2024

Dec 9, 2024

Sending Off NC State’s Fall 2024 Graduates

We’re celebrating a whole new class of Wolfpack graduates. Meet a few of the students who will be earning their degrees this fall and find out how they’ve made the most of their NC State experiences. 

Dec 6, 2024

Magnetically Controlled Kirigami Surfaces Move Objects: No Grasping Needed

The new technology is useful for lifting and moving items that cannot be easily grasped, such as fragile objects, gels or liquids. 

Dec 5, 2024

Employee Engagement Survey Results

Chancellor Randy Woodson shares the results from the 2024 UNC System Employee Engagement Survey with NC State employees. Read the message here. 

Dec 4, 2024

Survey Results: Employees Report Pride in Their Jobs 

In the 2024 Employee Engagement Survey, employees said they were satisfied with their work and their supervisors, but they were less happy with issues of performance management and communication. 

Dec 4, 2024

Digital Greenspaces Map Promotes Wellness

The NC State Greenspaces Map helps the NC State community use on-campus areas to relax, socialize, study, exercise and more. 

Dec 4, 2024

Manta Rays Inspire the Fastest Swimming Soft Robot Yet

A team of researchers has drawn inspiration from manta rays and beaten its own record for the fastest swimming soft robot. 

Dec 3, 2024

A Gift of Inclusion: Empowering Neurodivergent Students at NC State

Through Howl Together, the Keisers’ gift has established a transformative support system for neurodivergent students, sparking a ripple effect of inclusivity and connection across the NC State community. 

Dec 3, 2024

Happy Last Day of Class, Wolfpack

NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson shares a message wishing the Wolfpack a happy last day of class and winter break. Watch the video message here. 

Dec 2, 2024

Appealing to the Senses

Whether you prefer a bustling coffee shop or a quiet, private room, NC State University Libraries’ sensory-friendly maps can help you find the perfect place to study or get work done. 

Dec 2, 2024

Enterococcus Helps E. Coli ‘Armor Up’ in Dog, Poultry Co-Infections

Two subtypes of pathogenic E. coli produce five to 16 times more protective capsular “slime” when Enterococcus faecalis (EF) is present. 

Dec 2, 2024

NC State Announces 2024-25 Goodnight Early Career Innovators

NC State announced its 2024-25 class of Goodnight Early Career Innovators today. This program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education. The 25 faculty selected will receive $22,000 ­for each of the next three years to support their scholarship and research endeavors. 

Dec 2, 2024

From HR to Work/Life Balance – How Working Life Has (and Hasn’t) Changed Since Ancient Rome

A new book sheds light on working life in the Roman Empire, offering insights into a complex society. 

Dec 2, 2024

Researchers Demonstrate Self-Assembling Electronics

The proof-of-concept work was used to create diodes and transistors, and paves the way for self-assembling more complex electronic devices. 

Nov 26, 2024

Chancellor Woodson in the Words of His Wolfpack

Randy Woodson has led NC State's meteoric rise over the past 14 years, but he doesn't like to take credit for it. So we turned to our community to tell his story. 

Nov 25, 2024

“Biodiversity is not a luxury”: study explores the connection between wealth and ecosystem health

A new study suggests that a more complex understanding of how wealth and biodiversity are linked may help communities with little wealth achieve the levels of diversity typically associated with more affluent areas. Researchers have long understood that areas with more wealth tend to have higher biodiversity, a phenomenon known as the “luxury effect.” However,…