Saturday, Aug. 23. 

May 1, 2014

Bear Found on Campus Was Hit by Vehicle

Contrary to numerous media reports and social media posts, the bear found dead on campus this week was not shot. The pranksters who dumped his body on a bench near the Brickyard have not been identified, according to police. 

May 1, 2014

Lange: Stay the Course on Clusters

In an address at the Hunt Library, Duke Provost Peter Lange praises NC State's new interdisciplinary faculty clusters and urges the university to remain committed to the innovative effort. 

May 1, 2014

This Is What Science Looks Like at NC State: Ezinne Achinivu

Editor’s note: This post comes from Ezinne Achinivu, who recently completed her Ph.D. in chemical and biomolecular engineering 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…