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Dec 19, 2019

Online Statistics Graduate Correlates Academic and Professional Success

Chelsea Ross, who is graduating in December with a Master of Statistics degree from NC State Online, has applied her coursework to her position as a full-time data scientist.

Dec 18, 2019

Lava-Filled Blocks on Venus May Indicate Geological Activity

Phys.org
Paul Byrne, a planetary geologist at North Carolina State University who presented the new research, and his colleagues used radar images of Venus’s surface from the Magellan mission between 1990 and 1994 to view these structures from a global perspective. Doing so revealed a new pattern: these mountain ridges and grabens converge to isolate blocks of flat, low-lying plains of cooled lava along the planet’s poles, something never noticed before.

Dec 13, 2019

Alyson Wilson Named Associate Vice Chancellor

Alyson Wilson of the Department of Statistics has been appointed associate vice chancellor for national security and special research initiatives.

Dec 13, 2019

Big Volcanic Bump Unlike Anything Seen Before Found on the Moon

National Geographic
“Given that the Late Heavy Bombardment is now looking shakier and shakier, it’s critical that we determine whether those giant lunar impacts really did form at around the same time,” says Paul Byrne, a planetary scientist at North Carolina State University who was not involved with the work.

Dec 4, 2019

Physicist Krim Named AAAS Fellow

Jacqueline Krim joins the ranks of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Nov 21, 2019

Breaking Down the State Climate Office’s 2019-20 Winter Outlook

Find out why you should keep your entire wardrobe, from heavy coats to short sleeves, at the ready this winter.

Nov 19, 2019

Inspiring Tomorrow’s Statistics Leaders

Six female graduate and undergraduate students from the Department of Statistics recently attended a national conference, thanks to funding from two endowed professorships.

Nov 19, 2019

Goodnight Spotlight: Loulou Batta

College has been a challenging journey for chemistry major Loulou Batta, but she wouldn't trade it for anything else.

Nov 19, 2019

Margaret Atwood and the Biotechnology of Tomorrow

Renowned author Margaret Atwood visited NC State to discuss fiction's role in the future of biotechnology and genetic engineering.

Nov 6, 2019

Adventures Abroad

Physics Ph.D. student Sanjana Curtis chronicles her five weeks of research and learning in Europe.