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Timothy and David Calhoun smile in cap and gown

May 8, 2018

A Father, a Son and a Joint Graduation

Father and son Timothy and David Calhoun will both graduate this spring from the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. Discover their remarkable story. 

A rendering of the new Fitts-Woolard Hall on Centennial Campus.

Apr 20, 2018

NC State Breaks Ground on Fitts-Woolard Hall, Announces Major Gift

Thanks to a $25 million gift, the newest Centennial Campus engineering building will be named Fitts-Woolard Hall in honor of donors Edward P. Fitts and Edgar S. Woolard. 

Apr 6, 2018

NC State’s Madison Maloney Receives Goldwater Scholarship

Madison Maloney, a junior majoring in aerospace engineering, receives a 2018 Goldwater Scholarship. 

Mar 22, 2018

Graduate Programs Rise in 2019 Rankings

Engineering and education advance in the U.S. News rankings of the nation’s top graduate programs. 

The Belltower at NC State.

Feb 21, 2018

Faculty Score NSF Early-Career Awards

Five faculty researchers receive grants to support their groundbreaking work in areas ranging from ultrafast out-of-equilibrium phase transitions to the evolution of damage in polymer composites. 

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Dec 12, 2017

Faculty Inventors Honored

Two faculty members at North Carolina State University are being named fellows by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The new NAI fellows are Donald L. Bitzer, Distinguished University Research Professor of Computer Science, and William Ditto, professor of physics. The academic inventors and innovators elected to the rank of NAI Fellow are named inventors on… 

Dec 4, 2017

NC State Student Kobi Felton Receives Prestigious Marshall Scholarship

Senior Kobi Felton gets great news: He's been selected for two years of graduate study in the U.K. with support from a Marshall Scholarship. 

Nov 10, 2017

Risks and Rewards in the Nuclear Age

To keep nuclear energy safe and reliable, NC State researchers have to find solutions to technological challenges and national security threats. 

Nov 3, 2017

Study Shows Need for Adaptive Powered Knee Prosthesis to Assist Amputees

Study shows adaptive robotic prosthesis could be helpful to amputees attempting to adapt to real-world situations, like carrying a backpack. 

Sep 7, 2017

NC State Experts Can Discuss Hurricane, Flood Issues

NC State experts are ready to share knowledge on a host of storm-related topics. 

Aug 16, 2017

A Walk Around Campus

Not every step on NC State's campus has to be on a brick sidewalk or plaza. In fact, you can spend an entire day walking the Wake County edges of the university, from Yates Mill County Park to a pasture adjacent to William B. Umstead State Park, and seldom leave NC State property. 

The Memorial Belltower

Aug 15, 2017

Look Ma, No Hands: Researchers Use Vacuum for Hands-Free Patterning of Liquid Metal

NC State engineers have utilized vacuum to create a more efficient, hands-free method for filling complex microchannels with liquid metal. 

Aug 10, 2017

DELTA Announces 2017-18 Grant Recipients

DELTA will give more than $236,000 in new and continuing DELTA grants to 25 recipients across eight academic colleges. 

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Aug 4, 2017

Microbot Origami Can Capture, Transport Single Cells

Microscopic cubes can be assembled and pre-programmed to change their shape and perform a variety of tasks, paving the way for soft biomimetic devices. 

Jul 24, 2017

High-Temperature Superconductivity in B-doped Q-Carbon

Researchers have significantly increased the temperature at which carbon-based materials act as superconductors, using a novel, boron-doped Q-carbon material.