June 2017

Jun 19, 2017

A History of Miracles at CVM

Gratitude for the College of Veterinary Medicine's amazing care for his cats launched Terry Seaks into a longtime role as a CVM volunteer and a donor. He and his late wife, Jane, endowed two scholarships and in 2007 established the Jane Lewis Seaks Distinguished Professorship for Companion Animal Medicine -- CVM's first endowed chair. 

Jun 19, 2017

Nutter Announces Retirement

Susan Nutter, vice provost and director of the NCSU Libraries, steps down this fall. The visionary Nutter, who arrived on campus in 1987, was instrumental in the opening of one of NC State's most extraordinary places: James B. Hunt Jr. Library. 

Jun 13, 2017

Kathryn Council Honored with 2017 Godwin Red Torch Award

Kathryn Council, an NC State alumna, volunteer and former staff member, received the 2017 Jerry and Elizabeth Godwin Red Torch Award on June 8 in recognition of her impact at the university. 

Jun 9, 2017

Young Alum Paves Way for Future Engineers

Jacob Bowes , an engineer intern with McKim & Creed, has begun working with the NC State Engineering Foundation to raise money for the college’s improvement projects and to encourage other alumni to give back. 

Jun 9, 2017

Mapping Early Syrian Immigration

In collaboration with the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, a group of public history graduate students in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences completed an innovative exploration of Syrian immigration to New York starting in the late 1800s. 

Jun 9, 2017

Growing Support for Engineering Oval

Dr. Thom Hodgson, Distinguished University Professor and Alumni Distinguished Research Professor in the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and his wife, Grace, are among the generous supporters of the important new facility. 

Jun 9, 2017

Can Tiny Plumbing Fix Broken Hearts?

Frances Ligler, Lampe Distinguished Professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill, writes about exciting collaborative work to understand new ways of repairing the human body and cutting-edge experiments to further regenerative medicine therapeutics. 

Jun 9, 2017

New Leader Named for Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Julie Swann is currently the Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Professor in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is co-founder and co-director of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems, one of the first interdisciplinary research centers on the Georgia Tech campus. 

Jun 9, 2017

AgPack Strong: ‘If I Can Do It, Y’all Can, Too’

Thanks to opportunities that included a Chancellor's Study Abroad Scholarship, Ricardo Aldape is prepared for success, having achieved his dream of earning a horticultural science degree with a minor in agricultural business management from NC State. 

Jun 9, 2017

Inspiring the Scientists of Tomorrow

A $300,000 gift from the Biogen Idec Foundation.will help hundreds of middle schoolers from groups underrepresented in the sciences attend Imhotep Academy, part of The Science House, NC State’s K-12 science education and outreach program.