Professorships

Oct 28, 2024

Francis de los Reyes III Awarded Camp Applied Research Award by WEF

Francis de los Reyes III, Glenn E. and Phyllis J. Futrell Distinguished Professor, was awarded the Camp Applied Research Award by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) earlier this month. The award recognizes a WEF member who demonstrates a unique application of basic research or fundamental principles through the design or development of a wastewater collection or treatment system. 

Oct 28, 2024

Samulski Supports ‘Next Wave’ Genome Editing Technology at NC State

To accelerate the improvement of plant genome editing, Jude Samulski has contributed $3 million to advance plant sciences research — providing significant benefits to the food supply. Samulski’s gift will create the Roberts and Mikhail Distinguished Chair in Plant Genome Editing, an endowed position that will serve as director of the Genome Editing Center for Sustainable Agriculture at NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 

Oct 28, 2024

Finding Could Help Turn Trees Into Affordable, Greener Industrial Chemicals

Robert Kelly, Alcoa Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the director of NC State’s Biotechnology Program, is a corresponding author of a paper in the journal Science Advances detailing the discovery of ways to use trees as sustainable, environmentally benign alternatives to producing industrial chemicals from petroleum. 

Oct 21, 2024

NC State Breaks Ground on New Apiculture Research Facility

The future for bees — and the food supply ​​— is brighter with the recent groundbreaking of NC State’s new 5,000-square-foot apiculture research facility. The new facility is the result of a years-long effort to allocate and raise funds, including $4 million in funding from the state of North Carolina for construction of the building as well as fundraising by the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association for an endowed professorship. 

Oct 21, 2024

Ofelia García Shares Importance of Translanguaging Pedagogies

Ofelia García shared the benefits of translanguaging pedagogies as the keynote speaker at the latest event in the Linguistic Diversity Speaker Series, developed by NC State College of Education Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Educational Equity Maria Coady. 

Oct 15, 2024

New Tool Can Assess Elderly Dogs’ Frailty

Researchers including Natasha Olby, Dr. Kady M. Gjessing and Rahna M. Davidson Distinguished Chair in Gerontology at NC State, have developed a tool that can aid owners and veterinarians in assessing an elderly dog’s frailty. 

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 7, 2024

What Climate Change Means for Tourism

Erin Seekamp, Goodnight Distinguished Professor and director of the Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative at NC State, along with Ann Savage of NC State Tourism Extension and Whitney Knollenberg and Bethany Cutts of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, has spent a number of years working with communities in the Outer Banks to help them identify actions they can take to build resilience against climate change. 

Oct 1, 2024

Podcast: Celebrating 125 Years of the Wilson College of Textiles

On this episode of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. David Hinks, dean of the Wilson College of Textiles, and Michael Ward, executive director of the North Carolina Textile Foundation, to discuss how private support is furthering the college in extraordinary ways. 

Oct 1, 2024

Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Early Literacy Devin Kearns Joins National Advisory Board

NC State College of Education Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Early Literacy Devin Kearns has been invited to join an advisory committee for the National Center for Education Statistics’ National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Part of the U.S. Department of Education and Institute of Education Sciences, and often referred to as “the nation’s report card,” NAEP provides information about how students are performing academically across the country.