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Need-based scholarship initiative gets $5 million boost

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Portrait photo of NC State Goodnight Scholar Kody Jefferson of the class of 2021 at the Hunt Library on Centennial Campus.

Oct 27, 2020

Goodnight Spotlight: Kody Jefferson

“Busy” is often the word of the day for Belhaven native and Goodnight Scholar Kody Jefferson ’21. However, those busy days are spent enriching himself in what he loves: mechanical engineering, robotics, and the Goodnight Scholars Program. 
collection of microplastic trash

Oct 23, 2020

Researchers eye a system that uses marine microplastics to get rid of marine microplastics

Researchers are working to develop a self-sustaining system that uses microplastics to capture more microplastics. 
BTEC-bioreactor

Oct 23, 2020

How to make and distribute a vaccine

BTEC’s Jennifer Pancorbo talks to The Abstract about vaccine production and distribution. 
The belltower on a cloudy day

Oct 20, 2020

NC State celebrates outstanding faculty

The Celebration of Faculty Excellence is held each spring to recognize outstanding faculty who have received prestigious awards, accolades or other distinctions during the previous year. In 2020, NC State honored 25 faculty virtually since the annual event could not be held in person. 

Oct 15, 2020

Ultrasound technique offers more precise, quantified assessments of lung health

New ultrasound technique offers non-invasive assessments of lung health. 
neon map of a neuron in C. elegans a

Sep 28, 2020

Researchers demonstrate how deep learning can advance study of neural degeneration

Researchers are showing that AI is a valuable tool for research into neural degeneration. 
Astronaut and alumna Christina Koch

Sep 23, 2020

NC State graduate and astronaut Christina Koch makes Time Magazine’s top 100 most influential people

Every year, Time Magazine creates a list of the top 100 most influential people across the globe. This year, NC State graduate Christina Koch made that list for participating in the first all-female spacewalk. 
A woman holds a circuit board.

Sep 23, 2020

Inside ABB and NC State’s decadeslong partnership

ABB was the first corporate partner to move onto Centennial Campus. Now, 30 years later, the company is still working with NC State to improve the reliability and reduce the cost and environmental impact of electric power systems. 
The belltower on a cloudy day

Sep 17, 2020

Need-based scholarship initiative gets $5 million boost

NC State’s Extraordinary Opportunity Scholarship Initiative is gaining momentum via $2.5 million gifts from alumnus Steve Angel and an anonymous donor, bolstering a matching-funds pool to inspire others.