March 2018

Mar 29, 2018

An Egg-cellent Discovery

High on a rocky cliff in central Utah, paleontologists Lindsay Zanno and Bucky Gates found something rare – a large clutch of fossilized dinosaur eggs. 

Mar 29, 2018

Spring Football Game Includes Employee Appreciation Event

Faculty and staff are invited to a free tailgate event prior to the annual Kay Yow Spring Football Game at Carter-Finley Stadium on April 7, as well as discounted tickets to that night's Carolina Hurricanes hockey game. Registration is required. 

Mar 28, 2018

A Moveable Feast: Antibiotics Give C. diff a Nutrient-Rich Environment, No Competition

Antibiotic use creates a “banquet” for Clostridium difficile (C. diff), by altering the native gut bacteria that would normally compete with C. diff for nutrients. 

Mar 27, 2018

Experiment Seeks to Determine Why Matter Outnumbers Anti-matter In The Universe

New project is aimed at detecting a process called neutrinoless double-beta decay, which could be key to explaining why there is more matter than anti-matter in the universe. 

Mar 26, 2018

Electromagnetic Field Therapy for Dogs With Spinal Injuries

Noninvasive pulsed electromagnetic field treatment could improve pain, reduce inflammation in dogs with spinal injury. 

Mar 26, 2018

Protecting Firefighters

NC State experts in the College of Textiles’ Textile Protection and Comfort Center are developing and testing equipment to protect the firefighters who protect us. 

Mar 26, 2018

Lightweight Metal Foam Blocks Blastwave, Debris From High-Explosive Rounds

Stainless steel composite metal foam can block blast pressure and fragmentation at 5,000 feet per second from high explosive incendiary rounds that detonate only 18 inches away. 

Mar 22, 2018

“It Depends”: the Psychology of Health, Stress and Daily Life

Psychology offers insights into how we respond to the ups and downs of daily life. 

Mar 22, 2018

Wolfpack Women Return to Sweet 16

With victories in 14 of its last 17 games, the Wolfpack women’s basketball team heads into the Sweet 16 determined to continue its winning ways. The fourth-seeded squad faces top-seeded Mississippi State Friday night in Kansas City. 

Mar 22, 2018

Graduate Programs Rise in 2019 Rankings

Engineering and education advance in the U.S. News rankings of the nation’s top graduate programs. 

Mar 22, 2018

Wrestler Macchiavello Savors National Title

NC State’s Mike Macchiavello scores a surprise victory in the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, leading the Wolfpack to a fourth-place finish in team competition and becoming the first N.C. native in more than three decades to win an individual national wrestling title. 

Mar 22, 2018

Researchers Use 3-D Printing to Create Metallic Glass Alloys in Bulk

Researchers have created amorphous metal, or metallic glass, alloys using 3-D printing technology. 

Mar 21, 2018

Buy Tickets for NCAA Gymnastics Regional

Tickets are now available for the 2018 NCAA Gymnastics Regional, scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, April 7, in Reynolds Coliseum. 

Mar 21, 2018

Errico to Focus on Advocacy, Inclusion

Newly elected Student Body President Jess Errico plans to build her administration on professionalism, advocacy, communication and kinship. The mechanical and aerospace engineering senior takes office on March 28. 

Mar 21, 2018

Attica Uprising Is Focus of History Weekend

Historian Heather Thompson discusses the 1971 Attica prison uprising as the featured speaker at this year’s History Weekend.