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Dec 21, 2023

College mourns the loss of Edgar S. Woolard

Edgar S. Woolard Jr., a renowned business leader and loyal and involved alumnus of North Carolina State University, died on Dec. 4, 2023, at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was 89. 

Dec 14, 2023

Accelerating the future of innovation in science and technology

When it comes to navigating the future of scientific discovery, NC States sits in the driver’s seat. On January 11-12, 2024, the Integrative Sciences Initiative will host FUTURE Labs Workshop, designed to discuss the progress and future of self-driving labs. 

N.C. PSI plant sciences initiative graduate students research learn from farmers and NC State Extension

Dec 13, 2023

Engineering students learn about researching agricultural challenges on the backroads

In the second annual N.C. PSI Backroad Tour, graduate students and postdocs from several colleges visited farmers and producers across the state. 

Holladay Hall

Nov 17, 2023

Engineering faculty among those promoted and tenured in 2023

Promotion and tenure mark major milestones in the academic lives of NC State faculty. Promoted faculty have met rigorous standards in their realms of responsibility, and tenured faculty have made a significant impact in their discipline. This year, we recognize 107 faculty for these achievements. 

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Nov 9, 2023

Technical University of Denmark and NC State explore new collaboration opportunities

Leadership from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) recently visited NC State to uncover new interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities. DTU Provost Rasmus Larsen and Senior Executive Officer for Research, Advice and Innovation Ellen Als met with university faculty and staff representing fields such as wearable technology, wireless communications, clean energy, quantum computing, cybersecurity, AI and autonomous vehicles. … 

NC State Chancellor Larry Monteith stands in front of the Monteith Research Center.

Nov 6, 2023

A Leader Passes: Remembering Chancellor Larry Monteith

Chancellor Larry Monteith devoted his academic career as an electrical engineering professor, a College of Engineering dean and the 11th chancellor of NC State to advancing the university’s role in graduate research and its expansion as a research institution. Following a long decline in health, Monteith died peacefully at his home Thursday, according to his family.… 

Chancellor Randy Woodson interviews NC State alumna and NASA astronaut Christina Koch on stage in Stewart Theatre.

Oct 26, 2023

Do what scares you, says astronaut alumna

Kierra Shook, a rising senior from Bryson City, North Carolina, wasn’t scared to walk up to NASA astronaut Christina Koch and introduce her fellow aerospace engineering students to NC State’s featured guest at Chancellor Randy Woodson’s 14th annual fall address. She wasn’t intimidated the first time she ever met Koch, either, while spending a co-op year… 

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Oct 24, 2023

UNC System grant to focus on mental health and wellness for the COE

When Shannon DuPree saw that the University of North Carolina System’s annual funding program would focus on mental health and resilience for 2023, she immediately began to brainstorm what to focus on for the application. 

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Oct 18, 2023

NC State colleges partner to prepare students for careers in AI and data science

NC State College of Education Professor Carla Johnson is partnering with several national and international companies to help diversify the STEM workforce by preparing more than 30 people for careers in data science and artificial intelligence (AI).