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College cancels April events

Tag: COVID-19

medical professional dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE)

Apr 28, 2021

Understanding and controlling materials’ antiviral properties can lead to better PPE

In the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the College of Engineering and the College of Sciences began meeting weekly to figure out how they could contribute to slowing the spread of the virus and protecting frontline workers. Their immediate solution? Work on developing an antiviral coating that could be integrated into personal protective equipment (PPE) or applied to surfaces to inactivate SARS-Cov-2 and other viruses. 
McCreary makes masks.

Apr 1, 2020

McCreary makes masks

Alumnus-run company has pivoted to making masks local healthcare facilities in the Catawba Country area. 
employee working in machine shop

Mar 30, 2020

Engineering on the Front Lines

The College of Engineering adjusts to a changing landscape. 
Memorial Belltower

Mar 16, 2020

College cancels April events

At the recommendation of the University of North Carolina System and NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson related to the COVID-19 outbreak and recommended social distancing practices, the College of Engineering (COE) has decided to cancel the COE Endowment Dinner and COE Leadership Reception.