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2019

Dog statue outside of vet hospital

Jan 22, 2019

The Mark of Compassionate Care

Susan Ryan and her 9-year-old cocker spaniel, Goldie, have become familiar faces at the NC State Veterinary Hospital since Goldie received a pacemaker three years ago. To honor the well-rounded compassionate care the staff has provided her and other clients -- and their beloved companions -- Ryan has become a donor.
Dr. Hassan A. Hassan

Jan 22, 2019

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Mourns Loss of Leader in Aerospace

Dr. Hassan A. Hassan, a professor emeritus who passed away Jan. 12, helped lead the development of NC State's national reputation in aerospace research, trained many researchers and engineers, and gave back generously to the College of Engineering.
Larry Brown speaking with students

Jan 22, 2019

Alumnus Donates in Coach’s Name

A recent NC State mechanical engineering graduate's gift to Health and Exercise Studies in Coach Larry Brown’s name has the goal of helping the coach, an associate professor in the department, and other instructors provide more opportunities for future students.
Madeline Yun

Jan 22, 2019

Goodnight Scholars Program: Courage 2019

Madeline Yun, a member of the inaugural Goodnight Scholars transfer class, reflects on the community the program has provided her and the challenges of being a student and a parent.
Centennial Campus

Jan 22, 2019

NC State Expands HQ Raleigh Partnership

A partnership expansion on Centennial Campus will offer a broad range of workspaces and collaboration for students and professionals seeking an inspiring work environment. Approximately 20,000 square feet of industrial space in the Partners I building will become the new home of NC State's Entrepreneurship Garage while providing HQ Raleigh another location for its growing entrepreneurial co-working ecosystem.

Architectural detail of Talley Student Union.

Jan 22, 2019

Strategic Plan Update Highlights Progress

NC State’s strategic plan shapes the university’s future through measurable goals for the success of faculty, staff and students. Since the last report card in 2017, the university has achieved significant goals and made great progress toward others, including increasing philanthropic support.
Donald and Matt Hong

Jan 15, 2019

Faculty Excellence Comes Full Circle

After endowing a scholarship at Poole College of Management in memory of his mother, alumnus Matt Hong decided to accelerate the process of creating a second endowment in honor of his father.
Funderlic with donor Andy Smith at graduation

Jan 15, 2019

Scholarship Endowment to Honor Funderlic

NC State's Department of Computer Science has announced creation of the Dr. Robert E. Funderlic Scholarship Endowment to honor the influential professor emeritus and former department head who passed away in 2009. The endowment, seeded by a lead pledge from alumnus Andy Smith, will generate merit-based scholarship funds, with a preference for computer science undergraduates at the junior level or higher who are at least eight years post-graduation from a high school in North Carolina.

Trees in front of SAS Hall

Jan 15, 2019

Statistics Graduate Student Earns SAS Fellowship

First-year Ph.D. student Kasia Dobrzycka will receive the SAS Computational Statistics Fellowship by the Department of Statistics. The three-year fellowship, worth $40,000 per year, is awarded to students interested in augmenting their graduate education with computer science courses and software development experience.

computing equipment from the Hollocks collection

Jan 15, 2019

Insight into the Dawn of the Computer Age

NCSU Libraries Special Collections Research Center is excited to announce the donation of the Brian W. Hollocks Collection to the Computer Simulation Archive. Hollocks is a retired professor from Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom, and the collection of 1960s through 1980s materials offers a snapshot of the early years of the computer industry as it found large-scale applications in postwar industry and business, leading to the dawn of personal computers.