COVID-19

Mar 31, 2021

DELTA and DASA Collaborate To Deliver Secure Telehealth Options at NC State

A collaboration between DELTA and the Division of Academic and Student Affairs (DASA) addressed the need for secure virtual healthcare options for NC State students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Natasha Gaddy receives the first COVID-19 at NC State's on-campus vaccination clinic.

Mar 26, 2021

Big Shot

NC State staffer Natasha Gaddy makes history as the first employee to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the university’s on-campus clinic.

A graphic shows the ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Graphic by the CDC.

Mar 24, 2021

3 Common Antiviral Drugs Potentially Effective Against COVID-19

Three commonly used antiviral and antimalarial drugs are effective in vitro at preventing replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Two Facilities Division employees check the control panel of an HVAC system on campus

Mar 17, 2021

Top (Air) Quality

NC State employees work tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic to develop and implement an indoor air quality plan that helps keep students, faculty and staff safe.

Masked student Gillian Torr in the gym of the new Wellness and Recreation Center

Mar 16, 2021

Howling Success: Gillian Torr Helps Keep the Pack Moving

The Division of Academic and Student Affairs’ newest Howling Success award recipient has played a key role in keeping the Pack active and safe at the new Wellness and Recreation Center during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bailey Knight sews a patch on a football uniform

Mar 15, 2021

Textiles Loaner Program Keeps Students on Track

Thanks to donor support and the NC Textile Foundation, the Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management at Wilson College of Textiles has continued preparing its students to become industry-ready professionals even while they learn remotely.

Mar 8, 2021

For Teens, Outdoor Recreation During Pandemic Linked to Improved Well-Being

A study from North Carolina State University found outdoor play and nature-based activities helped buffer some of the negative mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for adolescents.

Mar 4, 2021

‘Decolonizing Science’ Class Tracks COVID’s Impact on Navajo

A class at NC State called 'Decolonizing Science' launched a project to track COVID-19’s spread in the Navajo Nation last year.

Jordan Ferguson works in the WolfTRACS lab on NC State's campus.

Mar 3, 2021

Leading the Pack Out of the Pandemic

College of Veterinary Medicine microbiologist Megan Jacob’s new in-house lab is surveilling COVID-19 on the NC State campus.

Mar 3, 2021

NC State Announces In-House COVID-19 Testing Labs

New COVID-19 testing labs in CVM will handle all of campus' testing.

Feb 23, 2021

Study Finds Risk Communication Targeting Younger Adults May Have Biggest Impact

On average, the younger you are, the less you are doing to reduce COVID-19 risk.

Feb 18, 2021

Volunteers Needed To Support COVID-19 Testing Efforts

The university's COVID-19 Resource Team needs faculty and staff volunteers to support testing centers and the quarantine and isolation program.

Feb 16, 2021

Four-University Study Focuses on Student Well-Being During the Pandemic

The study focuses on mental, emotional and physical health, in order to determine how universities can better support their students.

Electron microscope image of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Feb 9, 2021

Bidirectional Contact Tracing Could Have a Dramatic Impact on COVID-19 Infection Numbers

NC State mathematician Alun Lloyd recently co-authored a study that found bidirectional contact tracing is twice as effective as forward tracing, the contact tracing method currently in use.

Feb 5, 2021

NC State Alumnus Leads Development of the First Rapid At-Home Test-Kit for COVID-19

Frankie Myers, director of engineering at Lucira Health, led the design and development of the first at-home rapid COVID-19 test kit.