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Feb 21, 2024

Discover the Power of Design Thinking

Aspiring designers arrive at the College of Design with diverse dreams and leave prepared to bring the values of design thinking to their communities and careers. 

Chancellor Woodson and Dr. Jb Minter sit at the Africa entrance of the North Carolina Zoo. The image also contains the Red Chair Chats graphic, which says "Red Chair Chats with Chancellor Woodson. Special guest: Dr. Jb Minter."

Feb 15, 2024

At the Zoo: A Trip to Asheboro with Chancellor Woodson and Veterinarian Dr. Jb Minter

Chancellor Woodson hits the road to talk with Dr. Jb Minter about what it’s like to oversee the care of 250 different species of animals at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. 

Late blight disease on potato leaf.

Feb 15, 2024

Using Written Records – and Tweets – as a Roadmap for Plant Disease Spread

Examining keyword terms from historic and modern texts can help researchers track and visualize plant diseases like late blight. 

Chris Hewett, supervisor of the Department of Physics Instrument Shop, welds the roundhouse, a stainless steel cylindrical structure that experimental physicists will use to study low-energy neutrons.

Feb 14, 2024

An Instrumental Place

Experimental research often requires the creation of custom equipment. The Department of Physics Instrument Shop is up for the challenge.  

Eli Hornstein in science lab in front of a computer.

Feb 7, 2024

Starting Strong

The N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s Startup Program provides expertise and resources to help emerging companies bring problem-solving agricultural technologies and services to the marketplace. 

Students in blue surgical gowns and wearing yellow sterile gloves smile while holding suturing needles over fabric models.

Feb 7, 2024

Faculty-Led and ‘NC State-Flavored,’ New Veterinary Curriculum Launches This Fall

The revised curriculum, centered on developing capable and confident veterinarians, is the result of five years of collaboration among faculty, staff and clinicians across the College of Veterinary Medicine. 

Portrait of Lesley-Ann Noel holding her recently published book, "Design Social Change."

Jan 18, 2024

Q&A: Lesley-Ann Noel on Her New Book, Design Social Change

Assistant Professor Lesley-Ann Noel’s recently-published book, titled “Design Social Change” was written as a guide for topics, mindsets and principles that designers can use to drive the way they think about change. We talked with Dr. Noel about the book’s mission and inspiration. 

The Yarbrough Drive Steam Plant and Smokestack on a warm fall day

Jan 17, 2024

University Standing Committee Survey Now Open

University Standing Committee membership provides an avenue for giving feedback to help determine NC State’s direction for the future. The University Standing Committee Survey is available online now through Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. 

Lily Rivas in the Talley Student Union.

Jan 10, 2024

The Cycle of Community

NC State program coordinator Lily Rivas plays a vital role in further cultivating the community that shaped her Wolfpack experience as a first-generation Ecuadorian American student. 

A graphic reads "Wolfpack Wrapped: 2023 in Review"

Dec 21, 2023

Wolfpack Wrapped: Your 2023 in Review

Before we wrap up another year at NC State, let's reflect on some of our Wolfpack's biggest moments in 2023. 

Chancellor Woodson and NASA astronaut Christina Koch sit on stage at Stewart Theatre with a starry background behind them. The image also contains the Red Chair Chats graphic, which says "Red Chair Chats with Chancellor Woodson. Special guest: Christina Koch"

Dec 14, 2023

To the Moon: Chancellor Woodson Talks Artemis II and Chasing Dreams with NASA Astronaut Christina Koch

NASA astronaut and three-time NC State alum Christina Koch joins Chancellor Woodson for the first live episode of Red Chair Chats and previews the Artemis II mission, slated to orbit the moon in fall 2024. 

photo shows a notebook, calculator and pen lying on a white surface

Dec 13, 2023

How Companies Worked Around a Law Aimed at Keeping U.S. Tax Dollars from Going Overseas

Legislation aimed at preventing large companies from avoiding U.S. taxes by shuttling money to foreign subsidiaries hasn’t worked as well as anticipated. Now we know why. 

Pinned bees in a collection.

Dec 11, 2023

Bee Species in Wake County: Are They Missing or Just Hard to Find?

Study shows no evidence that bee species richness is declining in booming area of North Carolina, but missing species could be a concern. 

Sunlight hits a piece of paper bearing Albert Einstein's signature.

Dec 7, 2023

Letters From a Legend

An exchange of letters between Albert Einstein and former NC State mathematics professor Raimond Struble is now permanently housed at NC State University Libraries. 

Dec 5, 2023

How Open Science Can Both Advance and Hinder Equity in Research

Not all aspects of open science currently deliver on the promise of equity.