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Mar 3, 2025

NC State Names Krista S. Walton Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

Noted chemical engineer will lead research enterprise.

Randy Woodson discusses horticultural research in front of a row of plants inside the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center.

Oct 30, 2024

Woodson Has Built Legacy of Research Excellence

During his 14-year tenure, Chancellor Randy Woodson has catalyzed NC State University’s research enterprise.

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Sep 11, 2024

Gallery: The 2024 Envisioning Research Winners

From volcanoes to microscopic polymers, NC State researchers highlighted their vital work in natural resources, biochemistry, engineering and more through the 2024 Envisioning Research Contest.

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Aug 26, 2024

The Scope of Our Research: Winners of the 2024 Envisioning Research Contest

The 2024 Envisioning Research contest captures the spectacular landscape of research being conducted at NC State.

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May 24, 2024

Makerspace Magic With Andrea Monteza

Where do you go when you need parts for a robot that can walk through cucumber vines without getting tripped up as it monitors the air for disease spores? A…

Ross Sozzani, left, and Jacob Jones, study plant samples in the Plant Sciences Building.

Apr 18, 2024

Prolific Partners in Research

For 20 years, the Proposal Development Unit has helped NC State colleges and faculty secure more than $1 billion in research funding.

Feb 15, 2024

Show Us Your Research, NC State!

NC State is calling on graduate students, undergraduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff to take part in Envisioning Research, the university’s annual research image contest.

Aug 16, 2023

NC State Licenses Supplement Reducing GI Inflammation

Researchers have developed a new probiotic supplement that reduces gastrointestinal inflammation.

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Feb 7, 2023

NC State Researchers: Show Us What You’re Working On

Research can produce remarkable photography, microscopy, data visualization, and more. Share them with us!

From left, Nathan Woodward, Aram Amassian and Tonhui Wang examine a microscope slide. The three wear white lab coats, and Wang, who is holding the slide, wears black gloves.

Nov 3, 2022

Integrating Robotics, Materials Science to Capture Solar Energy

By researching more effective solar panels cells, an NC State team is establishing more inclusive, accessible ways to do science.

Sep 1, 2022

Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Awards Support to Six Promising Projects

The Chancellor's Innovation Fund is supporting research to improve wireless EKGs, prevent and remove ice using a coating and make faster COVID-19 antibody tests. It's supporting additional discoveries that could revolutionize human healthcare.

A photo of the landscape on the Galapagos Islands. Hills are made up of volcanic rock and are interspersed with small bodies of water.

Jul 29, 2022

NC State Brings Expertise, Interdisciplinarity to Galapagos Consortium

In joining the International Galapagos Science Consortium, NC State bolsters its current research and service on the archipelago.

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May 18, 2022

NC State Ranked One of Nation’s Elite Technology Transfer Universities

NC State ranks second among all U.S. public universities in research technology transfer and commercialization according to a comprehensive analysis.

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May 9, 2022

Design Students Develop Compostable Take-Out Container Prototypes in Project Sponsored by Eastman

To combat packaging waste, NC State’s College of Design worked alongside Eastman to create food packaging with a new compostable material.

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Feb 15, 2022

Envisioning Research: NC State Wants to Put Your Research on Display

We know you are doing the work, now we want you to share it.