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NC State College of Education Professor and Dean Emerita Mary Ann Danowitz will spend six weeks at the Open University of Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, this fall as the recipient of a Fulbright ...

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/danowitz-will-use-fulbright-specialist-award-to-explore-gender-equality-for-european-union-inspire-project/

This school year, NC State is celebrating the rich history and tradition of its music program, now named the Department of Performing Arts and Technology, that spans the past century.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/celebrating-100-years-of-music/

The Community College Collaboration paves a path toward an NC State bachelor’s degree, supporting transfer students with robust services and a caring community along the way.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/collaborating-for-transfer-student-success/

At the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS), these three students have found the perfect place to explore interdisciplinary interests where their creativity and curiosity meet.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/09/where-culture-and-social-sciences-define-innovation/

Learn how NC State's continued rise on the 2025 Best Colleges list from U.S. News included its best finish ever among U.S. public universities.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/09/nc-state-us-news-rankings/

NC State’s Data Science Academy will now be known as the Data Science and AI Academy (DSA), to better reflect its focus on and national leadership in AI. The DSA was established in 2021 as a u...

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/09/nc-state-data-science-and-ai-academy/

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that North Carolina State University will direct a center that deploys self-driving labs (SDLs) to accelerate discovery for reactions which use lig...

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/09/nc-state-receives-nsf-grant-to-establish-the-center-for-accelerated-photocatalysis/

From volcanoes to microscopic polymers, NC State researchers highlighted their vital work in natural resources, biochemistry, engineering and more through the 2024 Envisioning Research Contest.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/09/gallery-envisioning-research-2024/

Tamira White joined the NC State College of Education this past spring as the program director for Elevate, NC State’s new inclusive post-secondary education program. She talks about this new p...

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/09/meet-elevate-program-director-tamira-white-elevate-is-going-to-be-a-transformational-experience/

Recent CALS grad Caden Noonkester’s unlikely rise as NC State’s starting punter is as surprising to him as it is to anyone. 

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/09/fielding-success/

The Exemplary Writing Across the Curriculum Program Award recognizes the NC State unit for its longstanding efforts to foster strong communication skills for students across academic disciplines.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/08/campus-writing-and-speaking-program-earns-national-award/

The newly redesigned minor incorporates more core principles and hands-on experiences that non-business students need to develop their own enterprise or contribute at another startup.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/08/poole-college-enhances-entrepreneurship-minor-for-students-across-nc-state/

The City of Durham has over 600 “paper streets” – narrow strips of land planned for use as a street, but never built. College of Design students partnered with the city’s Office of Perfor...

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/08/bringing-new-life-to-paper-streets/

Inside the new dairy barn on the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine campus, creature comforts include 15 industrial-size fans that knock 20 degrees off the suffocating summer heat and sprin...

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/08/state-of-the-art-dairy-barn-a-cool-addition-to-nc-state-veterinary-campus/

Researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine are working to better understand the canine epilepsy to find better treatment options and improve the quality of life for both animals and owners...

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/07/how-our-researchers-are-leading-the-way-in-canine-epilepsy-research/

A crowd of onlookers cheered the placing of the steel beam completing the bones of NC State’s Integrative Sciences Building during a topping out ceremony on May 22.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/06/ceremony-showcases-integrative-sciences-buildings-progress/

In its 30th year, the Textile Protection and Comfort Center (TPACC) celebrates innovations that have defined textile science.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/06/fanning-the-flames-of-textile-science/

The one-of-a-kind facility on NC State’s Centennial Campus remains an invaluable asset for NC State, the Wilson College of Textiles and its partners.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/06/tpacc-marks-30-years-of-innovating-and-adapting-to-meet-the-needs-of-government-industry-partners/

The Department of Performing Arts and Technology (DPAT) is ready to march forward under new permanent leadership. 

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/06/benkert-named-dpat-department-head/

The Wilson College of Textiles’ new testing manikin should reduce gender-based discrepancies in the safety and comfort of critical gear.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/06/new-equipment-will-help-tpacc-researchers-test-military-fire-fighting-gear-for-women-who-serve/

The environment just got a little more hospitable for some threatened and endangered aquatic species in North Carolina thanks to the grand opening of the Yates Mill Aquatic Conservation Laborator...

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/06/new-aquatic-conservation-laboratory-opens-at-yates-mill/

Eighteen-year-old Messiah Williams is one of the youngest African-American male graduates in NC State history.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/06/a-historic-graduation/

Where do you go when you need parts for a robot that can walk through cucumber vines without getting tripped up as it monitors the air for disease spores? A…

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/05/makerspace-magic-with-andrea-monteza/

Faculty in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering discussed cutting-edge applications for robotics and machine learning in agriculture during a trip this spring to the Technica...

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/05/a-flourishing-international-partnership/

Horticultural science professor Danesha Seth Carley helped reintroduce native plants to the Pinehurst No. 2 golf course for its 2014 men’s and women’s U.S. Open championships. Since then, she...

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/05/let-it-bee/

Course Ready will launch for the spring 2025 semester to provide all degree-seeking undergraduate students the option to access their course materials on the first day of class for one low price.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/05/nc-state-introduces-course-ready-an-accessible-course-materials-program/

Price makes sure students meet degree requirements to graduate, then helps hand out their scrolls as they cross the stage.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/05/46-ceremonies-in-25-years-terry-price-is-a-fixture-at-poole-college-commencement/

Every student's NC State story is unique — and we're here to celebrate all of them. Get to know members of the graduating class of 2024 from as many of our colleges and programs as we could pac...

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/05/our-2024-graduates-stories/

Wizaso Munthali found her path from Zambia's environmental protection agency to a Ph.D. and research for a transition towards clean energy.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/05/wizaso-munthali-spring-graduation/

A childhood spent aiming for the stars and four years as part of the Wolfpack are launching Shaun Deardorff into a future filled with sky-high possibilities.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/05/turning-obstacles-into-superpowers/