October 2014

Oct 31, 2014

Holladay Hall’s Haunted History

Once upon a midnight dreary, as students pondered weak and weary over many a quaint and curious volume of neglected organic chemistry ... tis a ghost story and nothing more. 

Oct 31, 2014

Sign Up for Seed Grant Workshop

Room is still available in the OFD's Seed Grant Proposal workshop, slated for next Wednesday. 

Oct 31, 2014

Successfully Studying Failure at the Constructed Facilities Lab

At the Constructed Facilities Lab, success is failure. By creating material failures in key pieces of infrastructures, researchers prevent them from occurring in real life. 

Oct 30, 2014

Clearing Up Campus Confusion Over Voting

Since the Talley Student Union won't be used as a polling place next Tuesday, some students say they're not sure where to vote. Here's the answer. 

Oct 30, 2014

Athletes Post Impressive Graduation Rates

NC State student-athletes post the second best Graduation Success Rate and the best Federal Graduation Rate in school history. 

Oct 30, 2014

Smashing Pumpkins? Try Composting Instead

Don't leave your jack-o'-lantern out in the cold after Halloween. NC State offers on-campus composting of organic waste. 

Oct 30, 2014

Ebola Prompts Travel Restrictions

NC State responds to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa by restricting university-sponsored travel to countries affected by the deadly disease. 

Oct 30, 2014

6 Join Board of Visitors

NC State welcomes new members to its prestigious Board of Visitors. Learn more about the professionals who work to promote the university as a leader in higher education. 

Oct 30, 2014

A Decade of Genes, Chemicals and Human Health: The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database Turns 10

A Decade of Genes, Chemicals, and Human Health: the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database Turns Ten 

Oct 30, 2014

New Tech Aims to Improve Communication Between Dogs and Humans

NC State researchers have developed a suite of technologies that can be used to enhance communication between dogs and humans, which has applications in everything from search and rescue to service dogs to training our pets. 

Oct 29, 2014

Harnessing Crowds to Analyze Clouds

Citizen scientists are helping to categorize 30 years' worth of tropical hurricane and cyclone data. 

Oct 28, 2014

This Is What Science Looks Like at NC State: Elsa Youngsteadt

Elsa Youngsteadt talks about what drew her to become an entomology researcher at NC State. 

Oct 28, 2014

New Technique Uses Bacteria’s Own CRISPR-Cas System to Turn Off Genes

NC State researchers have developed a technique that co-opts an immune system already present in bacteria and archaea to turn off specific genes or sets of genes – creating a powerful tool for future research on genetics and related fields. 

Oct 27, 2014

NC State Wins National Award for Preparing Rural School Leaders

The Northeast Leadership Academy, an NC State program to train principals for hard-to-staff rural schools, will be in the spotlight Nov. 20 in Washington, D.C. 

Oct 27, 2014

Biofuel Breakthroughs

The biggest barrier to better biofuels is small but stubborn. NC State biotechnology experts explain the challenges of breaking down the plant cell wall.