Kathi McBlief

Aug 7, 2013

Rojas named ACS Fellow

Dr. Orlando J. Rojas, a professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State University has been selected by the American Chemical Society as a member of the 2013 class of ACS Fellows. 

Jul 24, 2013

Engineers’ Day – 30 years ago

Engineers’ Day was a big deal for fun-loving NC State engineering students in the 1980s. A sign placed on campus during that time described the event as “a field day for all engineers in which each engineering dept. will compete in a variety of events for a trophy.” 

Jul 24, 2013

NC State student entrepreneurs spend summer ‘underground’

John Baker, a student in the College of Engineering, and Suzanne Matthews, a student in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, are forgoing the beach towels and sunscreen this summer in favor of developing their start-ups at a local accelerator. 

Jun 6, 2013

Engineering alumnus helping military find a powerful solution

Alumnus Kyle Brezina doesn’t hesitate when asked why he came to NC State. “It’s the best engineering school around,” he says. Brezina is currently an engineer on a project that could lead to greater safety for frontline troops in the U.S. military. 

May 21, 2013

N.C. Solar Center receives $6.2 Million grant for air quality solutions in North Carolina

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is supporting efforts led by the N.C. Solar Center at N.C. State University to reduce transportation-related emissions with a three-year $6,200,000 award for the Clean Fuel Advanced Technology (CFAT) project. 

May 20, 2013

Football fan scores a touchdown as Carolina Panthers IT professional

Computer Science alumna, Christa Hayes, folds her love of football into her career. 

May 15, 2013

Red & White for Life Alum to scale new heights in battle against son’s rare disease

In July 2014, Alumnus Neil Ramquist will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest free-standing mountain in the world. But he won't be doing it alone. 

Apr 29, 2013

Engineering alumnus joins NC State Board of Trustees

Thomas E. Cabaniss, a North Carolina State University engineering alumnus, has been appointed to the University’s Board of Trustees. 

Mar 1, 2013

Sloan fellowship awarded to biomedical engineer Anne Marion Taylor

Anne Marion Taylor is among 126 scientists and scholars in the United States and Canada to receive 2013 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Taylor is an assistant professor in the joint biomedical engineering department at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.