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Jul 6, 2017

“Ooo”s and “Eww”s: High Schoolers Experience Livestock Camp

In its first year, the week-long NC State Livestock Science Camp was a smashing success: full to capacity with students ready to take on examining goat hoofs and helping deliver a calf. 

Jun 29, 2017

Zoo Veterinarian Guthrie: “Be Fearless”

CALS alumna Amanda Guthrie is living her dream as senior veterinary officer at the ZSL London Zoo, overseeing the care of nearly 20,000 animals. 

Jun 29, 2017

Testimonials Etched in Stone

Brant Ramm describes himself as a certified dog person. In fact, he’s got concrete proof. 

Jun 29, 2017

Teaching Cultural Competencies Through Virtual Reality

NC State’s Global Training Initiative and DELTA staff have incorporated virtual reality in an immersive approach to teach cultural competencies to students and professionals in an online environment. 

Jun 22, 2017

Vasu to Retire After 34 Years With College of Education

The associate dean for academic affairs talks about what she will miss (and won’t miss) about working with the College of Education. 

Jun 21, 2017

Plasmapheresis a Potentially Life-Saving Approach to Veterinary Immunotherapy

A relatively new therapy in veterinary medicine, plasmapheresis can be used to treat immune-mediated diseases. It is used almost exclusively after traditional drug therapy, even with increased dosage, proves ineffective… 

Jun 21, 2017

Engineering a New Life for Thumper

Replacing rear legs with wheelchair devices is increasingly common in companion animals, but doing so with the delicate front legs of cats is particularly difficult. 

Jun 15, 2017

Check Out the 2017 Common Reading Selection

"Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates is NC State’s 2017 Common Reading Program selection. Faculty, staff and students are invited to learn more about the text at NC State’s convocation on Aug. 14 in Reynolds Coliseum. 

Jun 15, 2017

Fighting Child Malnutrition in Haiti — With Goats

For more than a decade, professor Charlotte Farin and the NC State Haiti Goat Project have joined the country’s struggle against rampant childhood malnutrition. Now they plan to expand, doubling the number of protein-rich meals provided to schools each month. 

Jun 15, 2017

Keene Receives 1-Year Appointment to NSF as Program Officer

As a program officer with the National Science Foundation, the associate professor of mathematics education will be involved in grant proposals related to improving STEM Teaching at the Undergraduate Level. 

Jun 15, 2017

How Culture and Education Interact in the Big Easy

Eight undergraduate College of Education students went on a cultural immersion trip to New Orleans to see how culture influences public education and understand how Hurricane Katrina affected local schools. 

Jun 8, 2017

Friday Institute Names 7 Superintendents 2017 Friday Medalists

The Friday Institute will present the 2017 Friday Medals to seven superintendents of rural school districts in North Carolina who have improved student learning and implemented digital-age approaches to teaching and learning. 

May 24, 2017

Learn About REPORTER at NC State

NC State’s Registration Platform for Non-Credit Activity and Required Training is a cross-university solution for tracking, managing and reporting non-degree credit activities. It measures external outreach, internal training and non-credit activities, to assess their impact across the university and beyond. 

May 24, 2017

60 Seconds With Neuroscientist John Meitzen

Meet NC State neuroscientist John Meitzen, who researches how the human brain works and helps the public understand it. 

May 18, 2017

Spotlight on Giving: Kathryn Hair

Kathryn Hair knows the importance of private giving, both as a donor and as a business and tech app analyst for Advancement Services.