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Sep 16, 2024

NC State Receives NSF Grant to Establish the Center for Accelerated Photocatalysis

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that North Carolina State University will direct a center that deploys self-driving labs (SDLs) to accelerate discovery for reactions which use light as a catalyst in challenging chemical transformations. The NSF Center for Accelerated Photocatalysis (CAPs) is supported by an NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) Program Phase I… 

Aug 20, 2024

NC State Names New Vice Provost for Budget and Business Operations

Eduardo Lorente has been named vice provost for Budget and Business Operations at North Carolina State University, effective September 23. 

Jun 5, 2024

Kim Grainger Named Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence

Kim Grainger has been named Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence, effective July 1, 2024. 

Apr 10, 2024

Paul W. Mulvey Honored With 2024 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

Paul W. Mulvey, associate professor in the Department of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Poole College of Management, has been named the 2024 NC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. The honor is the university system’s most prestigious teaching award, recognizing and encouraging faculty’s extraordinary teaching contributions. 

Apr 10, 2024

Stephanie Jeffries Receives 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Stephanie Jeffries is the recipient of the 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Jeffries, an associate teaching professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources in the College of Natural Resources, is known as an enthusiastic and highly engaging instructor with a strong dedication to innovative and inclusive pedagogy, high-quality undergraduate education, and the success of the whole student. 

Jun 15, 2023

Czeching in on Prague

Chancellor Randy Woodson visited the NC State European Center in Prague to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the opening of the center’s current location and concurrent move to the Office of Global Engagement. 

Apr 25, 2023

Jason Bocarro Honored with 2023 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

Jason Bocarro, the Owens-Shelton Distinguished Professor for Leadership with a Global Perspective, has been named the 2023 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. The honor is the university system’s most prestigious teaching award, recognizing and encouraging faculty’s extraordinary teaching contributions. 

Apr 25, 2023

Miles Engell Receives 2023 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Miles Engell is the recipient of the 2023 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Engell, a teaching professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Sciences, is known as an outstanding professor who engages and challenges students by applying real examples of animal behavior research to the topic addressed. 

Apr 18, 2023

NC State Names New Dean of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Garey Fox has been named dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University following a nationwide search. His appointment becomes effective August 1, pending Board of Trustees approval. Fox replaces interim dean John Dole, who has held his position since February 2022. 

Mar 29, 2023

NC State Announces 2022-23 Goodnight Early Career Innovators

This program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education. 

Feb 22, 2023

Implementation Plan Puts Strategy Into Action

The university operationalizes its strategic plan through a series of implementation plans. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to visit the FY22-24 implementation plan and see the high-level, priority initiatives that have been identified — many of which are already underway — to move the university toward meeting its seven strategic goals. 

Feb 17, 2023

2022-23 University Faculty Scholars Named

These 22 early- and mid-career NC State faculty members are recognized for their outstanding academic achievements and contributions to the university through their teaching, scholarship and service. 

Sep 26, 2022

Meet the Incoming Class for 2022

In August, we welcomed our largest and most diverse class ever. Get to know five of our new first-year and transfer students. 

Aug 17, 2022

Meet the Pack’s Record-Breaking Class: By the Numbers

The largest and most diverse first-year class in the university’s history joins NC State this fall. Take a look at the class of 2026 by the numbers. 

Dec 16, 2020

Vaccine Q&A: Safety, Skepticism and How Long Protection Will Last

We also explain the difference between preventing infection and preventing sickness.