College of Sciences

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. 

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. 

May 20, 2024

Memorial Scholarship Endowment Launched to Honor Michael ‘Gray’ Dougherty

The Michael ‘Gray’ Dougherty Memorial Scholarship in Computer Science was made possible because of an outpouring of heartfelt pride and support from his friends and family totaling almost $175,000 to date. The merit-based scholarship will be awarded annually to an undergraduate studying computer science at NC State starting in the fall of 2024. 

May 13, 2024

From Theoretical to Probable

NC State senior Etienne Phillips did more than simply dream about becoming a standout mathematician. He created, and solved, the equation to reach his goal — overcoming significant challenges along the way. 

May 13, 2024

Memorial Scholarship Endowment Launched to Honor Michael ‘Gray’ Dougherty

The Michael ‘Gray’ Dougherty Memorial Scholarship in Computer Science was made possible because of an outpouring of heartfelt pride and support from his friends and family totaling almost $175,000 to date. The merit-based scholarship will be awarded annually to an undergraduate studying computer science at NC State starting in the fall of 2024. 

Apr 29, 2024

Many Healthy Pursuits

For graduating senior Abdullah Zaben, attending NC State has been about much more than just classrooms and textbooks. The Caldwell Fellow’s extracurricular activities have helped his community in extraordinary ways while also preparing him for his next big step. 

Mar 22, 2024

Lindsey to Speak at the 2024 International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry Congress

Jon Lindsey, professor and Glaxo Distinguished University Chair with the Department of Chemistry, has been invited to deliver a plenary talk at the 29th Congress of the International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry, which will be held in Portugal in July.