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Dr. Jan Genzer and Dr. Kirill Efimenko (r) look at sample of a wrinkled surface that keeps barnacles from attaching to ships' hulls.

Mar 21, 2023

Genzer to Receive the 2023 SPSJ International Award

Jan Genzer has been selected to receive the 2023 International Award from the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) — a nonprofit mainly composed of polymer scientists, engineers and managers in academia, industries and governmental institutions. Genzer is an S. Frank & Doris Culberson Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) and has served as the CBE Associate Department Head since 2007. 

Katherine Drake Stowe with her family

Mar 21, 2023

Stowe Leads Soybean Research, WolfPack Alumni and Two Budding Farmers

CALS alumna Katherine Drake Stowe has turned her interest in plant breeding into a career as the first director of the nonprofit U.S. Soybean Research Collaborative. She also serves as president of the NC State Alumni Association and volunteers with NC State’s Caldwell Fellows and SATELLITE Camp, a STEM high school outreach program led by Caldwell. 

Chancellor Woodson and Professor Kofi Boone

Mar 13, 2023

Chancellor Woodson Talks Community and Design With Professor Kofi Boone

Chancellor Woodson is joined by Professor Kofi Boone at Chavis Park for a conversation about landscape architecture and environmental justice in episode five of Red Chair Chats. 

Bredell Moody

Mar 13, 2023

Graduate School, Wilson College of Textiles Welcome Counselor

A new embedded counselor in NC State’s Graduate School and Wilson College of Textiles will help address the mental health needs of their respective students. Bredell Moody’s position is made possible through a variety of funding sources, including the Wilson family’s transformational college-naming gift and funding provided by the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost’s Office and the Graduate School. 

Staff help stock food at the Foot Pantry at NC State. Photo by Marc Hall

Mar 13, 2023

Help Feed the Pack Move Forward This Day of Giving

In honor of Feed the Pack’s 10th anniversary and Feed the Pack’s move to the Pack Essentials Hub, longtime pantry supporters Steve ’79 and Gladys Deaton have established a special challenge for Day of Giving. When the Feed the Pack Food Pantry Fund receives 250 gifts, the Deatons will give $25,000 to support the Pack Essentials program. 

Emanuella Tran

Mar 13, 2023

Goodnight Scholar Q&A: A Conversation With Emanuella Tran ’26

Emanuella Tran is a freshman studying environmental sciences in the College of Natural Resources’ Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources. She is also among the 50 students in the class of 2026 recently selected for the Goodnight Scholars Program. 

Lynn Clark

Mar 13, 2023

Lynn Clark and His Family Support Faculty Excellence at Poole

Clark’s deep ties with NC State influenced his family’s decision to fund a professorship within the Poole College of Management during the university’s recent Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign. That professorship, named in Lynn’s honor, was recently awarded for the first time, with Jeffrey Pollack named as the Lynn T. Clark II Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship. 

Jeff Joines and Russell Gorga

Mar 13, 2023

Gorga and Joines Give the Gift of Exceptional Student Experiences Through Their New Endowment

To better support Textiles students, beloved professors Russell Gorga and Jeff Joines generously created the Gorga and Joines TECS Student Enrichment Endowment. Their reason? They never want students to feel limited. 

Caroline Funkhouser and Ed Funkhouser

Mar 13, 2023

New Endowment Honors Communication Professor Emeritus Ed Funkhouser

In honor of the veteran professor’s legacy, his family created the Dr. Edward T. Funkhouser Excellence in Communication Endowment to support the Department of Communication’s students, faculty and programs. 

Mar 7, 2023

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Finalist Interviews Announced

Four finalists for dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have been selected for on-campus interviews, which will begin the week of March 6 and take place throughout the month.