2015

Mar 4, 2015

The Internet of Energy

A resurgent America needs a smarter power grid. At the FREEDM Systems Center, NC State researchers are leading the charge to create it — alongside their partners in industry, government and academia. 

Mar 4, 2015

Leave Policies for Adverse Weather

Miss work during our recent crazy winter weather? Here's how you need to report those hours. 

Mar 3, 2015

NPR’s Joe Palca Talks Science Communication

Award-winning science journalist Joe Palca discusses the role of storytelling in communicating about science. 

Mar 2, 2015

Connect With NC State Earns Recognition

Connect with NC State encourages university employees to engage in campus traditions and nurture campus connections. 

Mar 2, 2015

Pizza Box Composting Soars

Students, staff and faculty have deposited more than 8,700 pizza boxes in composting dumpsters around campus during the inaugural year of a pilot program offered by NC State's Waste Reduction and Recycling Office and University Housing. 

Mar 2, 2015

Tracking Bald Eagles in Coastal North Carolina

NC State researchers are part of a team that’s using state-of-the-art GPS transmitters to track bald eagles in coastal North Carolina. 

Mar 2, 2015

The Environment May Change, but the Microbiome of Queen Bees Does Not

Researchers have published the first thorough census of the gut microbiome – which consists of all the microorganisms that live in the gut of the organism – in queen bees. And the findings were surprising. 

Mar 2, 2015

Protections, Not Money, Can Boost Internal Corporate Whistleblowing

New research finds that strong, reliable anti-retaliation policies can encourage employees to notify internal authorities of possible wrongdoing, but that offering monetary incentives does not necessarily influence whistleblowing behavior – or at least not right away. 

Feb 27, 2015

Senate Wants Rationale for Ross Decision

The Faculty Senate endorses a resolution expressing support for system President Tom Ross and asking the Board of Governors to explain its decision to seek new leadership. 

Feb 25, 2015

Re-creating ‘A Creative Protest’

No recording of Martin Luther King's "Fill Up the Jails" sermon exists. A group of digital humanities researchers is working to resurrect it using immersive digital tools and the Hunt Library. 

Feb 20, 2015

Wow—Yow Howling Cow

Basketball fans and ice cream lovers can unite Sunday over a scoop of Kay Yow Pink Peppermint Ice Cream at the 10th-annual Hoops 4Hope, a one-time treat in memory of NC State's Hall of Fame women's basketball coach at the event she conceived to raise money for cancer awareness and research. 

Feb 20, 2015

NC State Creates Our Three Winners Scholarship Fund

NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson today announced the creation of the “Our Three Winners” scholarship endowment to honor three exceptional members of the Wolfpack family whose lives were cut tragically short. The endowment, which has been created with insights and advice from family members, will provide annual support to students in NC State’s Poole College of… 

Feb 19, 2015

Our Three Winners Fund Announced

NC State has established the Our Three Winners Fund to provide scholarships in memory of Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha. Contributions can be made online. 

Feb 19, 2015

Race Raises Dough for Children’s Hospital

Check out scenes from this year's Krispy Kreme Challenge, an annual event organized by NC State students to benefit N.C. Children's Hospital. Social media was made for just such occasions. 

Feb 19, 2015

Study: 25 Percent of Children Who Are Homeless Need Mental Health Services

A pilot study finds that 25 percent of children who are homeless are in need of mental health services -- highlighting the need for more support for the millions of homeless children in the United States.