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Feb 2, 2012

Frey lands environmental award from Air and Waste Management Association

Dr. H. Christopher Frey, a professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, has been selected by the Air and Waste Management Association's (A&WMA) Board of Directors to receive the 2012 Lyman A. Ripperton Environmental Educator Award. 

Feb 1, 2012

Pioneering Cat Receives Total Knee Replacement

A tough cancer survivor named Cyrano received a brand new knee Thursday at NC State, making him the first ever feline recipient of an osseointegrated knee implant. 

Feb 1, 2012

Gu receives NSF Career Award

Dr. Xiaohui (Helen) Gu, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at N.C. State, has received a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award, known as the NSF CAREER Award, is one of the highest honors given by NSF to young faculty in science and engineering. 

Jan 31, 2012

Lulu, Red Hat founder donates $250,000 to NC State eGames

Bob Young, the Raleigh entrepreneur who founded the online self-publisher Lulu and co-founded Red Hat, is making a $250,000 gift over five years to the eGames student business startup competition at North Carolina State University. 

Jan 31, 2012

Engineering alumnus Jimmy D. Clark named to NC State Board of Trustees

Jimmy D. Clark has been appointed by Gov. Bev Perdue to the North Carolina State University Board of Trustees. He replaces Gayle Lanier, whose term has expired. 

Jan 27, 2012

College recognizes 2011 distinguished alumni

The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University has named the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award winners for 2011. The recipients are Marshall D. Brain, founder of HowStuffWorks.com; William H. Dean, president and CEO of M.C. Dean, Inc.; and Robert R. Womack, former chairman and CEO of Zurn Industries, LLC. 

Jan 26, 2012

Giant Engineering Career Fair set for Feb. 2 at NC State

What: The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University holds its bi-annual Career Fair. The event, now in its 15th year, is one of the largest career fairs in the nation for engineering students. Media coverage is invited. 

Jan 23, 2012

Baliga named among India’s top thinkers by popular news magazine

Dr. B. Jayant Baliga, Distinguished University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University and a recent winner of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, has been named one of India's top thinkers by India Today magazine. 

Jan 8, 2012

NC State hosts international nuclear reactor research workshop

Nuclear energy officials from five countries came to North Carolina State University in late October for an international workshop on nuclear research reactors.