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Oct 15, 2014

NC State to Hold Open House for Prospective Students Saturday

Thousands of prospective students will find out how to join the Wolfpack during NC State's Open House this Saturday. 
Students in front of 1911 building.

Aug 15, 2014

NC State Prepares for Academic Year

NC State begins fall semester, ushering in a new Wolfpack freshman class and a new academic year. 

Jun 4, 2014

A Makers’ Place

Maker Faire North Carolina is a celebration of the state's thinkers and doers. NC State students will put their projects on display there this weekend. 

May 9, 2014

Career-Ready

The 2014 graduates left NC State with more than 5,200 degrees -- and career-ready skills that put them on the road to prosperity. 

May 7, 2014

NC State to Hold Commencement Ceremony May 10

North Carolina State University will confer degrees on more than 5,200 graduating students during its spring commencement exercise, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 10, in the PNC Arena in Raleigh. Media coverage is invited. During the ceremony, Chancellor Randy Woodson will confer 5,211 degrees – 89 associate’s, 3,531 bachelor’s, 1,333 master’s, 177 doctoral and… 

May 2, 2014

NC State Selects 41 Park Scholars

Forty-one high school seniors have been named to the North Carolina State University Park Scholarships Class of 2018. Recipient biographies, listed by North Carolina county, state and nation, are available. “In this landmark year for the Park Scholarships and NC State, the Class of 2018 joins us at a transformational time,” said Park Scholarships Director Eva… 

Apr 29, 2014

Howling Robots: One Student’s Path From the Classroom to the Theme Park

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Tim Peeler, who writes for NC State University Communications. Now that she’s the co-creator of a robotic wolf, Michelle Phillips’ career path into the field of animatronics seems obvious. But that wasn’t always the case. Phillips had only been at NC State for a couple of semesters when she… 

Apr 28, 2014

Urbanization, Higher Temperatures Can Influence Butterfly Emergence Patterns

An international team of researchers has found that a subset of common butterfly species are emerging later than usual in urban areas located in warmer regions, raising questions about how the insects respond to significant increases in temperature. 

Apr 23, 2014

Get a Sneak Peek of New Products at NC State Lulu eGames Showcase

The Entrepreneurship Initiative at North Carolina State University is showcasing student entrepreneurs and the products they’ve developed as part of its eGames competition on Thursday, April 24 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the McKimmon Center on NC State’s campus. Media coverage of the event is invited. The Lulu eGames awards $40,000 in prize money to… 

Apr 21, 2014

U.S. Archivist to Speak at NC State Commencement

David S. Ferriero, archivist of the United States, will deliver NC State’s commencement address on Saturday, May 10, at 9 a.m. at the PNC Arena in Raleigh. During the ceremony, Chancellor Randy Woodson will confer honorary degrees on Ferriero and noted sculptor Thomas Sayre. Ferriero heads the National Archives and Records Administration, responsible for running 13… 

Apr 16, 2014

NC State Awarded $25 Million NNSA Grant to Develop Leaders, Improve Technological Capabilities for Detecting Nuclear Proliferation

NC State today was awarded a five-year, $25 million grant by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development to develop the next generation of leaders with practical experience in technical fields relevant to nuclear nonproliferation. NC State was selected by NNSA over 22 other proposals following a competitive process that… 

Apr 2, 2014

17 Named NSF Research Fellows

NC State students score one of the top honors in academia, the prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Meet the university's super-achievers in the STEM disciplines. 

Mar 25, 2014

Lobo’s Hope

It's not every day that a veterinarian runs into an animal like Lobo, a binturong. The tree-dwelling carnivore is native to Southeast Asia, but NC State veterinary medicine students learn to treat him and other wild animals by joining the carnivore team. 

Mar 10, 2014

$3 Million Gift to NC State University Seeds Rural Student Access Initiative

Chancellor Randy Woodson announced today a $3 million gift that will start the “Farm to Philanthropy” program designed to expand rural students’ access to an NC State University education. The gift from Dr. Joseph K. and Deborah Kapp Gordon of Raleigh to the university’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will support a number of initiatives… 

Feb 24, 2014

A Leader in His Time

Eric Moore was an NC State student pioneer, the first African-American student to win election to a campuswide student government post. Read his story.