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Jul 12, 2023

Faculty Clusters Fuel a Culture of Excellence at NC State

The Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program has driven interdisciplinary success at NC State for more than a decade. Now university leaders are investing in a new phase of interdisciplinary growth.

Apr 29, 2020

Plant Aid: A Big-Data Project to Detect Plant Diseases Faster

An interdisciplinary team led by professor Jean Ristaino will combine small sensors with big data for faster detection of the diseases plaguing tomato fields. From a hand-held plant disease ‘sniffer’ to a cloud-based database that can alert farmers about the cause of the stress and suggest possible mitigation strategies, the project aims to detect diseases early, improving yield.

Jul 31, 2017

What Does Trump’s Climate Policy Mean for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals?

A new study tackles a big question: how much of an impact could Trump’s climate policies have?

Oct 12, 2016

The End of the World As We Know It?

Author Paul Ehrlich, professor of population studies and biological sciences at Stanford, will join NC State professor Rob Dunn to talk about the challenges created by explosive worldwide population growth. The free event is slated for Wednesday night at the Hunt Library auditorium.

Aug 11, 2016

New Faculty Clusters Website Launches

Check out the new user-friendly guide to everything you ever wanted to know about the Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Program.

Apr 22, 2015

Symposium Highlights New Clusters

Attend a free event introducing the university’s newest faculty clusters. Wayne Holden, president of RTI International, will give the keynote address.

Apr 6, 2015

The Home of Think and Do

For 128 years, NC State has been tasked with creating economic, societal and intellectual prosperity for all. That's a lofty goal, but our successes continue to come thick and fast. Learn why we're the home of Think and Do.

Oct 15, 2014

Process for Next Round of Faculty Clusters

Chancellor Randy Woodson has announced a second call for faculty cluster proposals. This new proposal round will identify four to six additional clusters and fund approximately 15 to 20 new faculty lines.

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.

May 1, 2014

Lange: Stay the Course on Clusters

In an address at the Hunt Library, Duke Provost Peter Lange praises NC State's new interdisciplinary faculty clusters and urges the university to remain committed to the innovative effort.

Mar 28, 2014

UNC Paper Praises NC State Clusters

Carolina's student newspaper says NC State has the right idea when it comes to interdisciplinary research. Find out why the Daily Tar Heel endorses faculty clusters.

Mar 26, 2014

Lange to Deliver Symposium Keynote

Duke University Provost Peter Lange headlines a symposium in the Hunt Library on the rewards and challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration.

Sep 19, 2013

Clusters Create New Campus Culture

NC State welcomes the first faculty members hired under the Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Program, an initiative to speed research and discoveries across 12 fields of study.

Apr 22, 2013

A Single Challenge, a Suite of Experts

Changing climates mean new stresses for plant life. With NSF support, NC State researchers in computer engineering, biological engineering and plant biology are studying how plants will respond to those stresses.

Feb 23, 2012

Faculty Hiring Program Under Way

NC State will recruit more than three dozen new faculty through the Chancellor's Faculty Excellence program.