College of Sciences

Oct 21, 2024

Integrative Sciences Initiative Directors and Woodson Hall Occupants Announced

Two new directors of NC State’s Integrative Sciences Initiative (ISI) and the first occupants of Woodson Hall, the heart of the ISI, have been announced. The building is being funded in part by private support and is named in honor of Chancellor Randy Woodson.

Four women in graduation gowns throwing their caps in front of Talley Student Union.

Oct 7, 2024

Day of Giving: One Day, Year-Round Impact

It’s been six months since NC State Day of Giving 2024. Learn more about how we came together for 24 hours to make a difference all year long.

Oct 1, 2024

NC State Receives NSF Grant to Establish the Center for Accelerated Photocatalysis

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced that NC State will direct a center that deploys self-driving labs to accelerate discovery for reactions which use light as a catalyst in challenging chemical transformations. The NSF Center for Accelerated Photocatalysis (CAPs) is supported by an NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation Program Phase I grant, totaling $1.8 million over the next three years.

Sep 16, 2024

The Community Builder

Under the leadership of Carolyn Mattingly, a distinguished professor in the College of Sciences, one of NC State’s largest academic departments has become more unified.

Former NC State University Foundation Board Chair Trent Ragland (left) and Chancellor Randy Woodson (right) with Jim and Kathrine Owens at the 2017 Menscer Cup celebration.

Sep 3, 2024

James and Kathrine Owens Celebrate Transformation With New Gift

A $2 million commitment from former Board of Trustees chair Dr. James Owens and his wife, Kathrine, to the Celebrating Transformation Initiative will benefit three areas at NC State.

Chancellor Randy Woodson waves to the crowd at his installation ceremony in 2010.

Jul 22, 2024

Woodson’s Work Is His Legacy

Chancellor Randy Woodson has announced that he will retire on June 30, 2025, kicking off an era of transition for a campus that has thrived under his leadership — especially when it comes to how philanthropic support powers the university.

Jul 22, 2024

Razi Sayyed ’27 Travels to Guatemala With Global Medical Brigades

Park Scholar Razi Sayyed is a genetics major in the College of Sciences, as well as a co-founder of the Global Medical Brigades Organization on NC State’s campus. Recently, Sayyed received a Park Enrichment Grant to participate in a Medical Brigades trip to Guatemala.

Jul 9, 2024

College of Sciences Honors 2023-24 LeRoy and Elva Martin Award Recipients

Elisabeth Brown and Emily Hector have been honored by the College of Sciences with the 2023-24 LeRoy and Elva Martin Award for Teaching Excellence. The Martin Award recognizes professors’ outstanding contributions to the College of Sciences’ teaching mission and was created in 2001 by the late LeRoy Martin Jr., a longtime mathematics professor at NC State, to honor his parents.

Two men place NC State and American Flags on top of a steel beam.

Jun 17, 2024

Ceremony Showcases Integrative Sciences Building’s Progress

On May 22, a crowd of onlookers cheered the placing of the steel beam completing the bones of NC State’s Integrative Sciences Building (ISB) during a special “topping out” ceremony. The ISB is being made possible by $90 million in funding from the North Carolina State Legislature and another $90 million from NC State, including the generous contributions of private donors.

Jun 3, 2024

New Scholarship Established in the College of Sciences to Recruit and Support Women in STEM

Phase Change Solutions, a North Carolina-based smart materials company, has created a new scholarship in the College of Sciences aimed at recruiting and supporting women in chemistry. The gift was made in honor of the late Suzanne T. Purrington, a longtime professor of chemistry at NC State.