2021

Jul 12, 2021

Think and Do: College of Engineering

Louis Martin-Vega, dean of NC State’s College of Engineering, discusses how donors are making the extraordinary happen in the college every day.

Jul 12, 2021

Think and Do: College of Veterinary Medicine

Paul Lunn, dean of NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, talks about the many benefits of private support on the college.

Jul 12, 2021

Think and Do: College of Sciences

Christine McGahan, dean of NC State’s College of Sciences, tells what the college has planned as the university’s Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign comes to a close this year.

Jul 12, 2021

How Do You Honor a Dean? With a CeleBraden

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences took a cue from Dean Jeff Braden in deciding how to celebrate his 13-year legacy of leadership: make it fun, and make it matter. CeleBraden activities culminated in 695 pounds of food and $3,676 in donations to support one of the outgoing dean’s priorities, NC State’s Feed the Pack Pantry.

Jul 12, 2021

Goodnight Enrichment Grant Story: From STEM to the Senate

As a Goodnight Scholar and soon-to-be independent adult and voter, Ray Villalobos (T’23) sees the opportunity to not only develop himself professionally and academically but also to jump in and make an impact in someone’s life right now. Thanks to a Goodnight Enrichment Grant, his internship with Sen. Thom Tillis is bringing him closer to his goal of leveraging an engineering background into a political career.

Jul 12, 2021

A Summer of Scholarships

Summer is already a success for students at the Wilson College of Textiles. A total of $39,000 in scholarships is headed to nine undergraduates to support their education.

Jul 12, 2021

The Balancing Act

Nasheena Quick Davis came to NC State on a track scholarship, but she applied herself every bit as vigorously in the classroom as on the field. Now an accountant, freelance journalist and mother of three, Quick Davis is on a mission to embrace more than one part of her identity — a mission that she began as an undergraduate student at the Poole College of Management.

Jul 12, 2021

Kenan Fellows Program Receives Biogen Foundation Grant

NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership, a statewide collaborative that is leading transformation in education and advancing local workforce development, recently received a grant from the Biogen Foundation to launch the Triangle area pilot of STEMwork.

Jul 12, 2021

Plant Patch Enables Continuous Monitoring for Crop Diseases

Researchers from NC State have developed a patch that plants can “wear” to continuously monitor for plant diseases or other stresses, such as crop damage or extreme heat. Yong Zhu, co-corresponding author of the paper and Andrew A. Adams Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NC State, said the prototypes can already detect 13 different plant volatile organic compounds with high accuracy, allowing users to develop a customized sensor array that focuses on the stresses and diseases that a grower thinks are most relevant.

Jul 5, 2021

Think and Do: College of Education

Mary Ann Danowitz, dean of NC State’s College of Education, tells what the college has planned as the university’s Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign comes to a close this year.