January 2017

Jan 30, 2017

Park Scholars Program Names Finalists

The Park Scholarships program has named 112 finalists for the Class of 2021 – the 22nd class of Park Scholars – from a pool of 400 outstanding semifinalists. 

Jan 30, 2017

Honors Endowment Established

The newly established Richard L. Blanton University Honors Program Capstone Award Endowment will benefit students who are preparing for their capstone projects. The capstone experience may well be the most significant of a student’s undergraduate career. 

Jan 30, 2017

Cooper Wins Churchill Scholarship

Christopher Cooper, a Park Scholar and Benjamin Franklin Scholar, has become NC State's second recipient of the prestigious scholarship to study for a year at Cambridge. 

Jan 30, 2017

Investing in Equine Care

By donating to the Equine Memorial Program Fund in memory of horses that have been in their care, veterinarians help further the educational goals of Jennifer Patterson and other aspiring equine veterinarians. 

Jan 30, 2017

Researcher Wins Textile Manufacturing Innovation Grant

Dr. Ahmed El-Shafei has been awarded an Innovation Fund grant for his efforts to establish a sustainable commercial fabric dyeing method. This is the third time since 2014 that researchers from the College of Textiles have been named recipients. 

Jan 30, 2017

College of Engineering has Fresh Material

NC State’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering is putting products in people’s hands. 

Jan 29, 2017

Raleigh Investment Firm Supports Empowerment Initiative

The College of Textiles at NC State receives philanthropic support for a unique women’s empowerment initiative: the Hunar Project, which provides students in Raleigh with service learning opportunities and women in India with a chance at economic independence. 

Jan 26, 2017

Alumni Association Leader Honored

Benny Suggs, executive director of the NC State Alumni Association, associate vice chancellor for alumni relations and a 1969 graduate of the university, received North Carolina’s prestigious Order of the Long Leaf Pine during a reception on Jan. 21. 

Jan 23, 2017

Goodnight Scholars Program Extends to Transfer Students

The only comprehensive transfer scholarship program of its type in the country — students transferring to NC State have extraordinary opportunities. 

Jan 23, 2017

Barrangou Wins 2017 NAS Award in Molecular Biology

Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou, the Todd R. Klaenhammer Distinguished Scholar in Probiotics Research, will receive the 2017 National Academy of Sciences Award in Molecular Biology.