faculty and staff

Nov 20, 2024

40th RJ Reynolds Award Recipient Francis de los Reyes Conducts Research at the Interfaces

Francis de los Reyes, Glenn E. and Phyllis J. Futrell Distinguished Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was honored with the 2024 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension on Nov. 11. 

Nov 20, 2024

Anatomy of an Exceptional and Life-Changing Professor

Occipital, parietal, temporal are words the first-year veterinary students will hear a lot over the next three hours as they examine the animal skulls on the lab tables in front of them, but first their anatomy professor offers these: “massive transition,” “right on track,” “very OK.” The possibly disappointing results of the first big test… 

Nov 12, 2024

Spotlight on Deaf/Hard of Hearing/DeafBlind Services

In January 2024, Taylor Ofori, a certified sign language interpreter, became the inaugural coordinator of deaf, hard of hearing and deaf/blind services. Learn more about how she supports students, faculty and staff at NC State. 

Nov 12, 2024

Future-proofing Food and Agriculture: NC State’s Genome Editing Center

How will genome editing benefit food and agriculture? We asked CRISPR expert Rodolphe Barrangou, an NC State faculty member and co-founder of five companies. 

Nov 11, 2024

Donate to the Wolfpack Winter Coat and Clothing Drive

Donations for students and staff in need will be accepted at various drop-off locations around campus through Jan. 27, 2025.  

Nov 8, 2024

Remembering Bill Grant

William Cullen “Bill” Grant, who taught biological sciences at NC State, died on Oct. 13, 2024, at the age of 80.  

Oct 29, 2024

Danowitz Will Use Fulbright Specialist Award To Explore Gender Equality for European Union INSPIRE Project

NC State College of Education Professor and Dean Emerita Mary Ann Danowitz will spend six weeks at the Open University of Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, this fall as the recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Award. 

Oct 10, 2024

Getting a Recovery Foothold in the NC Mountains

In the two weeks since Hurricane Helene swamped the North Carolina mountains, NC State students, faculty, staff and alumni have pitched in to help with recovery and relief. These are their stories. 

Oct 9, 2024

Creating Cultural Connections Through Aquatic Ecology

Applied Ecology Professor Alonso Ramirez has built a welcoming community for Latino students and researchers through ongoing research and initiatives. 

Oct 9, 2024

Shelly Brown Dobek Wins AFA Award

Recently, Shelly Brown Dobek was honored with the Dr. Robert H. Shaffer Award by the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA), in recognition of her extensive contributions to the organization throughout her career. 

Oct 3, 2024

NC State Welcomes New Members to Board of Visitors

Meet four new members of NC State’s Board of Visitors who will serve four-year terms as advocates of the university's educational mission. 

Sep 24, 2024

NC State Shines in U.S. News Rankings

Learn how NC State's continued rise on the 2025 Best Colleges list from U.S. News included its best finish ever among U.S. public universities. 

Sep 5, 2024

Meet Elevate Program Director Tamira White: ‘Elevate Is Going To Be a Transformational Experience’

Tamira White joined the NC State College of Education this past spring as the program director for Elevate, NC State’s new inclusive post-secondary education program. She talks about this new program and her background in the field. 

Sep 3, 2024

Extension Director Receives Long Leaf Pine Award

Richard Bonanno, outgoing associate dean and director of NC State Extension, has been awarded The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest award for state service given by the North Carolina Governor. 

Aug 29, 2024

The Community Builder

Under the leadership of Carolyn Mattingly, one of NC State’s largest academic departments became more unified.