2020

Oct 28, 2020

Employees Express Pride, Identify Concerns in Survey

In the 2020 UNC System Employee Engagement Survey, taken before the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and staff express overall job satisfaction and pride in the university. 

Oct 28, 2020

New Director of Instructional Design Guides Faculty Through COVID-Related Changes

Even before Beth Shepherd became Poole College of Management’s new director of instructional design in June, she was hard at work supporting faculty through the changes taking place due to COVID-19. 

Oct 26, 2020

Technology with Heart

This summer, as the Wolfpack looked forward to first-of-its-kind face-to-face learning and comprehensive changes to campus operations, Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) and the Office of Information Technology (OIT) collaborated to fit classrooms with recording technology. 

Oct 26, 2020

Why Young STEM Researchers Are Calling For Paid Family Leave

A group of young researchers is stepping outside their disciplines to address the gender gap in STEM jobs. 

Oct 26, 2020

Wildlife Flock to Backyards for Food From People

A new study helps explain why some animals are sometimes more often found in suburban areas than wild ones: because people are feeding them – sometimes accidentally. 

Oct 22, 2020

Researchers Eye a System That Uses Marine Microplastics to Get Rid of Marine Microplastics

Researchers are working to develop a self-sustaining system that uses microplastics to capture more microplastics. 

Oct 21, 2020

How to Make and Distribute a Vaccine

BTEC's Jennifer Pancorbo talks to The Abstract about vaccine production and distribution. 

Oct 21, 2020

Strategies Can Help Teach Students to Discuss Politics

NC State researchers hold “Dinner with Democracy” to help students productively discuss political differences. 

Oct 19, 2020

Insights Into a Tiny Insect That Causes Big Damage

The first genome sequence in the insect order Thysanoptera sheds light on one of the world’s most costly agricultural pests. 

Oct 16, 2020

After the Blaze: How Wildfires Can Impact Drinking Water

As wildfires grow hotter and more destructive, affected cities could face drinking water shortages. 

Oct 16, 2020

Behind-the-Scenes Star

Kimberly Whitfield of the Poole College of Management served as a background hero in ensuring the college was prepared during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Oct 16, 2020

Brewing Up Ancient Beer

Exploring Mesopotamia's beverage of choice: beer. 

Oct 15, 2020

Ultrasound Technique Offers More Precise, Quantified Assessments of Lung Health

New ultrasound technique offers non-invasive assessments of lung health. 

Oct 14, 2020

Pack The Polls, Starting Oct. 15

NC State's early voting site at Talley Student Union will be open daily from Oct. 15-31 in advance of the Nov. 3 general election. 

Oct 13, 2020

Auxiliary Units Complete Cost-Cutting Plans for Fall

In a final round of cost-cutting actions by auxiliary units, NC State's retail and hospitality division is enacting temporary furloughs and salary reductions.