University Communications

May 11, 2009

More ‘Star Trek’ Than ‘Snuggie’: NC State Student Design to Protect Lunar Outpost from Dangerous Radiation

Alien creatures are the least of NASA’s worries when it comes to moon travel. There are several potential threats to future missions – with space radiation at the top of the list. Now, a group of students at North Carolina State University has developed a “blanket” of sorts that covers lunar outposts – the astronauts’… 

May 8, 2009

Jack Cozort Appointed to NC State Board of Trustees

Jack Cozort has been appointed to a four-year term on the North Carolina State University Board of Trustees by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. Cozort, of Raleigh, earned his bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from NC State in 1972, and his Juris Doctorate degree from Wake Forest University. He is an attorney with… 

May 7, 2009

Honors Baccalaureate Recognizes NC State’s Finest Faculty, Students

Outstanding achievement by North Carolina State University students and faculty will be recognized at the University Honors Baccalaureate and Celebration of Academic Excellence, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, in the McKimmon Center. 

May 7, 2009

Forestry Team Wins Education Award

The N.C. Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists honored a university team for creating an outstanding educational program about renewable energy derived from woody biomass. 

May 7, 2009

Hendrickson Wins NACTA Award

Melissa Hendrickson, lecturer in agricultural and resource economics, received the 2009 North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Teaching Fellow Award. 

May 7, 2009

Berube Writes Nanotechnology White Paper

Dr. David Berube is lead author of a National Science Foundation-funded white paper, "Nanotechnology: Communicating Risk in the 21st Century." 

May 7, 2009

Kinsella President-Elect of Division

Dr. Bill Kinsella serves as president-elect of the environmental communication division of the National Communication Association. 

May 7, 2009

Statistics Department Recognized for Diversity

The American Mathematical Society's Committee on the Profession designated the Department of Statistics as one of two Mathematics Programs that Make a Difference. 

May 7, 2009

Adjunct Faculty Member Honored

Bill Harazin, an attorney and adjunct faculty member in textiles, received the 2009 John Dortch International Service Award from the International Law and Practice Section of the North Carolina Bar Association 

May 7, 2009

History Professor Wins Fellowship

Dr. Holly Brewer, associate professor of history, was selected for a 2009-10 fellowship at the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park. 

May 7, 2009

Horticulture Team Takes Top Journal Award

The American Society for Horticultural Science gave its Outstanding Cross-Commodity Publication award to a journal article by a team from NC State. 

May 7, 2009

Wind Turbine Installed at Solar Center

A new vertical wind turbine that's only 30 feet tall has been installed at the Solar Center. 

May 7, 2009

Top Faculty, Students Honored

NC State's top awards for faculty and students will be presented during the University Honors Baccalaureate and Celebration of Academic Excellence. 

May 7, 2009

SAS Hall Dedicated

The newly completed mathematics and statistics building has been named SAS Hall in honor of the founders of the Cary-based software company. 

May 7, 2009

Planting a Seed

Brent Droege, a junior accounting major, is working to help youth in his community realize their potential by giving them real-life work experience with his seasonal lawn care business, launched in collaboration with the Agape Corner Boarding School in Durham.