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Mar 6, 2018

Making Global Health a Priority

A seed grant from NC State's Office of Global Engagement boosted the infectious disease research of Sid Thakur, associate professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine's Department of Population Health and Pathobiology and associate director at the Comparative Medicine Institute (CMI). Thakur focuses on antimicrobial drug resistance that impacts humans and animals.

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Mar 6, 2018

Levin to Deliver John W. Pope Lecture

Yuval Levin, editor of National Affairs and author of The Fractured Republic, will give the 2018 John W. Pope Lecture, "In Search of Solidarity in the Age of Trump," later this month at NC State. The John W. Pope Lecture Series is hosted by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Poole College of Management to encourage dialogue on topics of political and economic interest. It's supported by a grant from the John W. Pope Foundation.

Feb 20, 2018

New STEM Program to Connect High Schoolers with Geospatial Tech and Careers

The Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State and its partners are launching a program for high school students interested in learning about the benefits of a career in the geospatial sciences and using the latest technologies in this field to solve real-world problems. A grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund helps keep the program free for interested students.

Feb 13, 2018

Collaboration Focuses on Sustainable Tourism in Bogotá, Colombia

A chance encounter between colleagues interested in combining design with social entrepreneurship and tourism led to the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve Project, a collaboration between NC State and the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano (UJTL). Tim Wallace, NC State associate professor and applied anthropologist, advanced the project thanks to a 2015 Internationalization Seed Grant awarded through a program facilitated by the Office of Global Engagement and the University Standing Committee on International Programs.

Feb 6, 2018

CALS Faculty Focus: Fighting to Save Cassava

Dr. Jose “Trino” Ascencio-Ibanez, assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, and his team are researching ways to combat viruses threatening cassava, one of the most important crops in Africa. Grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Science Foundation-Partnerships for International Research and Education support their efforts.

Feb 6, 2018

Gates Foundation Grant Benefits Work Addressing Global Sanitation Issues

Dr. Francis de los Reyes of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering — who leads NC State's global water sanitation and hygiene faculty cluster — received $1.2 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve and test the market for a novel pit latrine emptying device, the Flexcrevator. The Flexcrevator is the newest generation of a series of prototypes, with the first design invented by NC State alumnus Tate Rogers.

Feb 6, 2018

Grant funds New CVM Bartonella Research Project

A $220,000 grant from the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation funds the latest project within NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s groundbreaking research into an emerging — and devastating — infectious disease.

Feb 6, 2018

During Make-a-thon, students create sustainability solutions

The NC State Foundation is among the sponsors for this unique NC State innovation competition, in which students design and prototype solutions to sustainability challenges.

Jan 30, 2018

Envisioning Excellence

The College of Education launched the Envisioning Excellence for Community College Leadership Program, with funding from the John M. Belk Endowment, in 2015. The college's Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) for community college executives has been transformed, and the program is leading NC State’s efforts to expand professional development opportunities and create a statewide resource network for community college leaders.

Jan 30, 2018

Building a Better Hair Dye

NC State researchers have created the largest publicly available chemical database of hair dye substances as a resource for developing a new generation of hair color products that are safer for consumers, stylists and the environment. The work is boosted by the Max A. Weaver Dye Library, a collection of thousands of dye and fabric samples that the Eastman Chemical Company uniquely gifted to the university.