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June 2017

Jean Goodwin

Jun 7, 2017

Leadership in Public Science: Meet Jean Goodwin

Leadership in Public Science cluster member Jean Goodwin studies how scientists and the public communicate with each other. 

Jun 7, 2017

Big Data, Sensors to Transform Cities

Martin O’Malley, former governor of Maryland, told a Centennial Campus conference that new technologies developed through public-private partnerships would drive the creation of smart cities. 

Alumni Gateway near sunset.

Jun 6, 2017

NC State Jumps to No. 80 Worldwide for U.S. Patents

NC State jumped from No. 97 to No. 80 in the latest worldwide university rankings for U.S. utility patents. 

Jun 6, 2017

Vice Provost, Director of Libraries Susan Nutter to Retire

Susan Nutter, vice provost and director of the NCSU Libraries, has announced that she is stepping down this fall. Nutter arrived at NC State in 1987 with a vision of creating a world-class library on Centennial Campus. Her vision was realized with the opening of the James B. Hunt Jr. Library in January 2013. 

Jun 6, 2017

New Sound Diffuser Is 10 Times Thinner Than Existing Designs

“Ultra-thin” sound diffuser is 10 times thinner than the diffusers found in recording studios, concert venues and movie theaters. 

Jun 5, 2017

Forensic Technique Uses Forehead X-Rays to Assess Age of Juvenile Remains

Researchers have developed a technique that can provide an approximate age for juveniles based on a frontal X-ray of the skull. 

Alumni Gateway near sunset.

Jun 1, 2017

$1 Million NSF Grant Launches Unique Master’s Program

A $1 million National Science Foundation grant will enable the college to create a new interdisciplinary master’s program for students from underrepresented groups. 

Jun 1, 2017

Students’ Innovation to Renew a Coastal Wetland

An industrious team of seniors from the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering designed, built and installed a pump that will help restore a wetland on Harkers Island. 

Jun 1, 2017

Helping Social Studies Teachers Engage Students in Learning About World War I

Associate professor Meghan Manfra is helping teachers and students better understand the impact of World War I on North Carolina through curriculum resources she helped develop for the N.C. Museum of History’s interactive multimedia World War I exhibit that opened in April. 

Jun 1, 2017

Campus Restaurants Featured During Triangle Restaurant Week

Check out the 2017 Triangle Restaurant Week menu offerings from the Terrace Dining Room at Lonnie Poole Golf Course and the State Club Restaurant, with special three-course lunches from June 5-9. 

Jun 1, 2017

Can Tiny Plumbing Fix Broken Hearts?

Researchers at NC State are helping to advance the field of regenerative medicine.