Covid-19 Response
Making the cut
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many in the class of 2020 to celebrate graduation virtually, but Brandon Winslow marked his just the way he’d planned to for almost two years. He got a haircut.
Engineering internship gives new perspective on COVID-19
Megan Rettino helped build portable X-ray machines for GE Healthcare this summer.
Why we should already be planning for COVID-19 vaccine distribution
What is the best way to distribute vaccines fairly and efficiently?
All systems go
From her active research on pandemic disease spread to leadership as the head of the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor Julie Swann thinks beyond boundaries and puts solutions into action to build a better world.
Graduate student teams up to help create peer support line for Indian students in the U.S.
When COVID-19 struck the nation in March 2020, students were faced with new uncertainties and hard decisions. Sathvik Prasad, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science at NC State, wanted to help his fellow international students.
Student becomes teacher
NC State junior Ryan Catalfu finds a creative way to support families struggling to homeschool during the pandemic.
NC State Engineering Career Fair moves to virtual platform
In response to COVID-19 and the need to social distance, the NC State Engineering Career Fair has been moved to a virtual format for the fall and spring events to keep students and employers safe.
Work by faculty members and students has made a difference for healthcare workers
Faculty members and students in the College of Engineering are wrapping up months of work spent creating personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researchers receive NSF grant to track novel coronavirus in wastewater
Wastewater monitoring for novel coronavirus could help provide early warning of outbreaks.
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.