May 2015

May 29, 2015

NC State Hosts Higher Education Economic Development Summit

Innovation, competitiveness and economic development are on tap as NC State hosts higher ed summit. 

May 28, 2015

System IDs Low-Enrolled Courses

A biennial review of low-enrolled courses across the UNC system identified 56 for consolidation or elimination. Just four NC State degree programs are affected. 

May 27, 2015

Designing Clinical Trials for Personalized Cancer Treatments

A $10.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute will help researchers from NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University design clinical trials for personalized cancer treatments. 

May 27, 2015

Welcome to TheatreFest 2015

See three productions by the University Theatre during the month of June: "Born Yesterday," "Side by Side by Sondheim" and "Wait Until Dark." 

May 27, 2015

Check Out New Dining Options at LPGC

Now under the management of University Dining, the restaurant at the Carol Johnson Poole Clubhouse at Lonnie Poole Golf Course has a new menu and additional payment options, as well as those gorgeous views of downtown Raleigh. 

May 21, 2015

Race, Politics, and Neighborhood Schools: What You Can Learn From a School Board Election

Local school board elections can be sleepy affairs, but the past decade saw heated debate over elections to the Wake County Board of Education in North Carolina – a debate that raised issues of race, social ties, and what K-12 schools should do in order to best serve their students. 

May 20, 2015

More Honors for Jenkins MBA Program

Two new rankings put NC State's Jenkins MBA program among the best in the world for online degrees and among the best in the nation for military veterans. 

May 20, 2015

Busy as a Bee Garden

College of Veterinary Medicine students just completed a bee apiary and community garden, thanks to a grant from the NC State Sustainability Fund. 

May 20, 2015

In Memoriam: Slater Newman

Professor of psychology Slater Newman, who joined NC State's faculty in 1957, passed away on May 13. 

May 20, 2015

Grad School Celebrates Student Success

More than 100 graduate students are honored for excelling in the Graduate School’s numerous professional development and leadership programs. 

May 20, 2015

Summer Construction Underway

Now that commencement is over, construction around campus has commenced. Find out how to navigate around the various projects this summer. 

May 20, 2015

Boost Your Google and WordPress Skills

The smart folks in OIT want to share their wealth of experience with you this summer. Sign up for a workshop or two and take your software skills to the next level. 

May 20, 2015

Field Study Shows How a GM Crop Can Have Diminishing Success at Fighting Off Insect Pest

Research finds the toxin in a widely used GM crop is having little impact on the crop pest called corn earworm – which is consistent with predictions made almost 20 years ago that were largely ignored. 

May 19, 2015

Pack Teams Chase Championships

This weekend, NC State's softball team heads to Oregon looking for its first bid to the College World Series, the baseball team competes in the ACC Championship in Durham and the women's golf team participates in the NCAA Championship in Florida. 

May 19, 2015

Engineering Graduate Student Wins Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

Ph.D. student Alexander Richter wins a prestigious prize for innovative, pest-controlling nanoparticles.