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Mar 24, 2023

Rose Amburose ’25 Receives the Equity for Women Award

Park Scholar Rose Amburose was recently awarded the Equity for Women Award (Students) as part of the Equity for Women Awards. The Equity for Women Award is sponsored by NC State’s Council on the Status of Women, which is a faculty- and staff-led university standing committee, and recognizes one award winner in four categories (Faculty, Staff, Students and Groups) for their outstanding dedication to establishing equity for women at NC State. 

Mar 24, 2023

Day in the Life of a Centennial Scholar: Sarah Jarrell

When Sarah Jarrell thinks about her Centennial Scholarship and the difference it’s had on her college career, she prefers to use words like “life-changing” and “one-of-a-kind.” As a graduate student in the master of textiles program, Jarrell is proud to be working toward her second degree from the Wilson College of Textiles after graduating last December with a bachelor’s degree in fashion and textile design. 

Mar 24, 2023

Catch Up With a Libraries Student Scholarship Awardee: Lena Jin

The NC State University Libraries awards a number of part-scholarships every year to outstanding Libraries student workers as part of its efforts to support student success and affordability. Lena Jin, a senior psychology major who works in the Libraries’ Access Services department, is one of those recipients. 

Mar 24, 2023

Leafing Through History: Mining DNA Clues From Centuries-Old Manuscripts

Since early 2021, an intercollege, interdisciplinary team of NC State researchers including Oscar J. Fletcher Distinguished Professor of Comparative Oncology Genetics Matthew Breen has been using modern scientific techniques to mine genetic clues from old manuscripts. The team is supported by $25,000 in Research and Innovation Seed Funding from the university and has analyzed DNA from 91 parchment manuscripts so far in a collaborative project that links the humanities and the sciences. 

Mar 21, 2023

The Impact of #GivingPack

Since 2019, NC State Day of Giving has brought our university together for #GivingPack and giving forward. Learn more about how Day of Giving gifts of all sizes have made a difference for our students, faculty and community. 

Mar 21, 2023

6 Ways Anyone Can Win on Day of Giving, Including Free Ways, Whoa

Day of Giving is the best. When else can you tweet about or give to the programs that shaped your life and watch as your tweets or money unlock even more money to change the lives of future students? It's #GivingPack — and giving forward. 

Mar 21, 2023

Grant Will Create New Study-Abroad Opportunities for TRIO Students

A recent gift from the Goodwin Meissner Family Foundation makes studying abroad more feasible and accessible for students in NC State’s TRIO programs. The grant will help TRIO develop a summer experience that exposes students to a different global and cultural context not ordinarily accessible. 

Mar 21, 2023

Watch the Supporting Scholarships Webinar

Did you miss the Alumni Association’s webinar about NC State’s commitment to supporting scholarships? Watch the webinar, presented in partnership with Wolfpack Women in Philanthropy, now to learn about the cost of attending NC State, student financial needs, and ways you can build a legacy and impact the lives of our most deserving students. 

Mar 21, 2023

The Libraries’ Donors & Scholars Event Connects the Legacies of Students and Donors

The NC State University Libraries student scholarship awardees and scholarship donors gathered in the Hunt Library’s Duke Energy Hall for a Donors & Scholars reception on Feb. 23. Scholarship recipients Callie McAdoo ‘23 and Laura Alvarez ‘23 spoke about what the Libraries — and its donors’ support — has meant to them. 

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.