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Spin Doctors Headline Packapalooza 2017

August 2017

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Aug 30, 2017

Researchers set new bar for water-splitting, CO2-splitting techniques

Researchers boost efficiency of techniques for splitting water to create hydrogen gas and splitting CO2 to create carbon monoxide. 

Aug 29, 2017

GradPack Talks: GSA offers social and academic opportunities

Graduate Student Association Tyler Allen talks about social, academic and leadership opportunities that GSA offers to NC State graduate students. 

Aug 29, 2017

Breaking bread program seeks hosts

A campus program matches American hosts with international students for cross-cultural conversations and a meal. Find out how you can participate. 
Dr. Christine Darden

Aug 29, 2017

“Hidden Figure” Dr. Christine Darden Visits

The College of Engineering welcomed Christine Darden on Thursday, August 17, 2017 for a seminar at Hunt Library. One of the African American women NASA hired as a “human computer” to compute numbers for the engineers, Darden holds a B.S. in mathematics from Hampton University, a master’s degree in applied mathematics from Virginia State College and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from George Washington University. 

Aug 28, 2017

Five NC State Engineering faculty members earn NSF CAREER awards

Five outstanding young faculty members in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University have been chosen to receive Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation. 

Aug 24, 2017

Inventor shares tech transfer tips

NC State’s Fran Ligler, a recent inductee in the National Inventors Hall of Fame, knows what it takes to move research discoveries from the lab to the marketplace. She shared her insights at a Centennial Campus event last week. 
Wolf Hands

Aug 22, 2017

College of Engineering announces recipients of 2017 Sensus Reach Scholarship

North Carolina State University today announced that Ashish Amin of Cary, NC and Vedashrey Makthal, of Morrisville, NC are recipients of the 2017 Sensus ReachSM Scholarship. Amin, a senior, and Makthal, a junior, in the NC State College of Engineering will each receive a one-year stipend to cover tuition and fees, made possible by a donation from Raleigh, N.C.-based technology company, Sensus. 
Dr. Christine Mann Darden, second from left, delivered the Engineering Welcome in Talley Student Union on Aug. 17.

Aug 18, 2017

Pioneering NASA engineer welcomes incoming engineering students to campus

Dr. Christine Mann Darden had several bits of sage wisdom to share with first-year students during the 2017 NC State College of Engineering Welcome. 

Aug 18, 2017

Spin Doctors Headline Packapalooza 2017

For the sixth straight year, NC State will host Packapalooza, a free day-long block party and street festival for the community on Hillsborough Street. Events will begin at 2 p.m. and end with late-night concert by headliner the Spin Doctors.