November 2016

Nov 21, 2016

Spellings to Give NC State Fall Commencement Speech

NC State graduates will draw inspiration from Margaret Spellings, president of the University of North Carolina system, and Mildred Dresselhaus, a physicist and electrical engineer known as the "queen of carbon science." 

Nov 17, 2016

Standing Behind Firefighters

As wildfires scorch more than 40,000 acres in the North Carolina foothills and western mountains, thousands of firefighters fan out across the Southeast. Decades of NC State research stands behind them. 

Nov 17, 2016

Use Those Community Service Hours

All SHRA and EHRA employees who work at least 20 hours per week are allotted up to 24 hours for volunteer activities, or one hour a week (up to 36 hours annually) for mentoring/tutoring in a school-affiliated program for “at-risk” students or five hours a month (up to 45 hours annually) for participation in a public school literacy program. 

Nov 17, 2016

NC Vision Zero Steps Up Highway Safety Effort

Donate shoes for Sunday’s commemoration of the World Day of Remembrance on Centennial Campus. 

Nov 17, 2016

Meet the Man Behind Google Drive

Meet Jonathan Rochelle, co-founder of Google Docs and Google Drive, and celebrate "5 Years of Google at NC State” on Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Talley Student Union. 

Nov 17, 2016

Dance Program Presents Fall Concert

The NC State Dance Program will present its annual fall concert today and Friday, Nov. 17-18, at 8 p.m. in Stewart Theatre inside Talley Student Union. The concert will feature dances in a variety of styles, including contemporary ballet, tap, jazz, African and modern. 

Nov 17, 2016

Parents and Parenting Influence Childhood Cognition – But Public Policy Can Help

In a study of factors that influence childhood cognition in the United States and Great Britain, researchers find that the role of parents is more important than far-reaching public policies – but that public policies can make a difference. 

Nov 17, 2016

Tech Would Use Drones and Insect Biobots to Map Disaster Areas

NC State researchers have developed a combination of software and hardware that will allow them to use unmanned aerial vehicles and insect cyborgs, or biobots, to map large, unfamiliar areas – such as collapsed buildings after a disaster. 

Nov 16, 2016

Faculty, Staff Appreciation Game on Nov. 26

Employees can purchase up to four deeply discounted NC State men's basketball tickets for the Nov. 26 game against Loyola at PNC Arena for Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day. 

Nov 16, 2016

Football Streak Ends at 598 Straight

Francis Combs, valued member of the Wolfpack Radio Network, will end his streak of 598 consecutive NC State football games, dating back to the 1966 season-opener. His reason? Family over football. 

Nov 16, 2016

NC State Fighting Zika on Multiple Fronts

NC State is fighting the worldwide outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus Zika by designing innovative, mosquito-proof fabrics; developing mathematical models that describe and predict the spread of infections; genetically engineering mosquitos to suppress their transmission of disease; and drawing attention to missed opportunities for better biotechnology regulation. 

Nov 16, 2016

PowerAmerica Adds STEM Initiative for Scouts

PowerAmerica has established North Carolina’s first STEM Scouts program at the Science House on Centennial Campus in conjunction with the Occoneechee Council, Boy Scouts of America. 

Nov 16, 2016

Business, Biotech Leader Rothblatt at Hunt Library

Martine Rothblatt, one of the nation’s most innovative business and biotechnology leaders and a leading voice on transgender rights, will speak at Hunt Library on Friday, Nov. 18, at 5:30 p.m. 

Nov 16, 2016

An Efficient Approach for Tracking Physical Activity with Wearable Health-Monitoring Devices

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an energy-efficient technique for accurately tracking a user’s physical activity based on data from wearable devices. 

Nov 14, 2016

A Fashionable Response to Zika Protection

As part of a five-year collaboration between NC State’s College of Natural Resources, College of Textiles and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, researchers are aggressively looking to find solutions to protect people living and working in locations infected with mosquito-borne illnesses.