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Work by faculty members and students has made a difference for healthcare workers

COVID-19 Response

person holds head in hands

Nov 9, 2020

New software focuses on better targeting mental health resources

The tool would help make the most of limited mental health resources. 

Aug 12, 2020

Making the cut

The COVID-19 pandemic forced many in the class of 2020 to celebrate graduation virtually, but Brandon Winslow marked his just the way he’d planned to for almost two years. He got a haircut. 
Megan Rettino

Aug 12, 2020

Engineering internship gives new perspective on COVID-19

Megan Rettino helped build portable X-ray machines for GE Healthcare this summer. 
woman receives vaccine shot

Jul 29, 2020

Why we should already be planning for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

What is the best way to distribute vaccines fairly and efficiently? 
Julie Swann speaking at a podium

Jul 28, 2020

All systems go

From her active research on pandemic disease spread to leadership as the head of the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor Julie Swann thinks beyond boundaries and puts solutions into action to build a better world. 

Jul 24, 2020

Graduate student teams up to help create peer support line for Indian students in the U.S.

When COVID-19 struck the nation in March 2020, students were faced with new uncertainties and hard decisions. Sathvik Prasad, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science at NC State, wanted to help his fellow international students. 
NC State student Ryan Catalfu

Jul 13, 2020

Student becomes teacher

NC State junior Ryan Catalfu finds a creative way to support families struggling to homeschool during the pandemic. 
Fall 2018 NC State Engineering Career Fair

Jul 9, 2020

NC State Engineering Career Fair moves to virtual platform

In response to COVID-19 and the need to social distance, the NC State Engineering Career Fair has been moved to a virtual format for the fall and spring events to keep students and employers safe. 

Jun 10, 2020

Work by faculty members and students has made a difference for healthcare workers

Faculty members and students in the College of Engineering are wrapping up months of work spent creating personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.