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Startup founders on stage at Demo Day, giving their five-minute pitch to the audience of 175 innovators, investors and NC State students.

Oct 28, 2024

Startups Pitch Plans at Andrews Launch Accelerator Demo Day

Trainees from NC State’s Entrepreneurship Clinic, housed in the Poole College of Management, had a chance to pitch their startups to a crowd of students, investors and innovators recently during the 2024 Andrews Launch Accelerator Demo Day. Alumnus Chip Andrews and his wife, Lyn, started the accelerator program with a $1 million donation to the university in 2019.

Richard Bernhard and his late wife, Cindy, in front of Fitts-Woolard Hall.

Oct 28, 2024

Richard Bernhard: A Life of Service and Education

Richard “Dick” Bernhard, a treasured member of the NC State community, passed away at the age of 90 on Oct. 10, 2024. His life was marked by dedication to education, philanthropy and service, leaving a lasting impact on the university and its students.

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.

Howling Cow ice cream in front of the Memorial Belltower at Henry Square

Oct 21, 2024

The Provost Picks a Winner With New Howling Cow Ice Cream Flavor

Carl Hollifield, director of NC State’s Dairy Enterprise System, along with fellow dairy processing expert Gary Cartwright, helped make the coffee flavor in the new Caramel Mocha Latte truly outstanding. The two received support from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund after discovering a way to convert coffee beans into a direct food additive.

Officials break ground on NC State's new apiculture research facility

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.

Molly Sue Smith, far right, with the staff of Tambra Place, an organization that provides a safe, social learning environment for young people facing housing insecurity.

Oct 21, 2024

College of Education Students Give Back to Their Communities Through Summer Internship Program

A group of College of Education students had the opportunity to give back to their communities last summer through the College of Education Summer Internship Program, a competitive five-week program created in memory of Chantal Warfield ’19. Participants received financial support for their work in high-needs communities.

NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson, right, thanked members of the Prestage family for their transformational gift and expressed appreciation for patriarch Bill Prestage at the 100 Years of Poultry Science event. Woodson, the Prestages and leaders of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrated poultry progress with a toast.

Oct 15, 2024

Poultry Science Celebrates 100 Years at NC State

NC State is celebrating a century of poultry research and collaboration with an eye on the next 100 years of the Prestage Department of Poultry Science, which was named for Bill and Marsha Prestage following their gift to the department. Ongoing work to establish a future-proof food supply, prepare graduates for in-demand jobs and advance research on sustainable production took center stage at a recent gathering at the Park Alumni Center to mark the milestone anniversary.

Charlie Townsend, right, with Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin after receiving the New Professional Engineer of the Year. Photo courtesy of VHB.

Oct 15, 2024

NC State Alum Wins New Professional Engineer of the Year Award

Charlie Townsend ’15, ’21 has dedicated his career to the city of Raleigh, and his efforts were recognized in August by the National Society of Professional Engineers when he received the organization’s New Professional Engineer of the Year award. Townsend is an active volunteer for many organizations, including the College of Engineering’s Young Alumni Advisory Board.

Classroom organization tools and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) cards

Oct 15, 2024

Mini-Grants Allow College of Education Students To Ignite Innovation in the Classroom

Student teaching does not come with a stipend or paycheck to cover out-of-pocket classroom expenses. That’s why the College of Education created a donor-funded student teacher mini-grant program, which allows students preparing to become teachers to apply for up to $200 to purchase the necessary supplies and materials.

Equipment in the paper science and engineering program

Oct 15, 2024

2024 Letter to Alumni and Friends From the Pulp and Paper Advisory Board

It has been a year of change both within the College of Natural Resources’ paper science and engineering (PSE) program and the NC State Pulp and Paper Advisory Board. Bart Nicholson and Allen Sanders, president and executive director of the board, respectively, share PSE’s successes in 2024 and goals for the future as part of its annual report.