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a group of people post with trophies making wolfy ears with their hands

Jun 12, 2025

Pack Pullers Win International Tractor Competition for Second Straight Year

NC State’s Pack Pullers have once again claimed the top spot at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers International Quarter Scale Tractor Student Design Competition.
Winning team from Make-A-Thon MAT 2025 pose with Ms Wuf

Jan 29, 2025

EcoPack takes first place at NC State’s Make-A-Thon 2025

Explore the winning idea that took home $4,000 at NC State Make-A-Thon.
The NC State AquaPack Robosub student-led team poses for a group photo on a sunny day behind their submersible robot which is sitting on a table with a white tablecloth and the Robosub logo in blue and teal on the front.

Jul 26, 2024

AquaPack Robotics refreshes its design cycle

Until recently, AquaPack Robotics would build an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) named SeaWolf, repair and use it until it was ready to retire, and then scrap the old robot for parts to build a new one.
The NC State "Pack Pullers" pose as a group with their tractor.

Jun 11, 2024

International Champions: The Pack Pullers steer their way to victory

Peoria, Illinois is home to the annual American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) International Quarter Scale Tractor Competition. Teams from the US and Canada travel to compete each year. NC State’s student team, the Pack Pullers, has competed for 20 years. The team had only ever reached third place, until this year, when they were named overall champion.
a woman holds a small bird in one hand while attaching a band to its leg with her other hand

Aug 23, 2023

The beauty of research

Whether photographing scientists at work in the field or offering insights into the microscopic structure of living things, research images convey aspects of the world we struggle to describe with words alone. The winners of the 2023 Envisioning Research contest showcase the scope of research being done at NC State. The contest is a collaborative effort…
Team members at competition

Jul 27, 2023

NC Space Grant celebrates 2022-2023 awarded teams achievements

North Carolina Space Grant congratulates 11 student teams who competed in 2022-2023 NASA and related STEM competitions. The awarded teams diligently solved STEM challenges, such as launching and sustaining rockets thousands of feet in the air, or efficiently mining through simulated lunar matter.
Left to right: Colin Lawler, Mallory Padgett and Nick Berinson holding their first place awards.

Feb 10, 2023

Sustainable transportation project wins at Engineering Design Day

NC State students’ optimization of the Wolfline bus system wins top honors.
A microscopic view of salt crystals in soft dark blue light.

Aug 25, 2022

Researchers capture the beauty of our weird, wonderful world

Winners of the 2022 Envisioning Research contest help us understand, and appreciate, our world.
MAE team SolarPack's car drives around the track.

Jul 19, 2022

SolarPack completes fastest lap in FSGP history

The NC State University solar car team, SolarPack, completed the fastest lap in the 30+ year history of the Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) competition earlier this month. Additionally, the team set record, completing the 2.5 mile lap in just over 3 minutes, after spending a mere fraction of the money that other teams spent on their vehicles.