University Communications

May 16, 2008

NC State Professor Offers Tips to Prevent Dog Bites

Next week (May 18-24) is National Dog Bite Prevention Week, and Dr. Barbara Sherman, a specialist in animal behavior at North Carolina State University, says looking at things “from the dog’s point of view” can help keep you and dogs safe. Sherman offers the following suggestions to avoid dog bites: Some dogs don’t like strangers… 

May 1, 2008

NC State Tourism Initiative is ‘For the Birds’

A new North Carolina State University initiative is helping rural communities improve their local economies and protect the environment by catering to bird lovers. To better serve birding enthusiasts visiting North Carolina’s Birding Trail sites, NC State has joined with the North Carolina Birding Trail initiative to provide statewide “birder-friendly business training” to business and community… 

Apr 30, 2008

NC State University to Hold Summit on U.S./China K-12 Education Partnerships

North Carolina State University will be the host for a summit on U.S./China education partnerships featuring the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the State Board of Education and China’s Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education. The signing ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 1, at 12:45 p.m. at the Friday Institute for Educational… 

Apr 29, 2008

Gilligan Returning to College of Engineering After Six Years as Research Vice Chancellor

North Carolina State University Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies John Gilligan has announced his intention to leave the vice chancellor position to return to the College of Engineering as a faculty member and special advisor to the dean on June 1. Chancellor James Oblinger made the announcement today. The vice chancellor for research… 

Apr 24, 2008

NC State University to Host Summit on U.S./China K-12 Education Partnerships

North Carolina State University will be the host for a summit on U.S./China education partnerships on Thursday, May 1, at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation on Centennial Campus. The summit will feature the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the State Board of Education and China’s Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education. The goals… 

Apr 23, 2008

‘Go Native’ By Turning Your Yard into a Hospitable Landscape for Area Wildlife

If you’re not seeing songbirds and butterflies in your backyard, you might need to “go native.” A new North Carolina State University Web site can help with advice on how to create landscapes filled with native plants that are a safe haven for area wildlife. 

Apr 19, 2008

The Abstract Research Blog

The Abstract is the official research blog of the NC State Newsroom. 

Apr 17, 2008

First-Year Students More Likely to Drop Out if Taught by Part-Time Faculty, NC State Expert Says

First-year college students enrolled in introductory-level courses taught by part-time or adjunct faculty are more likely to drop out, according to a study by researchers at North Carolina State University. The study examined four public universities and found a direct link between part-time faculty teaching so-called “gatekeeper” courses and student retention. Students exposed to these… 

Apr 2, 2008

Energy Leader Norris To Present NC State’s Entrepreneurs Lecture

Entrepreneur and energy industry expert John F. Norris Jr. will share his insights and expertise as part of this year’s North Carolina State University Entrepreneurs’ Lecture Series. Norris will speak at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14, at the McKimmon Center on NC State’s campus. A reception will follow at 5:30 p.m. The event is free… 

Apr 1, 2008

Park-goers May Not Be Getting Much Exercise, Study Finds

You might think that visiting a public park is a good way to get your daily dose of exercise, but researchers at North Carolina State University found that more than half of park-goers in two U.S. urban parks systems actually engaged in little to no physical activity. A study published in the American Journal of… 

Apr 1, 2008

NC State Hosts Summit Aimed at Getting People Moving

North Carolina State University will host the “Active Recreation Counts” summit to discuss the effectiveness of community recreation programs and their ability to make people more physically active on Thursday, April 3 at 10 a.m. at the Jane S. McKimmon Center on NC State’s campus. Media coverage of the summit is invited. The summit will examine… 

Mar 14, 2008

NC State Students Edge Carolina in Water Challenge

Students from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill combined to save more than 11 million gallons of water in a three-month water-conservation competition that saw NC State students edge their Carolina counterparts. The contest was conceived as a way to respond to the continuing drought in North Carolina. The… 

Mar 7, 2008

Former Sec. of Health & Human Services Donna Shalala to Discuss Care of Wounded Veterans at NC State’s Millennium Seminar

Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala will speak at North Carolina State University’s Millennium Seminar Series with a presentation to students, faculty, staff and the public at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 10, in Stewart Theater on campus. Her remarks will focus on the care of returning wounded service members from… 

Feb 29, 2008

Audible Alert Test Set For March 3

The university will conduct the first monthly test of the WolfAlert Audible Warning System at noon on Monday, March 3.  The audible alert system includes several voice– and tone–enabled towers located throughout campus and could be used to warn campus of emergency situations. 

Feb 27, 2008

NC State text messaging test ‘successful’

With the completion of a test run, NC State has cleared the last remaining hurdle to full implementation of text message alerts as part of an array of methods of notifying the campus in the event of an emergency.