2014

Oct 2, 2014

OIT Events Help You Avoid Cyber Attacks

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and that's the perfect time to learn how to keep your computer devices safe from attack. Check out the upcoming events presented by OIT. 

Oct 2, 2014

Enter Fiction Contest by Oct. 13

Enter a statewide short story contest sponsored by NC State's creative writing program. The contest is free and open to North Carolina residents. 

Oct 2, 2014

Greece Is the Word, for Waschka

An electronic computer music piece by NC State composer Rodney Waschka premiered on two continents in the same week. 

Oct 2, 2014

Award Will Help NC State Researcher Put Computer Science Theory Into Practice

Blair Sullivan of NC State will receive one of only 14 $1.5 million Moore Investigator Awards for her work on transforming theoretical algorithms into practical tools that could be used in fields ranging from biomedical science to business analytics. 

Oct 2, 2014

Utley Exhibit Opens Oct. 6

Works by critically acclaimed artist J. Stacy Utley, an NC State alumnus, go on display in the African-American Cultural Center Gallery. 

Oct 2, 2014

Nominate a Team for Recognition

If you know of a team that has done exemplary work on campus and in the community, nominate the team for the Opal Mann Green Engagement and Scholarship Award. 

Oct 2, 2014

Composer Sets the Macabre to Music

Just in time for Halloween, the Carolina Ballet reprises two of J. Mark Scearce's darkest works, chock-full of vampires with a side dish of the plague. 

Oct 2, 2014

Cheetahs Never Prosper: Energy Expenditure Linked to Population Decline

Cheetahs have a killer commute when traveling to find food. Habitat loss and human involvement, rather than high-speed hunting tactics, appear to be the culprits behind dwindling wild cheetah populations. 

Oct 1, 2014

Study Offers Insight Into Challenges College Athletes Face

A new study from NC State sheds light on how some collegiate student-athletes deal with uncertainties ranging from excelling in both school and sports to their career prospects outside of athletics, and urges university athletic programs to adopt new efforts to support student-athletes. 

Sep 30, 2014

The Root(worm) of the Problem: Unexpected Obstacles on the Road to Research

Scientists often have to spend an enormous amount of time becoming experts in things outside their field of study in order to do research they think is important. This is where a corn-eating beetle and a guy named Clay Chu come in. 

Sep 29, 2014

This Is What Science Looks Like at NC State: Makita Phillips

Makita Phillips talks about her research into insulators for use with superconductors. 

Sep 25, 2014

Smile for the Camera at Saturday’s FSU Game

Say cheese at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday when Wolfpack athletics snaps a multi-billion pixel photo of the crowd. 

Sep 25, 2014

Climate Expert Pachauri to Speak

Acclaimed alum Rajendra Pachauri, head of the Nobel-winning IPCC, speaks on the risks of global climate change on campus. 

Sep 25, 2014

Molting Tougher on the Mayfly Than Previously Thought

Mayflies undergo a stressful shortness of breath while molting, or shedding their skins. A new paper describes this serendipitous finding. 

Sep 24, 2014

NELA Scores $2 Million Grant

A program that trains principals for rural schools picked up two honors: a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and an award for effectiveness from the University Council for Educational Administration.