2016

Dec 5, 2016

McKeand Nabs Top Service Award for Work With Pines

Steve McKeand, director of NC State’s Cooperative Tree Improvement Program, is honored with the Governor James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service. The program breeds loblolly and longleaf pines to better cope with disease, pests and a changing climate. 

Dec 1, 2016

Woodsons Host Holiday Reception on Dec. 7 at The Point

Chancellor Randy Woodson and his wife Susan invite all NC State faculty and staff to to attend their annual holiday open house on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Point. 

Dec 1, 2016

Outfitting the Future

NC State researchers are developing wearable technologies that are functional, efficient, innovative and practical, and that could have an impact on countless lives. 

Dec 1, 2016

Don’t Trust Your Waiter for Food Safety Advice

"What the server didn’t know, and I did, was that my guest for lunch was a food safety expert – and her tableside manner was being judged." 

Dec 1, 2016

Study: Restaurants Not Good At Explaining Risks of Undercooked Meat to Customers

A recent study finds restaurants don’t do an effective job of communicating with customers when it comes to addressing risks associated with eating undercooked meat – specifically hamburgers. 

Dec 1, 2016

Gift Creates New Opportunities for Veterans

U.S. Marine veterans Mark and Dawn Carter have created the Mary Gammon Carter Scholarship Endowment in the College of Engineering to support undergraduate veterans at NC State studying engineering. 

Dec 1, 2016

New Findings Boost Promise of Molybdenum Sulfide for Hydrogen Catalysis

Researchers have found that molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) holds more promise than previously thought as a catalyst for producing hydrogen to use as a clean energy source. Specifically, the researchers found that the entire surface of MoS2 can be used as a catalyst, not just the edges of the material. 

Nov 30, 2016

Bookstores Host Madness Sale

Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year for the two locations of the NC State Bookstores, with up to 40 percent off most merchandise. 

Nov 30, 2016

Military and Veteran Resource Center Opens

New center will help active-duty military, ROTC students and veterans adjust to life on campus. 

Nov 30, 2016

University Faculty Scholars Named

NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson announced the 2016-17 class of University Faculty Scholars. The class of 22 recipients represents top early- and mid-career faculty engaging in research to present solutions to society’s most pressing issues. 

Nov 29, 2016

Writing for an Academic Audience

Meyer’s law is too often embodied in academic and professional writing: “It is a simple task to make things complex, but a complex task to make them simple.” 

Nov 29, 2016

Researchers Tweak Enzyme ‘Assembly Line’ to Improve Antibiotics

NC State chemists have discovered a way to make pinpoint changes to an enzyme-driven “assembly line” that will enable scientists to improve or change the properties of existing antibiotics as well as create designer compounds. 

Nov 29, 2016

New Fabrication Technique Leads to Broader Sunlight Absorption in Plastic Solar Cells

Researchers have developed a new strategy for fabricating more efficient plastic solar cells. 

Nov 29, 2016

For Nonprofits, Even Non-Finance ‘Capacity Grants’ Stimulate Financial Growth

NC State research finds that so-called “capacity grants” lead to long-term financial growth for nonprofit organizations – regardless of what the grants are for. 

Nov 29, 2016

Study Finds NC Coastal Officials Eschew Climate Planning Until They See Damage

A recent study finds that local officials in coastal North Carolina are unlikely to plan for the effects of climate change until they perceive a threat to their specific communities.