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Join curator Charlotte V. Wainwright for a special tour of Object Lessons: Ceramics from the Gregg Museum of Art & Design, on Saturday, March 11, at 11 a.m. in the D. H. Hill Jr. Library Exhibit…

Renowned linguist Walt Wolfram always asks Black History Month event audiences if they’ve ever heard a presentation on African American speech before. No one has ever raised a hand. “How can we…

Andreas “Dre” Orphanides, Associate Head of User Experience for the NCSU Libraries, will deliver the keynote address on the opening day of the 2017 Code4Lib Conference at UCLA on March 7. The…

At the NCSU Libraries, you can check out a game controller and play video games on any number of platforms in our Game Labs. You can even borrow virtual reality gear to turn your dorm room into a…

The NCSU Libraries Associate Head of Acquisitions and Discovery for Serials Kristen Wilson has won the 2017 HARRASSOWITZ Award for Leadership in Library Acquisitions. Given annually by the…

The droids you’re looking for are in the D. H. Hill Jr. Library. Representatives from Sphero, an app-enabled robotic ball that the Star Wars film droid BB-8 is based on, give a public talk and…

“Save energy, save money, save the world.” That’s sophomore Kaitlin Katz’s summation of the second annual Make-a-Thon this past weekend. As her team, Hot Dense State, clustered around an Arduino and…

War films aren't just about war. They’re also about morality, racism and national identity. Marsha Gordon, an associate professor of Film Studies, points to Sam Fuller’s 1951 film The Steel Helmet,…

Fashionistas are always looking for a dress that makes their hearts beat faster. But what about a dress that literally shows everyone else your racing pulse? College of Textiles alumni Jazsalyn…

The NCSU Libraries Wolf Tales oral history project has been awarded a Diversity Mini-Grant from NC State’s Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity for its “Wolf Tales: Capturing Voices of…

Many artists draw upon ideas of place. Ceramic artists reach down and literally scoop it up. On view in the D. H. Hill Jr. Library Gallery through August 1, Object Lessons: Ceramics from the Gregg…

The NCSU Libraries presents two free talks this spring in its popular Coffee & Viz series. Held at the Hunt Library, the series provides a showcase for the unique ways that NC State researchers…

For George Hage and A.C. Hill, it all started in an NC State dorm room. Jams turned into a band—they formed Jack the Radio in 2005. Now their latest release, a twelve song, two-act musical journey…

The NCSU Libraries is howling with excitement to host an encore presentation of “Eastern Coyotes: Part Wolf, Part Dog, Extremely Adaptable,” an audio-rich talk about coyotes, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 7-…

The NCSU Libraries is now accepting submissions for its 2017 Code+Art Student Visualization Contest. Libraries have long been places where people have explored new ways of interacting with…

Researchers spend their days doing cutting-edge work. But when it comes time to write, publish, and disseminate their work, they’re often still using models and tools that haven’t changed much in…

The NCSU Libraries expands its Data Visualization Workshop Series this spring, offering free, hands-on workshops on tools and skills to meet the data visualization needs of students and faculty…

What does NC State’s Hunt Library have in common with Chinese artist/activist Ai Weiwei, philanthropist Melinda Gates, and A Single Man director Tom Ford? The architecture firm that designed the…

The papers and project files of noted North Carolina architect Ligon Flynn have been donated to the NCSU Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC). Known for his organic design of…

Where some see a simple idea or tool, others see a whole new business sector. NC State has fostered that kind of visionary thinking throughout its history, counting many notable entrepreneurs among…