Students

Sep 12, 2013

Student Brings Wolfpack Pride to Pageant

Set your DVRs for Sunday night to catch NC State grad student Johna Edmonds' appearance in the Miss America pageant. The accounting major has made childhood literacy her personal platform. 

Sep 10, 2013

Think and Do

How does NC State solve global challenges? By merging bold thought with purposeful action. See how we're building stable food sources, a smarter energy grid and a smoother supply chain. 

Aug 23, 2013

Second-Annual Packapalooza Festival Takes Over Hillsborough Street

The second-annual Packapalooza street festival and block party will take over Hillsborough Street on Saturday, Aug. 24, with a combination of food, fun and music. The festival will feature more than 200 booths and artisans. Media coverage of the event, which is free and open to the public and will kick off at 2 p.m.… 

Aug 20, 2013

Back to School! NC State Welcomes New Freshman Class, Returning Students

North Carolina State University is howling with excitement about students returning to campus and the arrival of a new Wolfpack freshman class. NC State’s fall semester begins Wednesday, Aug. 21. 

Aug 19, 2013

NC State Opens Wolf Ridge Apartments on Centennial Campus

North Carolina State University will officially open a new housing complex for upper-division and graduate students that will expand campus housing and dining to its Centennial Campus. The new apartment complex, called Wolf Ridge, will be certified LEED Silver – the first LEED-certified residence hall at the university – and contains dining facilities, a bookstore… 

Aug 8, 2013

Writing the Book on How to Use ‘Big Data’

NC State students wrote the book on analyzing “big data” – sifting useful information out of the sea of business, personal and other data available online and elsewhere. Or at least they’ve written a book about mining that big data. Nagiza Samatova, a professor of computer science at NC State, and four Ph.D. students are co-editors of… 

Aug 7, 2013

Writing the Book on ‘Big Data’

Computer science professor Nagiza Samatova and her students wanted a better introductory book on a particular approach to data mining. So, they wrote one. 

Jul 29, 2013

More Than a Library

The Hunt Library's immersive spaces bring learning to life for NC State students and faculty. See how it's transporting midshipmen, English students and forensic scientists. 

Jul 15, 2013

Parker Steps Up as Williams Steps Down

Student Senate president Alex Parker takes the helm of student government's executive branch when NC State's newly elected student body president resigns. 

Jul 12, 2013

Miss NC Promotes Passion for Reading

As she prepares to compete in the Miss America Pageant, grad student Johna Edmonds shares her love of reading with children across North Carolina. 

Jul 12, 2013

Parker Steps Up as Williams Steps Down

Student Senate president Alex Parker takes the helm of student government’s executive branch when NC State's newly elected student body president resigns. 

Jul 1, 2013

New College of Sciences Launches Today at NC State

North Carolina State University has officially launched its new College of Sciences. The new college, which combines the programs of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences with several of the biological sciences programs from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will offer interdisciplinary educational and research opportunities for students and faculty. The College… 

Jun 30, 2013

The Future of Science

Global challenges don't confine themselves to tidy academic disciplines. The researchers confronting them need to be nimble. The new College of Sciences was designed to encourage NC State students and faculty in the biological, mathematical, statistical, physical, chemical and earth sciences to work across disciplinary lines. 

Jun 17, 2013

The Times of Their Lives

In a new oral history project from NCSU Libraries, some of NC State's top student leaders of the past recall their years on campus and how the university shaped their lives. 

May 13, 2013

Ready

More than 5,200 new alumni celebrated their graduation from NC State on May 11.