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Jul 31, 2013

Prominent scientists to speak at NC State

The College of Sciences, along with many of its departments and centers, is welcoming several distinguished speakers to campus this fall to help celebrate the College’s first year. Nate Silver Linda Birnbaum Photo: NIEHS Martin Chalfie Photo: Eileen Barroso/ Columbia University Nate Silver, a statistician, author and blogger who helped redefine political coverage with his…

Jul 31, 2013

Ready. Set. Launch!

It was raining on the morning of July 1. More like a downpour, really. So drenched students and faculty welcomed what they saw upon arrival to several early-morning Sciences classes: Tables filled with coffee, doughnuts and T-shirts. The welcome events created a celebratory mood for the first official classes for the new College. In addition…

Jul 1, 2013

Welcome to the Department of Biological Sciences

A major part of the launch of the College of Sciences on July 1, 2013, was the birth of NC State’s new Department of Biological Sciences. The new department was formed by many of the people and programs from the university’s existing departments of Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, and Environmental and Molecular Toxicology. Check out the new…

May 31, 2013

Three physics faculty earn prestigious early-career awards

Daniel Dougherty, Carla Frohlich and Kenan Gundogdu, all assistant professors in the Department of Physics, were informed this month that they have received highly competitive federal research grants. Dougherty and Frohlich both received Early Career Research Awards from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). These awards support the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in…

May 24, 2013

CICS-NC to host executive forum on business and climate

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is press release from the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites – North Carolina (CICS-NC), a unit of NC State University and PAMS. Through a grant from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center, The Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites – North Carolina (CICS-NC) is hosting the Executive Forum on Business and Climate…