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May 2020

NC State Memorial Belltower

May 14, 2020

NC State students win Goldwater Scholarships

Three undergraduates receive the nation’s preeminent scholarship for science, math and engineering. 

May 14, 2020

Researchers receive NSF grant to track novel coronavirus in wastewater

Wastewater monitoring for novel coronavirus could help provide early warning of outbreaks. 

Esmira Poladova

May 12, 2020

Through the darkness to shine a light

As she leaves NC State with her B.S. in biological engineering, Esmira Poladova has more ups and downs to contemplate than most. She describes her five years since high school not as a journey – which sounds a tad too smooth and direct – but as a crazy adventure, or maybe a wild ride. 

Landon Grace, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at NC State University, works with the emergency ventilator prototype (Photo by NC State University)

May 11, 2020

What they’re trained for

Biomedical engineers at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State respond to COVID-19 by teaming to speed the development of an emergency ventilator. 

Dr. Louis Martin-Vega

May 11, 2020

A message from Dean Martin-Vega

The spring 2020 semester we’ve just concluded is one that none of us will ever forget. 

May 11, 2020

ASSIST Center partners on virtual incubator to advance remote care

The ASSIST Center led by NC State has partnered with Digital Health Institute for Transformation (DHIT) to launch a virtual crowdsourced incubator that will serve as an innovation engine for advanced remote care. The program, COVID-19 Unites Us All, will consist of a biweekly webinar series featuring panels of thought leaders in digital health, as well as an Innovation Sprint. 

diagram shows how soft robot design was inspired by cheetahs

May 11, 2020

Inspired by cheetahs, researchers build fastest soft robots yet

Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a faster soft robot. 

A view from the site-based engineering program located in Havelock, North Carolina.

May 11, 2020

Site-based engineering program benefits Eastern North Carolina workforce

NC State is committed to offering high-quality education no matter the delivery mode. Two students graduating from the Mechanical Engineering Systems (MES) site-based degree program in Havelock, North Carolina, are experiencing that first hand. 

Seniors Oscar Molina ‘T19 and Gracie Hornsby ’20

May 8, 2020

Distinguished Goodnight Award recipients for 2020 announced

Seniors Oscar Molina ‘T19 and Gracie Hornsby ’20 are the 8th and 9th recipients of this prestigious community award.