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From Landslides to Asteroids, Scholar Wants to Understand It All

Brent Winter

Looking downward at a group of faculty and staff conversing next to a coffee table and furniture

Mar 19, 2024

2024 Employee Engagement Survey Available March 25

Watch for an email on March 25 with a link to the online UNC System Employee Engagement Survey, and give your feedback on key measures of job satisfaction. 
NC State's Memorial Belltower among evening clouds

Feb 15, 2024

3 Online Degree Programs Crack the Rankings Top 10 

NC State was well-represented in the U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings. 
The NC State Belltower on a fall evening

Jan 31, 2024

Leading by Example: In Remembrance of Dave Rainer

Rainer was NC State's associate vice chancellor for Environmental Health and Public Safety and was responsible for promoting safety and reducing risk among the NC State community. 
The glare of fluorescent lights off of a glass panel in Talley Student Union

Jan 9, 2024

All Employees Eligible for Free Training in Professional Communications

The in-person trainings cover a wide range of practical topics including writing, social media, crisis communications and more.   
Students walk on the main path through Centennial Campus

Aug 16, 2023

ORI Launches Major Update to Research Tracking System

RADAR, the university’s longtime system for managing research projects, has been replaced by new modules in the Research Enterprise Data system. 
The North Carolina State University belltower, framed by flowering trees during spring.

May 30, 2023

UNC Board of Governors Approves, Reappoints Members to NC State Board of Trustees

On May 25, 2023, the UNC System Board of Governors approved three new members to the NC State University Board of Trustees, and reappointed one trustee to another full term.  NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson greeted the news with enthusiasm. “We are fortunate to have this breadth of experience and diverse insight on the board,” Chancellor Woodson… 
Red fireworks light up the sky above the Belltower as an explosive end to Packapalooza 2022.

Apr 26, 2023

Graduate Programs Keep Climbing in Rankings

This year's U.S. News rankings bring good news for NC State’s graduate programs. Three programs placed in the top five nationwide, while numerous other graduate programs advanced. 
Professor J. Mark Scearce in his office

Apr 19, 2023

Setting Love to Music

The score for Carolina Ballet's Orpheus & Eurydice contains a message of love — lost, regained and lost again. 
Red fireworks light up the sky above the Belltower as an explosive end to Packapalooza 2022.

Oct 27, 2022

2021-22 Awards and Honors

NC State faculty, staff, students and alumni garnered significant recognition for their accomplishments over the past year. Here are a few highlights. 
Memorial Belltower

Apr 7, 2022

MFA Poetry Alum Wins Prestigious Writing Prize

Poet Ina Cariño, who earned their Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from NC State, is one of 10 recipients of a 2022 Whiting Award. 
Professor Walt Wolfram.

Nov 17, 2021

Study of African American Language Wins Prestigious Linguistics Award

A research team led by Professor Walt Wolfram has been honored for its unprecedented research on how language changes during the first 20 years of life. 
Rafeeat Aliyu and Meghan Tanaka sit beside each other on a bench on campus and discuss creative writing.

Sep 28, 2021

‘Community Matters Here’: Inside NC State’s Creative Writing MFA Program

NC State's MFA in Creative Writing program is devoted to tangible creative output and is informed by a mixture of classroom instruction, peer support and faculty mentorship. 
Randy Woodson delivers the annual fall address during Red and White week in 2019 in the Talley Student Union.

Sep 16, 2021

Board of Governors Extends Woodson’s Term as Chancellor

Randy Woodson’s results-oriented leadership earns him a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the helm of NC State until June 2025. 
The Jacques-Cartier River runs between forested ridges in Jacques-Cartier National Park in Québec, Canada.

Jul 28, 2021

Climbing the Mountain of a Lifetime

NC State's George Elvin tells how a backpacking trip in his youth inspired him to seek a career designing green, climate-resilient housing. 
NC State Goldwater Scholar Jack Featherstone leans against a railing.

Apr 16, 2021

From Landslides to Asteroids, Scholar Wants to Understand It All

2021 Goldwater Scholar Jack Featherstone conducts research into the physics of phenomena on Earth and in outer space.