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Mar 19, 2024

ChemEd Summit Envisions Interdisciplinary Future for Chemistry Students

On March 8, NC State’s Integrative Sciences Initiative, in partnership with the Departments of Chemistry and Molecular and Structural Biochemistry and under the auspices of the College of Sciences Dean’s Faculty Fellow Program, hosted a one-day event that brought together members from the industrial, academic and state and federal chemical sciences communities. The result: a giant leap forward in how the Pack is transforming undergraduate chemical sciences education for the next-generation workforce. 

Mar 19, 2024

Farhan Gandhi Named Hassan A. Hassan Distinguished Professor

Farhan Gandhi, world-renowned for his research contributions to the field of eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft technologies, was recently appointed the newly established Hassan A. Hassan Distinguished Professor at the NC State University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE). Hassan, late titan of the MAE department and legend in the field of aerospace engineering, helped establish the professorship shortly before his passing in 2019. 

Mar 19, 2024

Shannon Dolan ’22 Is Setting Sail To Protect, Conserve and Manage Our Oceans

Shannon Dolan discusses her work in conservation and sustainability, and how the Park Scholarships program and the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars program enabled her to achieve her collegiate and career goals. 

Mar 19, 2024

Soonhye Park Receives Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professorship Award

College of Education Professor of Science Education Soonhye Park’s work helping students become independent researchers who excel in their future careers was honored when she was selected to receive the NC State Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professorship Award. 

Mar 11, 2024

The Ripple Effect of Support

NC State alumna Beth Pugh Farrell discusses getting involved, giving back and staying connected with her alma mater. 

Mar 11, 2024

The Libraries’ Annual Donors and Scholars Event Spotlights the Significance of Legacy

The NC State University Libraries student scholarship awardees and donors gathered in Hunt Library’s Duke Energy Hall for a Donors and Scholars reception on February 22. For the 2023-24 academic year, philanthropic support for the Libraries Student Scholarship Fund allowed the Libraries to award 18 talented students with scholarships totaling $67,760. 

Mar 11, 2024

Park Scholar Niveda Mahesh Seeks to Create Sustainable Change

Students in the College of Natural Resources work to solve urgent challenges at the intersection of the environment, economy and society. Niveda Mahesh, a freshman studying paper science and engineering and the founder/president of the nonprofit organization 4Girls 4Change, embodies this mission. 

Mar 11, 2024

Leaders Named to N.C. PSI Commercialization Council

The new council will inform the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s efforts to deliver to growers across North Carolina by helping provide access to transformational technologies and support tools. Stephen Markham, Goodnight Distinguished University Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the executive director of NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is co-chair of the council. 

Mar 11, 2024

NC State Receives $6.9 Million to Fund New Oceans and Human Health Center

Researchers from NC State have received a five-year, $6.9 million grant co-funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to establish the North Carolina Center for Coastal Algae, People and Environment. College of Sciences faculty are leading the new center, which will focus on the human health risks posed by the blooms in North Carolina coastal waters. 

Mar 11, 2024

Catch Up With a Libraries Student Scholarship Awardee: Meghan Giller

The NC State University Libraries awards a number of partial scholarships every year to outstanding Libraries student workers to support their success. Meghan Giller, a meteorology/horticultural science major who works at the Natural Resources Library, is one of the recipients.