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Aug 3, 2017

Beetles and Lightning: Photography Winners of the 2017 NC State Research Image Contest

Research photos that wowed us. 

Aug 2, 2017

Top Hat: New Tool to Improve Student Engagement

Are you looking to better engage students and use their existing devices in your favor? Leveraging a mobile device as a learning tool is what Top Hat is all about. NC State acquired an enterprise-level license for Top Hat in May 2017 meaning faculty can use it at no cost to their students. 

Aug 2, 2017

CALS, Premex Build Synergistic Relationship

An NC State partnership with international animal nutrition company extends beyond workforce development to research sponsorship and philanthropy. 

Jul 27, 2017

Students, Postdocs Network with Industry Professionals

Students and postdocs will have the opportunity to network with a number of industry professionals during the Graduate School’s Industry Immersion Program, July 30-Aug. 4. 

Jul 6, 2017

Studying a Disease in Order to Prevent Starvation

Research into a disease that affects cassava crops aims to prevent starvation for millions in Africa. 

Jul 5, 2017

Study Finds ‘Smart’ Transformers Could Make Reliable Smart Grid a Reality

A new study finds smart solid-state transformers could be used to make a stable, reliable “smart grid” – allowing the power distribution system to route renewable energy from homes and businesses into the power grid. 

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 14, 2017

Butterflies Get Royal Treatment on Golf Course

A team of volunteers supported by NC State and BASF plants milkweed and wildflowers at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course to create a habitat for rare monarch butterflies. 

Jun 7, 2017

Leadership in Public Science: Meet Madhusudan Katti

Madhusudan Katti, an ecologist and member of NC State's Leadership in Public Science faculty cluster, engages in public science efforts that are as diverse as his research. 

May 31, 2017

Giving Families a Voice in North Carolina’s Child Welfare System

Children are among the most vulnerable members of society, and NC State’s Kara Allen-Eckard is helping to lead an effort to better serve at-risk children and their families in North Carolina. 

May 17, 2017

The Boll Weevil War, or How Farmers and Scientists Saved Cotton in the South

The boll weevil is not much to look at, but it was powerful enough to forge an unprecedented partnership between farmers, legislators and scientists. 

May 16, 2017

Commission Releases Report on Eradicating Hunger

Chancellor Randy Woodson chairs a commission dedicated to solving the challenge of global hunger. The commission's report highlights the need for coordinated action involving public universities, government and other partners. 

May 4, 2017

Sustainability Fund Awards $179,000 in Campus Grants

Thirteen sustainability projects will be implemented on campus over the next year thanks to $179,000 in grants recently awarded by the student-led advisory board of NC State’s Sustainability Fund. 

May 2, 2017

Getting in Touch with the Designer in All of Us

Geospatial software frees designers' imaginations by making landscape design something you can literally put your hands on, using 3-D models and colored felt. 

Apr 24, 2017

The Brave New World of Social Media Screening for New Hires

How social media tracking is tripping up job applicants, employers, and the Trump administration.