awards and recognition

Artistic rendering of a student's project

Sep 18, 2024

Landscape Architecture Students Win National Awards for Fourth Year in a Row

The Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental planning is thrilled to share that student teams won national ASLA awards for the fourth year in a row. Since 2020, student teams in the Master of Landscape Architecture program have won 12 awards nationally.

A student reads from a sheet of paper while seated at a table

Aug 28, 2024

Campus Writing and Speaking Program Earns National Award

The Exemplary Writing Across the Curriculum Program Award recognizes the NC State unit for its longstanding efforts to foster strong communication skills for students across academic disciplines.

NC State's Global Courtyard includes an art installation that resembles a globe

Jun 20, 2024

8 Faculty Members Named 2024-25 Fulbright Scholars

This year’s cohort will study methods to mitigate wildfires and educate the public about nuclear energy, among other academic and research pursuits around the world.

NC Historic Resilience Primer. Photo courtesy of Coastal Dynamics Design Lab.

Jun 19, 2024

College of Design Students and Faculty Win Awards at NCASLA

Students, faculty and alumni attended the NCASLA Conference in Asheville, receiving multiple awards and presenting to professionals from across the state. The Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning sponsored fourteen Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) students in the College of Design to attend the event.

Dr. Josh Stern will lead research at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

Jun 18, 2024

NC State Associate Dean Honored for Career Achievements in Feline Research

Joshua Stern, associate dean for research and graduate studies at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has received the 2024 American Veterinary Medical Foundation’s Career Achievement in Feline Research Award. The award recognizes an American Veterinary Medication Association member for their long-time commitment to feline health through their research. “Dr. Stern’s groundbreaking research in…

A picture of the 2024 Award for Excellence winners.

Jun 17, 2024

Meet the 2024 Award for Excellence Winners

NC State honored the 12 universitywide winners of the Award for Excellence at a June 4 ceremony.

Craig Yencho speaks with a crop researcher in Africa

May 29, 2024

Craig Yencho Earns 2024 O. Max Gardner Award

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor and internationally acclaimed plant breeder has received the University of North Carolina System’s highest faculty honor.

Apr 18, 2024

6 Faculty Members Elected as AAAS Fellows

Faculty receive distinguished honor from the world's largest scientific society.

Apr 16, 2024

Wolfpack Wellness Awards Celebrate NC State Wellness Initiatives

Students, faculty and staff from across NC State gathered April 11 for the second annual Wolfpack Wellness Awards.

Layla El-Khoury's 'Force of Flows' demonstrates the process and impact of stream bank erosion through dance.

Apr 11, 2024

Dance Your Ph.D.: NC State Grad Student Layla El-Khoury Awarded for Educational Dance Production

NC State grad student Layla El-Khoury’s ‘Force of Flows’ demonstrates the process and impact of stream bank erosion through dance, and received the “Dance Your PhD” award.

2024 Graduate Student Research Symposium winners

Apr 9, 2024

Winners Named for 2024 Graduate Research Symposium

Nearly 200 NC State graduate students presented their research projects during the 17th annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, 27 top performers awarded.

Fireworks explode over the NC State belltower to close down Packapalooza 2022.

Mar 11, 2024

NC State Garners AAAS Award

Award given for addressing challenges to success in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.

The NC State belltower with spring blooms.

Sep 18, 2023

NC State Continues To Rise in U.S. News Rankings

Editor’s Note: This story reflects NC State’s rankings on the 2024 Best Colleges list. Click here to learn how NC State continued to rise in the rankings on the 2025 Best Colleges list. For the second consecutive year, NC State made big moves in a national ranking of colleges and universities to rank 60th in the nation, an…

Red fireworks light up the sky above the Belltower as an explosive end to Packapalooza 2022.

Apr 26, 2023

Graduate Programs Keep Climbing in Rankings

This year's U.S. News rankings bring good news for NC State’s graduate programs. Three programs placed in the top five nationwide, while numerous other graduate programs advanced.

Apr 6, 2023

Valvano Elected to Hoop HOF

When former NC State basketball player Vinny Del Negro was a little-used junior guard for the Wolfpack in the fall of 1986, head coach Jim Valvano took him home to Springfield, Massachusetts, to play in college basketball’s best-known early season game: the Peach Basket Tip-Off Classic. That’s where Del Negro grew up, going down the street…