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Oct 21, 2025

Young Alumni: Michael Sanderson

Michael Sanderson ‘17, ‘24, finished his second degree from NC State University just last year — but his time with the Wolfpack is only getting started.
The 2024 DEA recipients, from left: Lane Ross Miller, Tracy B. Doaks and Tony McLean Brown.

Oct 21, 2025

Celebrating COE Distinguished Engineering Alumni

Three College of Engineering alumni received the 2024 Distinguished Engineering Alumni (DEA) Award.
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Oct 21, 2025

From the Board

Latest update from the NC State Engineering Foundation Board of Directors.
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Oct 21, 2025

A Gift to the College of Engineering Opens Up Pathways

Gifts from College of Engineering alumni keep our college moving forward.
Man on a stage presenting a talk about plant protection.

Oct 9, 2025

Seed2Grow Spotlight: Verdia Diagnostics’ Zach Hetzler

A recent NC State Ph.D. graduate, Hetzler leads a university startup company out to improve the way farmers detect and diagnose plant diseases.
Students and employers connect during the Engineering Career Fair at the McKimmon Center.

Oct 2, 2025

Engineering Career Fair Connects Community with Opportunities

The 2025 Engineering Career Fair took place Sept. 17-18 and brought together hundreds of employers and thousands of job seekers.
NC State REACHR team poses for a photo with the UAV they built using crowdfunding. They are outside wearing red shirts and standing behind a table on which the red UAV is resting.

Sep 22, 2025

Crowdfunding Helps Student Disaster Relief UAV Project Soar

Earlier this year, Associate Teaching Professor Felix Ewere and his students won a University Student Research Challenge grant from NASA to build a new version of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) they are developing to aid hurricane relief efforts.

Aug 29, 2025

Fulfilling Career in Paper Science Prompts Alumna to Give Others a Chance

The Sally Sutton Williard Paper Science and Engineering Scholarship Endowment was established in 2023 to provide merit- and need-based scholarships for students pursing an undergraduate degree in paper science and engineering.
USDA logo in front of a picture of a farm

Aug 27, 2025

CBE Alumnus Neal Robbins Appointed Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development at USDA

Neal Robbins '01 has been appointed deputy under secretary for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a role that will place him in senior leadership over tens of billions of dollars in housing, utility and community development programs serving rural America.