News release archive

December 2005
December 22, 2005 NC State University Announces Fall Semester Dean’s List Students

December 22, 2005 Students Receive Degrees at NC State’s Fall Commencement

December 16, 2005 Zuiches named NC State VC For Extension, Engagement, Economic
Development

December 13, 2005 NC State Researcher’s Dino Discovery Ranked No. 6 of 2005 by
Discover Magazine

December 13, 2005 Obesity Prevention Project Will Examine Effectiveness of
Preschoolers’ Play Areas

December 12, 2005 NC State’s Brady to Become Provost at University of Oregon

December 12, 2005 Miller Named SAS Institute Distinguished Professor at NC State

December 12, 2005 NC State University to Hold Fall Commencement Ceremonies Dec. 14

December 7, 2005 Completed Dog Genome Sequence Shows New Promise for Canine, Human Health

December 7, 2005 Mimicking Mosquitoes: NC State Researchers Devising Painless Blood-Drawing Method

December 6, 2005 Tree Productivity May Affect the Rate of Climate Change, Researchers Say

December 2 , 2005 NC State Research Urges Hanging Up the Phone While Driving

December 2, 2005 Registration Open for NC State’s Encore Center 2006 Courses, Trips

November 2005
November 30, 2005 NC State’s 15th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration to be Held Dec. 1

November 30, 2005 Davis to be Honored at NC State’s Annual Brotherhood Celebration

November 30, 2005 NC State Experts Can Discuss Bird Flu

November 23, 2005 NC State Alumni Association Honors 18 as Distinguished Alumni

November 22, 2005 College of Design's Ficca Receives New Faculty Teaching Award

November 22, 2005 NC State's Japan Center Hosts 21st Annual Conference

November 17, 2005 Four to Receive Honorary Degrees from NC State at Commencement

November 17, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY:NC State University Sponsors, Hosts Mounted Patrol Training

November 17, 2005 Banner Crop Expected for N.C. Christmas Trees

November 11, 2005 PREVIEW: Authors Smith, Crowther to Present NC State Short Story
Contest Awards

November 11, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State Hosts First Annual Statewide Undergraduate Research Symposium

November 10, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Gen. Hugh Shelton Leadership Forum Scheduled for Friday, Nov. 11

November 9, 2005 NC State Receives Funding to Develop New Drug-Discovery Methods

November 9, 2005 Game On: Teachers to Design Computer Games to Use as
Learning Tool

November 8, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Friday Institute To Open Wednesday With Dedication Ceremony

November 4, 2005 NC State Hosts Undergraduates from Across N.C. at First Annual
Research Symposium

November 2, 2005 NC State College of Education to Dedicate Friday Institute

November 1, 2005 Perot to Headline Fourth Annual Shelton Leadership Forum at NC State

November 1 , 2005 NC State Distinguished Professors Named AAAS Fellows

October 2005
October 31, 2005 Award-Winning Interior Designer to Give Public Lecture at NC State

October 28, 2005 NC State Offering New Master’s Degree Program in Art & Design

October 28, 2005 Award-Winning Children’s Book Author/Illustrator To Lecture at NC State

October 28, 2005 McGahan Named Head of Molecular Biomedical Sciences Department

October 27, 2005 NC State Students to Showcase Pumpkin-Carving, Costume-Design Skills

October 26, 2005 NC State Researcher Participates in Mapping of Human Genome

October 18, 2005 NC State Researchers Redesign Life for Mars and Beyond

October 13, 2005 Kick Named Head of Sociology and Anthropology Dept. at NC State

October 12, 2005 PREVIEW: ‘College Campuses after 9/11’ Subject of Annual Moore Lecture

October 12, 2005 Ward Named Head of Department of Food Science at NC State

October 11, 2005 New System Tracks NC State's Wolfline Bus Locations Online

October 11, 2005 Friends of the Library Fall Luncheon Presents Paleontologist Mary
Schweitzer

October 7, 2005 Driverless Vehicle Carries NC State Students and Alumni to Top 20

October 6, 2005 NC Space Grant Consortium Gets Funding Boost from NASA, State

October 5, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Two Are Better Than One: NC State to Introduce Newest Police Horse

October 5, 2005 Jordan Family Gives $1.5 Million to NC State University

October 5, 2005 ‘Fire in the Belly’ is Focus of NC State’s Entrepreneurs’ Lecture

October 4, 2005 Drought May Affect Fall Color in Triangle, NC State Professor Says

October 4, 2005 NC State College of Textiles Announces AUTEX World Conference

October 3, 2005 Kelley Named Head of NC State’s Wood and Paper Science Dept.

September 2005
September 30, 2005 PREVIEW: NC State Presents Fourth Annual Gen. Hugh Shelton Leadership Forum

September 30, 2005 NCSU Libraries to Showcase White House Photojournalist’s Work

September 28, 2005 ‘Defective’ Nanostructures Make Breaking Water to Extract Hydrogen Easier

September 28, 2005 Fore! NC State Tees Off Golf Course Fund-Raising Event

September 27, 2005 PREVIEW: NC State to Hold Open House for Prospective Students on Oct. 15

September 27, 2005 Oblinger Joins New National Coalition To Attract STEM Students

September 23, 2005 NC State University Announces First Named Department

September 23, 2005 NC State Receives $20 Million Gift From R.B. Terry Foundation

September 23, 2005 NC State University Announces $1 Billion Fund-Raising Campaign

September 22, 2005 NC State Vice Chancellor Candidates Set To Visit Campus

September 20, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State University Kicks Off Capital Campaign on Friday, Sept. 23

September 16, 2005 Thirteen NC State Students Selected as Chancellor’s Aides for 2005-06

September 15, 2005 Renowned Paleontologist Horner to Speak at NC State University

September 14, 2005 College of Design’s Davis Honored With Prestigious AIGA Medal

September 12, 2005 NC State Will Lead Research At New ‘Biopolis’ Institute

September 9, 2005 NC State Offers Seminar on Caring for Older Pets

September 7, 2005 NC State University to Hold Campus Master Plan Workshops

September 2, 2005 NEWS TIP: Political Scientist Can Discuss Confirmation Process for Supreme Court Nominee

September 2, 2005 PREVIEW: C. Clark Cockerham Lecture Features World-Renowned Anthropologist

September 1, 2005 NC State Responds to Needs of Hurricane Katrina Victims

September 1, 2005 NC State Gets $250,000 NSF Award to Lead National Ethics Effort

August 2005
August 31, 2005 New ‘Alien Nanofiber’ Has Potential Anti-Counterfeiting Applications

August 30, 2005 Ericsson IP Expansion Brings Jobs to NC State’s Centennial Campus

August 29, 2005 NEWS TIPS: NC State Experts Can Discuss Hurricane, Disaster Issues

August 25, 2005 PREVIEW: NC State’s Encore Center Hosts Fall Open House Sept. 12

August 19, 2005 Dr. Nino Masnari to Step Down as College of Engineering Dean

August 18, 2005 PREVIEW: Seminar to Explore ‘Moral Challenges Facing Nonprofits’

August 12, 2005 NEWS TIPS: Roundup of Back-to-School Trend and Research Stories

August 12, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State Administrators to Greet Students Moving In on Aug. 13

August 10, 2005 NC State University Prepares for Beginning of Fall 2005 Semester

August 9, 2005 New One-Way Street System at Coliseum Deck Will Ease Traffic Flow

August 8, 2005 NC State Recruiting Cats for Study of Abdominal Lymphoma

August 4, 2005 NC State’s Office of Professional Development Offers Financial Planning Certificate Program

August 3, 2005 Advanced Bridge Materials’ Efficacy Tested at NC State University

August 1, 2005 Paesler Named Head of NC State University Physics Department

July 2005
July 27, 2005 Morteza Khaledi Named NC State Chemistry Department Chair

July 26, 2005 Registration Open for NC State’s Encore Center Fall Courses, Trips

July 26, 2005 NC State Names 2005-06 Universitywide Scholarship Recipients

July 25, 2005 First Lady Mary Easley Joins NC State Faculty

July 25, 2005 Some Aquatic Insects “Bugged” by Pollution, Researchers Say

July 22, 2005 New Program Recruits Women and Minorities into Science, IT

July 21, 2005 Caterpillar Makes $500,000 Gift To NC State University

July 18, 2005 NC State Scientists Discover Tree-Specific Regulatory Genes

July 12, 2005 Fulbright Scholar Grant Awarded to NC State Engineer Jay Cheng

July 6, 2005 USDA Grant Will Help North Carolina Manage Natural Resources

June 2005
June 30, 2005 Scientists Show Wildlife Corridors Promote Animal, Plant Dispersal

June 29, 2005 Hord Named Director of NC State’s African-American Cultural Center

June 27, 2005 Dr. Larry A. Nielsen Named Provost at NC State University

June 24, 2005 NEWS TIP: NC State Professor Can Discuss Estate Tax Reform

June 24, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Science Teachers Explore Biomaterials Conversion at NC State

June 23, 2005 List Named Head of Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

June 22, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Young Writers to Showcase Talents at Creative Writing Celebration

June 20, 2005 NC State Engineers Work With Egyptian Scientists to Develop Textiles With Permanent Antibacterial Properties

June 10, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Young Designers to Showcase Talents at NC State Design Camp

June 3, 2005 NC State Students Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

June 3, 2005 NC State Engineers Find A New Wrinkle in Research

June 2, 2005 Dinosaur Fossil Bone Leads to Gender, Age Determinations

June 2, 2005 NC State’s BTEC Will Help Create Jobs For North Carolina

June 1, 2005 Two NC State Faculty Members Receive Fulbright Grants

June 1, 2005 Spring 2005 Dean’s List Announced at NC State University

May 2005
May 31, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Groundbreaking for NC State’s $36M BTEC Set For June 2

May 31, 2005 New Hurricane Prediction Model Forecasts Active 2005 Season

May 25, 2005 Students Receive Degrees at NC State’s May 2005 Commencement

May 24, 2005 Researchers Develop High-Tech, Chemical-Resistant Textile Layers

May 24, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Reynolds Coliseum Open For Media Today at 11:15 a.m.

May 20, 2005 English As Second Language Symposium To Be Held At NC State

May 18, 2005 Researchers Receive $2 Million from NIH to Study Genetics of Glaucoma

May 17, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: North Carolina Chancellors Become Keepers of Bees

May 17, 2005 NC State’s Schenck Forest to be Closed to Dogs

May 16, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Law Enforcement Officials to Receive CSI Training at Campus Workshop

May 13, 2005 Pullen Road Will Temporarily Close Beginning Monday, May 16

May 13, 2005 NC State Cell Biologist Wins UNC System’s O. Max Gardner Award

May 13, 2005 Design’s Tesar Receives UNC System Outstanding Teaching Award

May 11, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Honors Baccalaureate Celebrates NC State’s Finest Faculty, Students

May 11, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State University to Hold Commencement Ceremonies on May 14

May 9, 2005 Five NC State Faculty Members to Receive Prestigious Holladay Medals

May 5, 2005 Internet Safety Guide Features Work of NC State Graphic Design Student

May 5, 2005 Kenan Institute Taps 11 New Fellows to Partner With Scientists

May 4, 2005 NC State Geneticist Trudy Mackay Named Fellow of American Academy of Arts & Sciences

May 3, 2005 NC State College of Engineering Receives $5.4 Million Golden LEAF Grant

May 2, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Kenan Institute and Mary P. Easley Honor Kenan Scholars

May 2, 2005 Researchers Develop Stronger, Lighter Tent Fabric for Military

May 2, 2005 Artificial Selection of Mating Behavior Results in Larger-Than-Expected Changes to Fruit Fly Genes

April 2005
April 29, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State’s New Chancellor Continues Statewide Tour in Charlotte

April 28, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: College of Textiles Announces 2005 Textile Leader of the Year

April 27, 2005 Student-Designed Computer Games Available for View, Play at Showcase

April 27, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Dedicates Research Building

April 25, 2005 PREVIEW: NC State’s ‘Isaac and Albert’ Program Make Physics Fun for All

April 20, 2005 Researchers Uncover Genome Sequence of Major Rice Pathogen

April 19, 2005 3rdTech’s Nick England Will Speak in NC State Entrepreneurs' Series

April 18, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State Chancellor James L. Oblinger to be Installed Wednesday

April 18, 2005 NC State University Celebrates Earth Day with Activities, Music

April 14, 2005 Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole to Serve as NC State Commencement Speaker

April 12, 2005 NC State Shelton National Leadership Scholarship Winner Named

April 11, 2005 PREVIEW: Reedy Creek Greenway & Pedestrian Bridge Opens April 16

April 11, 2005 PREVIEW: Design, Textiles to Present ‘Collection IV: Art to Wear’ Fashion Show

April 11, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State Undergraduates Showcase Their Research for Legislators

April 8, 2005 Two NC State University Students Garner Goldwater Scholarships

April 7, 2005 NC State Chancellor James L. Oblinger to be Installed April 20

April 5, 2005 PREVIEW: Sister Souljah to Give Keynote Address at NC State’s Pan-Afrikan Festival

April 5, 2005 Noted Economist to Address Social Security at Campus Forum

March 2005
March 31, 2005 PREVIEW: Nobel Laureate Norman Borlaug to Speak at NC State

March 31, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State’s Service Raleigh Seeks Volunteers for Community Work

March 31, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State Engineering Open House Slated for Saturday, April 2

March 30, 2005 NC State College of Textiles Hosts Industry Open House

March 29, 2005 College of Veterinary Medicine Open House Set for April 2

March 29, 2005 NC State Rises To Third Nationally In Corporate Gifts

March 28, 2005 College of Veterinary Medicine Offers New Cancer-Fighting Tool

March 28, 2005 Friday Institute Policy and Action Series Features Leandro, No Child Left Behind

March 25, 2005 Physicist Develops Model for Predicting Electron Behavior at the Nanoscale

March 24, 2005 NC State Paleontologist Discovers Soft Tissue in Dinosaur Bones

March 23, 2005 PREVIEW: NC State To Present Seminars on Ethics of Human, Animal Life

March 23, 2005 PREVIEW: NC State to Present Public Programs on Impact of Globalization in North Carolina

March 23, 2005 Nigerian Author to Provide Keynote Address at NC State’s Human Rights Week

March 22, 2005 First Lady of Tanzania to Speak at NC State’s Martorella Colloquium

March 22, 2005 NC State’s Service Raleigh Seeks Volunteers for Community Work

March 18, 2005 Davenport, Mitchell Appointed to NC State Board of Trustees

March 18, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State Celebrates Arbor Day with Seedling Giveaway

March 17, 2005 NC State Receives Grant to Increase Graduate Student and Faculty Diversity

March 16, 2005 Groundbreaking Surgery Will Enable Cat Born With Only Two Feet to Walk

March 16, 2005 Engineering Building Renamed in Honor of Former Chancellor Monteith

March 14, 2005 NC State Hosts 11th Annual Dog Day Race on Centennial Campus

March 11, 2005 Pioneering Ophthalmologist to Deliver Public Lecture at NC State

March 11, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: A Horse, Of Course: NC State to Showcase Newest Member of Campus Police Department

March 10, 2005 NC State Textiles Exhibit Highlights Swiss ‘Reinvention’

March 10, 2005 Registration Now Open for Encore Center Summer Courses, Trips

March 9, 2005 PREVIEW: NC State Presents “Offerings of New Past” Painting Exhibit

March 7, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Girls ‘Expand Horizons’ in Science at NC State University

March 7, 2005 NC State Engineer Ngaile Garners Early Career Award from NSF

March 7, 2005 Ning Receives NSF Career Award For Sensor Network Security Research

March 4, 2005 Nanomaterials: How Much is Too Much? It’s No Small Question

March 4, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State Will Lead New USDA-Funded Food-Safety Initiative

March 3, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Wake County Students to Showcase French Culture at Festival

March 3, 2005 NC State Researchers Look to Improve Pulp Paper Process with $2.8 Million Grant

March 2, 2005 NC State Students Use ‘Alternative’ Spring Break for Community Service

March 2, 2005 North Carolina State University Selects 46 Park Scholars

February 2005
February 28, 2005 New Device Could Reduce Pain for Heart-Surgery Patients

February 23, 2005 NC State’s New Chancellor Continues Statewide Tour in Wilmington

February 22, 2005 Study: Friends, Enemies Communicate With Plants in Similar Ways

February 22, 2005 PREVIEW: Renowned Playwright Albee to Give Harrelson Lecture at NC State

February 21, 2005 Friday Institute to Present Forum on Innovative Education Ideas

February 21, 2005 Two NC State Faculty Named to National Academy of Engineering

February 18, 2005 College of Veterinary Medicine Receives $1.5 Million Gift

February 18, 2005 NC State Professors to Discuss Public Perceptions of Nanotechnology at AAAS Conference

February 18, 2005 NC State’s Penick to Present Educational Policy Suggestions at AAAS Conference

February 18, 2005 NC State Physicist Beichner to Speak at AAAS Conference

February 17, 2005 Scientists Discover Secret Behind Cockroaches’ ‘Come Hither’ Call

February 16, 2005 NC State College of Natural Resources Celebrates Black History

February 16, 2005 NC State Foresters Offer Walks in Schenck Forest

February 15, 2005 PREVIEW: NC State to Host Sci-Fi Author Bruce Sterling

February 14, 2005 Study Methods, Strains of Pfiesteria Are Both Critical in Determining Organism’s Toxicity, Researchers Show

February 11, 2005 NC State’s College of Management Gets $1 Million Commitment from Bank of America

February 8, 2005 Black, Britt To Receive NC State Watauga Medals

February 4, 2005 NC State University Announces 105 Park Scholarships Finalists

February 4, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Groundbreaking For Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center Set for Saturday

February 3, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Former President Clinton, Newt Gingrich to Speak at Dinner, Forum

February 3, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State’s New Chancellor Continues Statewide Tour in Morehead City, Havelock

February 2, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author to Deliver Clark Lecture at NC State

February 2, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State’s New Chancellor Continues Statewide Tour in New Bern, Cherry Point

February 1, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State’s New Chancellor Continues Statewide Tour in Fayetteville, Wilson

February 1, 2005 NC State College of Textiles Shows “New World of Textiles”

January 2005

January 31, 2005 PREVIEW: Call for Submissions: 2005 NC State University Poetry Contest

January 31, 2005 NC State Chemists Get $1 Million Grant from Keck Foundation

January 28, 2005 NEWS TIP: NC State Professor Can Discuss Privatization of Social Security

January 28, 2005 NEWS TIP: NC State Professor Can Discuss Fraud Prevention, Management Override of Internal Controls

January 27, 2005 NC State’s New Chancellor Commences Statewide Tour in Lumberton

January 26, 2005 Sex or No Sex? For Water Flea, Environment Determines Mating Habits

January 25, 2005 Former President Clinton to Speak Feb. 7 at Emerging Issues Dinner

January 21, 2005 Susan Nutter Named 2005 Librarian of the Year By Library Journal

January 21, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: NC State College of Textiles to Present Theater Master Class

January 20, 2005 NEWS TIP: NC State Professor Available to Discuss Inauguration Prayer Issues

January 20, 2005 Two NC State University Students Garner Mitchell Scholarships

January 19, 2005 Relatives of Living Ducks and Chickens Existed Alongside Dinosaurs More Than 65 Million Years Ago

January 18, 2005 Newt Gingrich, Innovator on Healthcare Policy, to Keynote NC State’s Emerging Issues Forum

January 18, 2005 Three NC State Faculty Members Receive Fulbright Grants

January 14, 2005 PREVIEW: Great Decisions Program Focuses on U.S. Foreign Policy Issues

January 13, 2005 Researchers Construct Tiny, Floating ‘Eyeballs,’ ‘Billiard Balls’ on Microchip

January 13, 2005 NC State Campus to Unite in ‘Wave of Relief’ for Tsunami Victims

January 13, 2005 Start-up Company Aims to Revolutionize Textile Dyeing

January 12, 2005 NC State Mathematician Jenssen Earns NSF Career Award

January 11, 2005 NC State’s Institute for Emerging Issues to Hold 20th Annual Forum

January 6, 2005 Veteran Political Strategist To Speak at NC State’s MLK Commemoration

January 6, 2005 NCSU Libraries Exhibit Explores Vietnam Through Photos

January 6, 2005 NC State University Announces Fall Semester Dean’s List Students

January 5, 2005 NC State’s College of Education to Release Computer Graphic CD-ROMs for Schools

January 4, 2005 Special Program for Cat Lovers Offered at NC State University

January 4, 2005 NC State’s Beichner Named Fellow of American Physical Society

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