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Concert Marks 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Death

Brent Winter

J. Mark Scearce, professor of art and design, sits at a piano.

Oct 10, 2019

Prof Turns Creepy Ballet Score Into Teaching Opportunity

J. Mark Scearce, professor of art and design, composed an original score for the Carolina Ballet's production of Frankenstein. 
Jack Moorman sits on his desk in his office.

Sep 26, 2019

Building Community, Improving Lives

Jack Moorman, chief of the NC State Police Department, retires Oct. 1 after a 32-year law enforcement career dedicated to the safety and well-being of every community he's served. 
NC State graduate student Mallory Kinczyk in her office on campus.

Aug 15, 2019

Paving the Way to the Stars

The North Carolina Space Grant program is supporting the scientists and astronauts of tomorrow. 
NC State Ana Sofia Uzsoy against a backdrop of the night sky

May 21, 2019

Intelligent Life

From chromosomes deep in the heart of a cell to exoplanets in the farthest reaches of space, Goldwater Scholar Ana Sofia Uzsoy is doing research to help us understand the universe at every scale. 
The Raleigh Civic Symphony performs in concert

Apr 8, 2019

Concert Blends VR With Music to Tell Suffrage Story

Imagine a country where women attend college, hold jobs, buy and sell property, engage in political activism, practice law, own businesses and found entire professions — but they can’t vote. Sound familiar? It’s the United States of America, or at least it was before Congress and three-fourths of the states ratified the 19th Amendment to… 
NC State MFA alumnus Tyree Daye.

Mar 21, 2019

MFA Alumnus Wins Prestigious Writing Prize

Poet Tyree Daye, who earned his Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from NC State in 2017, is one of 10 recipients of a 2019 Whiting Award, one of the largest and most prestigious awards given to emerging writers in the United States. Each year the Whiting Foundation presents $50,000 awards to writers of fiction,… 
NC State faculty member Sarah Desmarais.

Feb 28, 2019

News Site Helps Faculty Reach Broad Audience

Sarah Desmarais' article on The Conversation about mental illness and violence received tens of thousands of page views and was republished by dozens of mainstream news outlets. Learn more about how to publish your work on The Conversation at an information session on March 7. 
A found wallet photographed on the ground, and another found wallet displayed in the Gregg Museum.

Feb 19, 2019

Artist Documents the Undocumented

Susan Harbage Page's photographs and found objects from the U.S.-Mexico border constitute an 'anti-archive of trauma.' 
Photo of NC State's Belltower

Jan 31, 2019

Diversity in Law Enforcement: 5 Questions With Raleigh’s Chief of Police

Raleigh's chief of police, who earned a graduate degree from NC State, says diversity and community engagement are keys to effective policing. 
J. Mark Scearce, professor of art and design, sits at a piano.

Oct 25, 2018

Faculty Strengthen Communities Through Extension and Engagement

J. Mark Scearce, professor of art and design, created a new original score for Dracula as a special commission for the Carolina Ballet, helping bring in crucial revenue for the nonprofit arts organization. 
Panels of artwork cover two walls in the Gregg Museum of Art & Design.

Oct 11, 2018

Jazz Converges With Math and Painting in New Exhibit

The newest Gregg Museum exhibit, 'All the Possibilities of Filling in Sixteenths (65,536),' showcases the work of Durham artist and jazz saxophonist Vernon Pratt. It opens Oct. 11. 
The collaborative artwork Burn Your Candle Into Another World, created by Howard Finster and other participants in the Mountain Lake Workshop, depicting people, an angel, and animals.

Aug 23, 2018

Rural Setting Fosters Avant-Garde Art Exhibit

Collaborative and experimental artworks by world-famous artists will be displayed in Rural Avant-Garde: The Mountain Lake Experience, an exhibition at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design. 
A bat box stands on the Rocky Branch Greenway Trail near Pullen Road on NC State's campus.

Apr 26, 2018

Evicted Bats Get New Digs on Campus

After University Transportation ousted a colony of bats from a campus parking deck, a group of faculty and staff collaborated to find the bats a new home. 
The Raleigh Civic Symphony plays a concert.

Apr 18, 2018

Spring Concert to Celebrate N.C. Composers

The Raleigh Civic Symphony, a program of NC State’s Department of Music, will celebrate the music of North Carolina composers in a concert on Sunday, April 22, in Stewart Theatre. 
A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Apr 5, 2018

Concert Marks 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Death

The Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra, a program of NC State’s Department of Music, will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by performing an evening of music by African-American composers in Stewart Theatre. The concert will include the world premiere of Sinfonietta of Dreams, a piece specially commissioned for this event.