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Apr 17, 2024

2024-25 Provost’s Faculty Fellows Announced

The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost and the Office for Faculty Excellence have announced the 2024-25 class of Provost’s Faculty Fellows.

Apr 16, 2024

Faculty Spotlight: James Scalise

Get to know Professor James Scalise, whose career journey from engineering to consulting reflects his passion for innovation, mentoring students and lifelong learning.

Apr 16, 2024

RTNN Wins 2024 Opal Mann Green Engagement and Scholarship Award

Editor’s note: Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Science Education Gail Jones is a partner on on this project. The Research Triangle Nanotechnology Network (RTNN) has been honored with the prestigious…

Apr 15, 2024

Why Figuring Out How Potassium Is Destroyed in Stars Is Important to Understanding the Universe

If you want to know where elements come from, look to the stars.

Jun 17, 2020

OIS Goes Virtual to Keep Students Connected

Sandra Pfeffer’s trip to the United States hasn’t gone as planned. She arrived at NC State from Vienna in February with her boyfriend. He came to do research in industrial engineering, she wanted to improve her English. She looked forward to meeting new people, exploring Raleigh and traveling around the South. Most of that is out…

Jun 17, 2020

Wolfpack at Work — at Home

From DIY desks (cardboard, anyone?) to furry four-legged “co-workers,” many NC State employees are making the best of working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scroll through the gallery below for a peek into the lives of some of the university’s remote workforce. (Click on the thumbnail images to open the full-screen view and read the first-person…

Jun 17, 2020

In Wake of Global Shutdowns, Researchers Expect Water Quality to Improve

Researchers have mapped declines in air pollution after lockdowns were imposed around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but those are not the only environmental impacts they expect to see. They think the cleaner air could also mean cleaner water – at least in the short term. “The connection between atmosphere and surface…

Jun 17, 2020

The New Normal: How Nonprofits Should Update Their Operations to Account for COVID-19

“Management of Nonprofit Organization” is a master’s-level course designed to prepare students to work with nonprofit organizations. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant upheaval in what constitutes “normal” operations for any industry, and nonprofits are no different. So we modified the class accordingly. The class had a higher-level view of the nonprofit sector during…

Jun 17, 2020

What Is Juneteenth?

The arrival of Union troops in Galveston, Texas, in June 1865 put into effect, in the furthest reaches of the Confederacy, President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued two and a half years earlier. On June 19, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued an order declaring a potentially revolutionary change, one that threatened the long tradition of…

Jun 17, 2020

Volcanic Glass Spray Shows Promise in Controlling Mosquitoes

An indoor residual spray made by combining a type of volcanic glass with water showed effective control of mosquitoes that carry malaria, according to a new study. The findings could be useful in reducing disease-carrying mosquito populations – and the risk of malaria – in Africa. Malaria, an infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes, annually kills some…