June 2017

Jun 27, 2017

Almasy Honored as Top Goodnight Scholar

Katie Almasy was honored by the Goodnight Scholars Program for academic achievement, dedication to STEM education and commitment to leadership. The recipient of other accolades including the Chancellor’s Leadership Scholarship and G.H. Satterfield Scholarship, she will soon begin work on a graduate research fellowship in chemical biology at Vanderbilt University. 

Jun 27, 2017

Sheats’ Role Expands

Lewis Sheats, director of the NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic launched in January 2015 by Poole College of Management, takes on an expanded administrative and academic role supporting the university's efforts in entrepreneurship education, research and outreach -- which enjoy growing private support. 

Jun 27, 2017

Design Students Imagine a Crossroads

Architecture students design an iconic structure for the College of Sciences at the former site of Harrleson Hall, as the college continues preliminary planning and idea gathering for a new Imagination Corridor, which would require private funding. 

Jun 27, 2017

Student Leaders Reflect on FFA Family

Caldwell Fellow Layne Baker is among six College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students retiring this month as North Carolina FFA officers. 

Jun 27, 2017

Triangle Venture Alliance Makes Initial Investment

The new alliance among angel networks at NC State, Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and NC Central has made its first investment in 410 Medical. This early-stage medical device company, with design and engineering assistance from NC State biomedical engineering undergraduates, has developed and is commercializing a device that can rapidly infuse life-saving fluids during medical emergencies. 

Jun 27, 2017

Gookin Awarded Grant

Jody Gookin, the College of Veterinary Medicine's FluoroScience Distinguished Professor in Veterinary Scholars Research Education, is researching probiotic treatment for cats. 

Jun 27, 2017

Public Science Researcher Named to Distinguished Professorship

NC State's Jean Goodwin has been named SAS Institute Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric and Technical Communication. The professorship is made possible through the generosity of the SAS Institute Inc. and the State of North Carolina’s Distinguished Professors Endowment Fund. 

Jun 27, 2017

AgPack Strong: A World of Possibilities

Plants have always made Kim Shearer happy. The recipient of half a dozen scholarships as a double major in plant biology and horticulture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the NC State alumna has her dream job at an arboretum in Illinois. 

Jun 19, 2017

Poole College Names 2017 Andrews Launch Accelerator Startup Teams

Three startup teams of undergraduates and recent graduates will receive $20,000 each from the NC State Acceleration Fund, and they will participate in the NC State Andrews Launch Accelerator program. 

Jun 19, 2017

Park Scholarships Welcomes Development Associate

Patricia Crane ‘02 will serve as a key point of contact for the Park Scholarships’ fundraising and development-related initiatives.