March 2018

Mar 21, 2018

Could Insects Help Us Find New Yeasts for Big Business?

Yeasts are tiny fungi – but they play key roles in producing everything from beer and cheese to industrial chemicals and biofuels. 

Mar 20, 2018

Forestry Prof Honored for Diversity Efforts

Zakiya Holmes Leggett is lauded by the Ecological Society of America for her efforts to increase the diversity of future ecologists through mentoring, teaching and outreach. 

Mar 20, 2018

Events Offer Financial Tips, Tools

Check out all the programs designed to help you manage your money during National Financial Literacy Month. 

Mar 20, 2018

Emergency Drill at Carmichael March 26

A full-scale emergency simulation is planned for Monday at the Carmichael Complex on campus. The drill will impact nearby parking lots. 

Mar 20, 2018

Survey: 69% of Organizations Do Not Have Comprehensive Enterprise-wide Risk Management Processes in Place Despite Growing Corporate Risks

While most finance leaders agree corporate risks are increasing, less than a third report having complete enterprise risk management processes in place. 

Mar 19, 2018

Termite Queen, King Recognition Pheromone Identified

Forget the bows and curtsies. Worker termites shake in the presence of their queens and kings. New research explains how these workers smell a royal presence. 

Mar 15, 2018

Williams Named Chair-Elect of HR Association

NC State’s human resources chief has been selected chair-elect of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. Her one-year term begins July 1. 

Mar 15, 2018

Duo Presents Modern-Art Masterworks

Modern-art pioneers Robert K. Black and J. Ormond Sanderson Jr. will display their own work and items from their collection in Design Duet, an exhibition at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design. 

Mar 15, 2018

Learning From the March Madness Road

NC State basketball players Al Freeman and Sam Hunt are never far from their online graduate studies—even while playing in the NCAA Championship. 

Mar 15, 2018

Students Report Food, Housing Insecurity

NC State becomes one of the first universities in the country to survey its student population on hunger and homelessness. The findings could lead to the expansion of student support programs on campus. 

Mar 15, 2018

NCAA Tournament Returns to Reynolds

For the first time since 2007, the NC State women's basketball team will host an NCAA regional this weekend at recently renovated Reynolds Coliseum. All-session tickets are $30 and individual game tickets are $17 for adults and $12 for youth. Since this is an NCAA event, there are no staff discounts for tickets. 

Mar 13, 2018

Lack of Water is Key Stressor for Urban Trees

A recent study finds that urban trees can survive increased heat and insect pests fairly well – unless they are thirsty. 

Mar 12, 2018

Computers Discover Compounds That Could Reduce Listeria’s Virulence

Researchers use computer modeling to find compounds that could limit Listeria's virulence. 

Mar 12, 2018

Study Tackles Neuroscience Claims to Have Disproved ‘Free Will’

Some researchers have argued neuroscience studies prove that free will is an illusion. But a new analysis of these studies shows that many contained methodological inconsistencies and conflicting results. 

Mar 12, 2018

Cloud-Computing Tool Moves From the Lab to the Marketplace

How one NC State researcher's work has gone from the lab to a thriving company.