NC State’s home page has a package of stories worth checking out on a couple of university research projects that will be aboard the Atlantis when the final space shuttle mission begins Friday.
The stories look at how researchers at NC State are helping to prepare for missions to Mars and beyond with research on microgravity’s effects on plants and animals.
One of the stories, for example, looks at how 30 mice will be traveling on the Atlantis to help researchers find ways to protect astronauts from bone loss during space travel.
NC State researchers discover that a chemical compound often used to study intestinal birth defects could also prevent the growth and spread of cancerous tumors…NC State professor is working with eight homeless shelters in North Carolina to develop a system that would provide mental health services to homeless children…NC State vice chancellor for student affairs announces his retirement by mid-2012…NC State video producer in the NC State Department of Linguistics is awarded the 2011 Brown Hudson Award from the North Carolina Folklore Society…NC State investigative dermatology and toxicology professor accepts the inaugural Purdue University Distinguished Women Scholars Award…Spring break for students and faculty starts today.
Artist Joyce Lambert recently gave the Alumni Association a painting of Holladay Hall. It will hang in the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center room named for Lambert’s brother, Lynn W. Eury ‘59. Eury sponsors multiple NC State endowments and served as co-chair of the fundraising campaign to build the alumni center. Hole No. 5 at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course is also named for him.
The Krispy Kreme Challenge raises more than $100,000 for the North Carolina Children’s Hospital…Three people are chosen to receive the Watauga Medal, the university’s highest nonacademic honor…NC State premiers new energy-efficient transportation services…NC State assistant professor of materials science and engineering receives a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation…A computer researcher at NC State identifies a security vulnerability in the latest version of the Google Android…An NC State research team creates a gallium nitride (GaN) device, used in power electronics like electric cars, that can handle a lot more power…NC State linguistics researcher uncovers how the Southern accent is changing…NC State research aims to extend the “vase life” of roses with celery gene…
Researchers at NC State move closer to incorporating stretchable electronic devices into clothing and other applications…NC State and the U.S. Department of Agriculture find 51 gene regions associated with resistance to Southern corn leaf blight disease…NC State researchers develop reliable models of large power systems that could help prevent major blackouts…Study finds a major flaw in trying to use a single survey question to assess public opinion on science issues…Veterinary cardiologists create interactive heart-care resource to help vets and pet owners support dogs and cats with heart disease…Five NC State faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)…Superstreets are thoroughfares where the left-hand turns from side streets are re-routed. This traffic design results in faster travel times and a reduction in car accidents, according to a study by NC State researchers…
Warwick Arden, who has served as NC State’s interim provost since May 2009 and was dean of the veterinary school for five years, has been named provost. . . . A shoe-embedded radar could help you find your way when GPS fails. . . . Researchers from NC State and IBM have developed a way to protect computers when they are offline. . . . CHASS graduate student and alumnus Amber Smith ’09 received a 2010 Citizen Award from The Independent Weekly for her efforts to promote volunteerism. . . . Gregg Museum of Art and Design to move to current chancellor’s residence. . . . NC State receives grant from USDOT to research biofuels for freight- and passenger-rail operations.
NC State’s home page has a package of stories worth checking out on a couple of university research projects that will be aboard the Atlantis when the final space shuttle mission begins Friday.
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