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Barb Prillaman

Aug 21, 2025

Leaving a Legacy of Philanthropy

Barb Prillaman ’86 has established the first legacy endowment for NC State’s Data Science and AI Academy. 

A portrait-style photograph of Vice Chancellor Krista Walton standing underneath the portico between Hunt Library and the Wilson College of Textiles

Aug 21, 2025

Get to Know Krista Walton, NC State’s New Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

Vice Chancellor Walton shares how her upbringing on a rural farm helped shape who she is today; what she wanted to be when she grew up; and her favorite part of campus so far.  

Dr. Eric Brooks, wearing white coat and glasses, stands in his lab.

Aug 21, 2025

NC State Scientist Develops Map of How Cells Work Together to Become a Brain

By Bethany Brookshire Studying the process of brain formation illuminates just how much of development is a series of tiny miracles. Only a few weeks after a human egg is fertilized, a sheet of cells called the neural plate widens, stretches and rolls up to create a tube. This delicate dance of cells forms what… 

Dr. Reberg-Horton kneels to inspect plants outside of the Plant Sciences Building.

Aug 12, 2025

Putting Precision Farming Back on the Table

Dr. Reberg-Horton, NC State’s Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation/W.K. Kellogg Distinguished Professor in Sustainable Community-Based Food Systems, is using artificial intelligence to help farmers harness precision farming techniques, combatting labor shortages and environmental challenges. 

Dr. Nanette Nascone-Yoder in white labcoat stands with her arms crossed in her lab on the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine campus.

Jul 31, 2025

NIH Awards $2.8 Million Grant to NC State Developmental Biologist for Work Investigating Organ Formation

Dr. Nanette Nascone-Yoder, a professor in the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for her research investigating how cellular mechanisms guide left-right asymmetric organ formation. Abnormal left-right asymmetry underlies some of our most common and severe birth… 

a man stands behind a white fence wearing a dark blue sports jacket and blue and white checked shirt.

Jul 18, 2025

Monks Named Associate Dean and Director of NC State Extension

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has named David Monks, a respected CALS administrator, researcher and longtime Extension advocate, as associate dean and director of NC State Extension, effective Aug. 1. 

The strolling professor statue, a well-known campus landmark in NC State’s Gardner Arboretum.

Jul 16, 2025

Four Faculty Members Named 2025-26 Fulbright Scholars

This year’s cohort will conduct engineering and horticultural research as well as teach courses at institutions in Italy, Turkey and India. 

Ten of the 12 2025 Award for Excellence winners posed for a picture after a June 3 awards ceremony. They are (front row left to right): Adam Bensley, Taylor Reynolds, LaShawn McLamb, Kathie Dello, Deidre Hartley and Holly Jordan; (back row left to right) Douglas Rowe, Jamie Pendergrass, Jesse Proctor and Ricky Hilburn.

Jun 19, 2025

Meet the 2025 Award for Excellence Winners

NC State announced the 2025 Award for Excellence winners at a June 3 awards ceremony. 

An NC State student reads in a hammock strung between two trees in a green space on campus.

May 27, 2025

Turn Pages With the Pack

This summer reading season, readers at NC State are sharing books that transformed their thinking and their lives and the best spots to read on campus. 

Will Wade in his office

May 21, 2025

Getting To Know New Men’s Basketball Coach Wade

For nearly 4,000 consecutive days, new NC State men’s basketball coach Will Wade has awakened early, laced up a pair of running shoes and gone for a daily jog, somewhere between 1 to 4 miles. He keeps up with his 10-year-plus streak through a friend and fellow runner who serves as his accountability coach, carefully recording… 

Dr. Courtney Hinton

May 21, 2025

Dr. Courtney Hinton Receives ACHA Award

The NC State Campus Health Center’s interim medical director, Dr. Courtney Hinton, is set to receive national recognition for her impact on the Wolfpack community.  

NC State's Memorial Belltower

May 21, 2025

2025-26 Provost’s Faculty Fellows Announced

The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost and the Office for Faculty Excellence have announced the 2025-26 class of Provost’s Faculty Fellows. 

NC State's Belltower stands behind a garden of red and white flowers.

May 7, 2025

Four Faculty Members Win the 2025 Outstanding Research Award

Felix N. Castellano, Bill Rand, Melanie Simpson and Ross Sozzani won the 2025 Outstanding Research Award — the university’s top honor recognizing faculty who lead in their fields, commit to mentoring their fellow NC State faculty and advance a multidisciplinary research community. The four award winners will be inducted into the Research Leadership Academy. 

Justin Johnson takes notes as students present their work in a design class

Apr 30, 2025

From Pixels to Pedagogy: A Design Professor’s Path

When NC State’s College of Design graduates are called to the stage this weekend to receive their diplomas, one recipient might get a bit of extra applause from the students he has taught over the last several years. Justin Johnson, an assistant professor in the Media Arts, Design and Technology (MADTech) department at the College of… 

Carol Davis holding her graduation cap, which is decorated with photos of family members who inspired her

Apr 30, 2025

Capping Off an Educational Journey

Because her parents both worked the night shift, Carol Davis spent much of her childhood with her grandmother, Patricia Merritt. One of “Granny” Merritt’s greatest passions in life was education, and she always pushed Davis to do her best in school and to take as many honors courses as possible. Another of her granny’s biggest…