Stories From 2017
The Value of a Gift
Alissa Allen Stribling speaks about the meaning of the Daniel Fromm Memorial Scholarship, which honors her late uncle by supporting a student in the Prestage Department of Poultry Science.
Poole College of Management Advances in Rankings
Private support has been part of the story of success for the young college.
Buggin’ Out: NC State’s Insect Museum Grows
When is a gift of more than 60,000 insects a good thing? When it becomes part of NC State’s Insect Museum, a collection of more than 1.5 million specimens that serves as a research and teaching resource for both scientists and students.
Student Entrepreneurs “Gain a Lot” from Andrews Launch Accelerator Experience
For three months this summer, four teams of NC State students and recent graduates participated as the second cohort in the Andrews Launch Accelerator, created to help select students at the university advance toward entrepreneurial success.
DeSimone Named Recipient of 22nd Heinz Award
Joseph DeSimone, the William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at NC State and Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of Chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill, has been named the recipient of the 22nd Heinz Award in the Technology, the Economy and Employment category.
“Making Space” Launches Third Season at Libraries
Supported by a grant from the Pentair Foundation, the series aims to confront bias and systemic barriers to inclusion in the STEM fields by presenting the experiences and perspectives of underrepresented groups in science and technology, including people of all identities and abilities. The program also seeks to inspire all members of the NC State community to take on new skills, learn emerging tools and be creative with technology.
Optimizing Engineering Science and Manufacturing
Park Scholar Kobi Felton has traveled an atypical route to his senior year in chemical engineering.
A Newfound Home
Many ups and downs led to the moment when Richard Trevorrow was accepted into the first transfer class of Goodnight Scholars. The graduate of Wake Technical Community College plans to major in computer science at NC State.
Harvey’s Impact on the Global Supply Chain: The Role of Analytics
Robert Handfield, Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management and executive director of the Supply Chain Resource Collaborative based in the NC State Poole College of Management, writes about the hurricane's impact.
CALS Faculty Focus: Tom Ranney
Tom Ranney, J.C. Raulston Distinguished Professor in NC State's Department of Horticultural Science, improves nursery and bioenergy crops in a greenhouse at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center near Asheville.