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NC State Chancellor Kevin Howell (left) and Ryan McCurdy, senior vice president and president of Lenovo North America, holding up the wolfie hand sign.

Apr 2, 2026

Lenovo Investment Advances NC State’s Esports Program, Recognized With Arena and Gaming Lab Naming

The contribution supports NC State’s and Lenovo’s shared focus on innovation, research and student development while strengthening esports at the university.

Apr 1, 2026

NC State University Libraries Expands Esports Program

Lenovo has made a transformational gift to the NC State University Libraries that will name the Lenovo Esports Arena on Main Campus and the Lenovo Esports and Gaming Lab at the Hunt Library. Learn more about how the most significant corporate gift to the Libraries and NC State Esports will establish the program as a national esports leader.
Robert Handfield portrait

Nov 18, 2025

Asking the Right Questions

The Bank of America University Distinguished Professorship gives Rob Handfield the time and opportunity to ask the right questions, and the biggest one has always been how to use his expertise, connections and grants to impact the student experience.
Participants in the Integrative Sciences Initiative’s summer workshop.

Sep 2, 2025

ISI Workshops Showcase Interdisciplinary Possibilities

This summer, the Integrative Sciences Initiative at NC State held a series of workshops designed to bring faculty, staff and students from across the university — and from other institutions — together to imagine the future of STEM in higher education. With support from Eastman Chemical Company’s University Engagement Fund, undergraduate students joined these project teams as Eastman Student Fellows.
Students playing yard games in front of a Coca-Cola truck.

Aug 26, 2025

NC State and Coca-Cola Extend Partnership Through 2035

NC State, in collaboration with Wolfpack Sports Properties, has renewed its long-standing partnership with Coca-Cola through a new 10-year pouring rights agreement. As part of the agreement, The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Consolidated will invest to support NC State students through fellowships, internships and scholarships.
A wolf statue in Wolf Plaza

Aug 26, 2025

Sparking Student Entrepreneurism

An award from the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative is helping two Ph.D. students turn lab-based discoveries into commercial products for crop and animal production.
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.
centennial campus

Sep 18, 2023

Tell Me More: 7 Questions About Corporate and Foundation Relations

Corporations and foundations are important philanthropic partners for NC State. Samara Hannah, executive director of corporate and foundation relations at the university, explains more in this Q&A.
aerial view of centennial campus and engineering oval

Oct 13, 2020

Inside ABB and NC State’s Decadeslong Partnership

This year marks 30 years since a productive relationship between ABB and NC State began. Over the decades the partnership has grown, playing a critical role in the university's research advancements focused on smart energy — working to improve the reliability and reducing the cost and environmental impact of electric power systems. One immediate outcome of the partnership was establishment of the ABB Distinguished Professorship, currently held by Iqbal Husain of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, who serves as director of the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center.
a man models an N95 mask in the halls of an NC State building

Oct 6, 2020

Made in North Carolina: Public and Private Partners Join Forces to Deliver PPE to Health Care Workers Statewide

NC State’s Nonwovens Institute (NWI) announced a new partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC), Freudenberg Performance Materials, UNC Health, the NC Healthcare Association and NC Medical Society to manufacture N95 masks to equip frontline workers across North Carolina with a safe and cost-effective solution. A donation of $450,000 from Blue Cross NC allowed NC State to purchase two mask-molding machines needed to produce effective and reliable N95 respirators locally, as well as to procure materials and supplies used for production.