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Four people in front of a backdrop that has the AAAS logo on it

Sep 20, 2023

Professor, Alumni Awarded Science and Technology Policy Fellowship

Professor Jason Delborne and NC State alumni Morgan DiCarlo, William Casola and William Murray have been selected for a prestigious fellowship with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 
The Belltower on a sunny day

Aug 30, 2023

Murphy Joins NC State Board of Trustees; Safran Reappointed

Perry Safran was reappointed to the NC State Board of Trustees by the Senate, while Wendell Murphy was appointed by the House of Representatives.  
Concept rendering of the new 321 cafe on Centennial Campus

Aug 23, 2023

321 Coffee to Open Centennial Campus Location

Projected to open in early 2024, the cafe will be set in the Venture Place courtyard on Main Campus Drive. 
Jim Valvano's wife and daughters on stage at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony

Aug 16, 2023

A Legacy That Lives On

NC State coaches, alumni and families were on hand as Jim Valvano, legendary coach and founder of the V Foundation for Cancer Research, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 
A colorized photo of a young adult Mary Yarbrough is held up in front of a swath of greenery, brick pathways and a fountain at Yarbrough Court.

Jun 28, 2023

A Hallowed Place Honors an NC State Icon

Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough broke molds and opened doors at NC State and beyond, earning a special place in Wolfpack hearts — and on our campus. 
Laurie Henes wearing a black sweatshirt with the Wolfpack logo on it

Jun 22, 2023

Coaching Her Way to the Top

Former NC State champion runner and current women’s cross-country and track and field head coach Laurie Henes will become the Wolfpack’s director of track and field and cross-country programs, the school announced Wednesday. 

Jun 5, 2023

Another Day in the White House

Andrew Bates was willing and ready to drop out of NC State so he could live the dream of anyone who has ever volunteered for a political campaign: a full-time job in the White House. Before Bates could drop out, however, he received a crucial piece of advice from White House Chief Communications Officer Dan Pfeiffer,… 
The name John C.S. Lumsden Jr., inscribed in granite

May 23, 2023

Redemption Lives in Belltower

Raleigh-born and NC State-educated John C.S. Lumsden Jr. lived a remarkable life of invention, passion, adventure — and murder. The veteran of two wars is one of the 35 names listed in NC State's Memorial Belltower that honors students and alumni killed in World War I. 
Frankie and Debbie Antonelli

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… 
New National Hurricane Center director Michael Brennan earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at NC State.

Apr 13, 2023

Three-Time Grad Named Director of Hurricane Center

Mike Brennan first became interested in studying hurricanes when he was 8 years old. That’s when a catastrophic flood caused by the remnants of Hurricane Juan blew through his hometown of Roanoke, Virginia, causing 62 deaths and some $1.4 billion in damage . Among the damage was the total destruction of his grandmother’s house in… 
321 Coffee employees

Apr 11, 2023

Brewing a Greater Good: NC State, 321 Coffee Launch Co-branded Coffee

Alumni Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans are bringing 321 Coffee back to NC State in a big way. Get the details on the co-branded coffee, Greater Good. 
The flight crew of Artemis II: Mission specialist Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover, commander Reid Wiseman and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen.

Apr 4, 2023

‘We’re Headed for the Moon’

Just after Christina Koch learned last month that she had been selected for NASA’s Artemis II project — becoming the first woman to travel around the moon and back as part of a four-member crew — the pioneering NASA astronaut and three-time NC State graduate was told to limit sharing the news to only a few… 
Mr. and Ms. Wuf display the NC State x 321 branded coffee.

Mar 28, 2023

NC State Announces 321 Coffee Partnership

NC State University announces new partnership with alumni-owned and -operated 321 Coffee to produce the "Greater Good", an officially licensed co-branded coffee. 
Two people hold hands in front of the Memorial Belltower

Feb 10, 2023

Ringing in a New Chapter

The Memorial Belltower is NC State's most iconic landmark. For some alumni couples, it represents their commitment to the university — and each other. 
Christina Koch at astronomy days event.

Jan 31, 2023

_pace, the Final Frontier

In a triumphant return to Astronomy Days at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, astronaut Christina Koch spells out how even a simple game of Scrabble can take an unexpected turn when you're floating in zero gravity.