Students

Aug 18, 2009

NC State Ready to Respond to H1N1 Virus on Campus

Cases of Influenza A (H1N1) are being diagnosed on a regular basis in North Carolina, particularly in the Triangle area, making H1N1 the dominant flu strain in the region. North Carolina State University officials have developed a plan to help educate the campus community about H1N1, and to encourage students to receive flu shots and… 

Aug 12, 2009

Back To School! NC State Welcomes Freshmen for 2009 School Year

It’s that time of year again! North Carolina State University is welcoming new and returning students for the beginning of the fall semester and a new academic year on Wednesday, Aug. 19. NC State received the largest number of freshman applications in its history, and expects a freshman class of 4,700, as well as 1,050 transfer… 

Jul 30, 2009

Students Eat Like They’re Starving

Students helped organize the dinner as a fundraising event for Stop Hunger Now, the international hunger relief agency based in Raleigh. 

Jul 16, 2009

Disney Whirl

Four students got to sample the magic this summer as finalists in Disney's ImagiNations Design Competition, winning a 10-day trip to Imagineering's Southern California studios. 

Jun 24, 2009

Two More Students Diagnosed with H1N1 Influenza

North Carolina State University Student Health Services has received confirmation that two additional students have the novel H1N1 influenza virus. These cases are apparently not related to two previous cases reported on campus June 12. The students are recovering and are in self-isolation at home. Since H1N1 is now the most common influenza virus in… 

Jun 15, 2009

NC State Holds Welcoming Ceremony for Chancellor Woodward

North Carolina State University’s students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends will hold a celebration welcoming Chancellor Jim Woodward on June 16, at 12:30 p.m., in the North Plaza behind Talley Student Center. In the event of rain, the celebration will be moved to the Talley Student Center’s ballroom. 

Jun 3, 2009

Pack N Go a Success

Students donated more than 1000 lbs. of food, 9,300 lbs. of clothing and supplies, and 3,000 lbs. of electronics and furniture at the Pack N Go event. 

Jun 3, 2009

Go Hungry to Stop Hunger

When NC State students return to campus for the fall semester they'll help package a million meals for Stop Hunger Now. 

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. 

May 7, 2009

Chase the Whirlwind

NC State researchers will spend part of their summer finding out what makes tornadoes tick. 

May 7, 2009

Clearing the Bar

Mary Tetro has helped shepherd hundreds of NC State students through the process of applying to law school. 

Apr 30, 2009

Poultry Club Funds Flocks

The Poultry Science Club raised $2,000 to buy flocks of poultry for farmers in developing countries. 

Apr 23, 2009

eGames Showcase Innovation, Entrepreneurship of NC State Students

North Carolina State University’s Entrepreneurship Initiative is holding the first annual eGames entrepreneurship Olympiad on Friday, April 24, from noon to 5:30 p.m. at the College of Textiles on NC State’s Centennial Campus. 

Apr 23, 2009

Fighting TB as Easy as 1-2-3

Three NC State undergraduates have developed the first practical diagnostic device for TB that is cheap, fast and accurate. 

Apr 16, 2009

Student Pubs Honored

NC State’s student yearbook, the Agromeck, and its literary and arts magazine, Windhover, both received Gold Crown awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.