October 2018

Oct 9, 2018

Latinx Heritage Month Display Conveys Dreams, Stories of Poole College Students

Dreams and Stories – Sueños y Cuentos – showcases reflections about the value gained from their parents and their Latinx heritage from five Poole College of Management students, including Chancellor's Leadership Development Program participant Josue Hernandez. The display is on the third floor of Nelson Hall, near the auditorium. 

Oct 9, 2018

Economic Perspective: Top Five Questions

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor Mike Walden gets a lot of questions about the economy, but five seem to come up most often. Walden's latest Economic Perspective takes a look at topics that everyone is curious about. 

Oct 9, 2018

Finalists Will Compete Oct. 30 in Three Minute Thesis

Because of gifts to the Graduate School Enhancement Fund, 10 graduate student finalists representing four NC State colleges will compete in the fourth annual Three Minute These during Red and White Week. The international competition challenges students to share their research in just three minutes with one slide. 

Oct 9, 2018

A Bright Idea

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center led by NC State is celebrating 10 years of work changing how we use energy. Iqbal Husain, FREEDM director and ABB Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, discusses the center's collaborative efforts to develop next-generation electric grid technologies. 

Oct 9, 2018

Centennial Campus Bee Apiary: Partnerships for a Sustainable Future

Numerous sponsors helped launch the Centennial Campus apiary last year, and it continues to thrive thanks to alumna and Bee Downtown CEO Leigh-Kathryn Bonner and others. More than 150,000 honeybees have produced about 200 pounds of honey, and Bonner says NC State's focus on sustainability is one of the reasons the apiary has been successful. 

Oct 2, 2018

Scholarship Benefiting Wolfpack Families Continues to Grow

The Employee Dependent’s Tuition Scholarship can provide up to $2,000 annually to all dependents of current full-time employees who have been successfully admitted to the university as first-degree undergraduate students and meet regular academic requirements. The scholarship is helping more employees’ children to earn their degrees from NC State while serving as a “thank you” for employees’ hard work. 

Oct 2, 2018

Two of a Kind

Edward P. Fitts Jr. and Edgar S. Woolard Jr. began a friendship based on their mutual love for NC State, their appreciation for the paths that their engineering degrees started them down and a common goal: to make the university, college and department where they studied extraordinary. Most recently, the two Eds' $25 million gift to help fund construction of Fitts-Woolard Hall is the largest gift to a campus building naming in NC State’s history. 

Oct 2, 2018

Chayah Memorial Scholarship Recognizes Dedication and Compassion

A new scholarship at the College of Veterinary Medicine honors the fighting spirit of a dog named Chaya and supports students in their fourth year of veterinary school. 

Oct 2, 2018

Belltower Lit Red for College of Education Student Ashley Lawson

Earlier this year, College of Education senior and Park Scholar Ashley Lawson was named NC State’s 10th Truman Scholar. On the night of Friday, Sept. 28, the university lit the Belltower red — a first to celebrate an individual affiliated with the College of Education for an international honor — to recognize Lawson and this prestigious accomplishment. 

Oct 2, 2018

‘What Can I Do To Be Marketable?’: Bayer CropScience’s Katelyn Thomas

Katelyn Thomas, one of the first graduates of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' STEAM program and recipient of a number of CALS scholarships, has leveraged her student internships into a rewarding career at Bayer CropScience.