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A Research Treasure Trove

awards and recognition

Jul 16, 2014

Urban Design Draws Students South

Thanks to a new travel fellowship in the College of Design, two NC State architecture graduates will trek to South America in August to explore innovative public housing projects. Find out what they hope to learn. 

Jul 10, 2014

Top Award for Economic Impact

A national education association names NC State an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. Find out how NC State earned the prestigious designation. 

Jul 10, 2014

NC State Designated ‘Innovation & Economic Prosperity University’ by APLU

In recognition of a strong commitment to economic engagement, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today designated North Carolina State University as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity University. The designation acknowledges universities working with public and private sector partners in their states and regions to support economic development through a variety of activities,… 

Jul 10, 2014

Five Receive Awards for Excellence

Five NC State staff members have received University Awards for Excellence for their exemplary efforts to serve the university and the community. 

Jul 9, 2014

National Awards for Outreach Efforts

NC State’s public relations team nabbed three national awards last month for excellence in marketing and Web communication. 

Jul 1, 2014

Mullen Honored

DASA Dean Mike Mullen receives the 2014 Distinguished Educator Award from the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture. 

Jun 26, 2014

NC State Soars in Aerial Robotics

A team of students from NC State placed first overall in a competition of unmanned aircraft, capping a year of hard work and creative thinking. 

Jun 24, 2014

UNC System Taps Provost, Temporarily

Provost Warwick Arden takes on a temporary job as interim senior vice president for academic affairs for the entire UNC system, splitting his time between Chapel Hill and Raleigh. 

Jun 18, 2014

Media Research Takes Top Award

Ph.D. student Kate Maddalena and Jeremy Packer, associate professor of communication, have won the 2014 James W. Carey Media Research Award from the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research. 

Jun 18, 2014

NC State Named to Healthy 15

A trade publication recognizes NC State's innovative programs that promote healthy eating choices. Find out why the university made the list of the Healthy 15. 

Jun 5, 2014

‘Talkin’ Tar Heel’ Explores Dialects

A new book by NC State sociolinguists Walt Wolfram and Jeffrey Reaser explains how our voices tell the story of North Carolina. 

May 29, 2014

Four Receive Mathews Medal

Four NC State seniors received the Alumni Association's highest nonacademic student honor for service to the university community. 

May 29, 2014

Friday Award Honors Retired Profs

The Association of Retired Faculty honors two retired professors for their remarkable service in North Carolina and beyond. Meet the recipients of the William C. Friday Award for Distinguished Service in Retirement. 

May 14, 2014

Work on Rhetorical Boundaries Honored

A journal article penned by a communication professor and two of his Ph.D. students has been named the best research article on rhetoric, writing studies or discourse studies by the Canadian Association for Studies in Discourse and Writing. 

May 7, 2014

A Research Treasure Trove

A decades-old resource -- the Eastman Chemical Company's Max A. Weaver Dye Library -- could unlock research breakthroughs in sustainable energy, cancer treatment, forensics and more. And it now lives at NC State.