Research Triangle Park News
5/16/2012
The Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina has selected Mason Ailstock to serve as Vice President of Business Development. Ailstock comes to the Research Triangle Park from Clemson University, where he has played an instrumental role in the early formation and success of the International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR).
5/8/2012
Since 1847, Stiefel has been bringing the right touch to skin health. Celebrate 165 years with stories of their history and products.
5/4/2012
Dr. Joseph DeSimone, a member of the Research Triangle Park Board of Directors, has been elected into the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors that a U.S. scientist or engineer can receive. DeSimone serves as the Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as the William R. Kenan, Jr., Distinguished
Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University.
5/2/2012
MCNC today announced the first round of the $144 million Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI) is complete. All broadband fiber associated with this phase of the project is now active and serving Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) including K-12 schools, universities, community colleges, health care facilities, public health facilities, libraries, research institutions, and other sectors of CAIs in western and southeastern North Carolina.
4/25/2012
Snehalata Huzurbazar, Associate Professor of Statistics at the University of Wyoming, has accepted the position of Deputy Director of the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) for the next two years. Huzurbazar will take a leave of absence from the University of Wyoming while she performs her duties at SAMSI, starting on July 9. She will also be a member of the research faculty at North Carolina State University in the Statistics Department. The announcement was made by Dr. Richard Smith, Director of SAMSI.
4/25/2012
RTP-based Syngenta is sponsoring the History of the Harvest, an outdoor exhibit at the NC Museum of History that will connect the state’s agricultural past with today’s cutting-edge R&D conducted by universities and companies such as Syngenta. Visitors also will learn about agricultural-related contributions to the state’s economy, how North Carolinians have used plants, and the global issues of hunger and sustainable agriculture.
4/18/2012
More ways to celebrate the NC Science Festival in the Research Triangle Region.
4/18/2012
First Flight Venture Center Celebrates its twenty year anniversary with the “Night of Stars” Gala dinner on May 3, 2012. Past tenants such as SciQuest, United Therapeutics, Ganymede and Bloodhound Software will be honored, along with other former tenants, directors and board members.
3/19/2012
RTI International has opened an office in Beijing as part of an effort to expand RTI's work with existing U.S. government clients and U.S.-based multinational companies with operations in China.