Covid-19 Response

Apr 21, 2020

Industry Expansion Solutions helping fight the COVID-19 virus

In mid-March, NC State’s Phil Mintz received a request from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) asking for “volunteers who can donate and provide and/or produce within two weeks large-scale quantities of critical supplies to help the nation respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.” Since then, his phone hasn’t stopped ringing. 

Apr 17, 2020

The doctor is in

Engineering alumna helps guide Raleigh hospital through COVID-19 crisis. 

Apr 14, 2020

A resilient pack: 2 stories of ingenuity and compassion

A Facilities employee helps the state in a unique way, and Park Scholars exemplify the meaning of ‘community.’ 

Apr 8, 2020

Visualization tool tracks COVID-19

NC State analytics experts develop a new visualization tool that can help users find useful information about COVID-19’s spread. 

Apr 8, 2020

Scaling up

As the number of new COVID-19 infections in North Carolina increases, faculty members and students in the College of Engineering at NC State have increased production of personal protective equipment (PPE) for front-line health care providers. 

Apr 7, 2020

NC State uses 3D printers to make face shields for WakeMed

NC State’s Center for Additive Manufacturing and Logistics is putting 3D printers to work to create face shields for health care workers fighting COVID-19. 

Apr 1, 2020

McCreary makes masks

Alumnus-run company has pivoted to making masks local healthcare facilities in the Catawba Country area. 

Mar 30, 2020

Engineering on the Front Lines

The College of Engineering adjusts to a changing landscape. 

Mar 25, 2020

Q&A: Dr. Julie Swann on healthcare impacts from COVID-19

In this Q&A, we asked Dr. Julie Swann, A. Doug Allison Professor in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, about the impacts that the COVID-19 outbreak is having on the U.S. healthcare system.