Beyond the Bricks

NC State employees are hard at work in every corner of North Carolina, producing research and delivering programs and services that impact the lives of citizens across the state. This series shines a light on those people and programs making big things happen outside our Raleigh campus.

May 11, 2023

A Mother’s Love in Free Throws

Debbie Antonelli’s family is off the hook this year. Her husband and three sons won’t have to take her to a fork-and-cloth-napkin restaurant to celebrate Mother’s Day — the only thing the accomplished television analyst and former NC State women’s basketball player ever really wants her all-male tribe to give her on that day. She’ll be…

A team of veterinary medicine students preps a striped bass for surgery.

May 25, 2022

A School of Fishes

At a research center in the port town of Morehead City, 18 veterinary medicine students get hands-on experience operating on fish.

Oct 13, 2021

Homegrown Vintage

The introduction of the NC State-licensed Brickyard red wine blend in partnership with Shelton Vineyards in Dobson, North Carolina, is a tribute to the state’s agricultural past and a significant driver for its future.

Jul 2, 2020

It’s in the (Produce) Bag

COVID-19 may bruise North Carolina’s tourism economy this summer, but it’s not stopping the Vacationer Supported Agriculture program from connecting travelers to local foods

May 6, 2020

Lasting Impact in (and Outside) the Classroom

The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership aims to boost performance in classrooms and strengthen communities around North Carolina.

Feb 26, 2020

Making STEM Accessible

From its home base on Centennial Campus, the Science House creates inclusive pathways to STEM education for K-12 students and teachers across North Carolina.

The Friday Institute's Nancy Mangum and Theresa Gibson in the lobby of their building

Jan 9, 2020

Dynamic Duo Aims to Transform K-12 Education

Get to know two employees of NC State’s Friday Institute in this installment in a series that spotlights people and programs at work outside our Raleigh campus.

Woman standing in marsh giving instruction to people on a dock above

Oct 10, 2019

Beyond the Bricks: Get to Know N.C. Sea Grant

We head to the coast for this installment in a series that spotlights NC State people and programs at work outside our Raleigh campus.

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.

Man and woman examining corn in a corn field

Apr 4, 2019

Beyond the Bricks: Get to Know NC State Extension

A new series that spotlights university employees who work outside our Raleigh campus kicks off with a focus on NC State Extension.

Photo of computer, design layout and person's hand on mouse

Jan 30, 2019

Micro Houses Have Macro Impact

Micro houses have the potential to alleviate veteran homelessness in North Carolina. And a class of NC State architecture students is helping lead the way.