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August 2020

Bells on the bed of a truck

Aug 18, 2020

A Welcome Week for Bells

The Memorial Belltower enjoyed a Wolfpack Welcome Week of its own, and we got a peek. Twenty-three more bells arrived on Aug. 11 as part of the ongoing completion and restoration project — including the very smallest bell that bears the signature Wolfie and measures just over 6 inches in diameter. 

Collage of April Gonzalez, Starr Gibens, and Kendall Griffith

Aug 18, 2020

Three Students Awarded First Angela C. Caraway Scholarships

Starr Gibens, April Gonzalez and Kendall Griffith have been named the inaugural recipients of the newly established Angela C. Caraway and Family Scholarship, which targets first-generation, underresourced and rural-background students. Gibens was among the student speakers at last autumn's Red and White Night. 

Carol Hall sitting at a desk in front of a chalkboard

Aug 18, 2020

Hall Selected to Receive the AIChE Margaret H. Rousseau Pioneer Award

Carol K. Hall, NC State's Camille Dreyfus Distinguished University Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been selected to receive the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Margaret H. Rousseau Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement by a Woman Chemical Engineer for 2020. This award is presented to a woman who “has made significant contributions to chemical engineering research or practice over the course of her career” and is in recognition of the awardee’s efforts in raising the visibility of women engineers and paving the way for women to have a greater impact in the discipline. 

Sarah Scott-Cruz sitting in in the CVM library

Aug 18, 2020

Annable Scholarship Helps CVM Student Reach New Heights

Sarah Scott-Cruz loves animals and the environment, and she comes from a medical family. That combination made becoming a veterinarian a natural step. Support from NC State's Michele M. and Ross M. Annable Scholarship is bringing her closer to her goal. 

Joshua PIerce in the lab

Aug 18, 2020

New Program Drives Research and Training in Chemistry and Life Sciences

A new program led by the College of Sciences is bringing together 40 faculty from across NC State to focus on innovative research and training at the intersection of chemistry and life sciences. The Chemistry of Life program will seed innovative, interdisciplinary research projects in molecular-focused areas ranging from synthetic chemistry and synthetic biology to chemical biology and biochemistry. Joshua Pierce, LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholar and associate professor of chemistry, led its development. 

Brielle Papalia standing in front of greenery

Aug 18, 2020

Meet Wilson College of Textiles Young Alumna Brielle Papalia ’15

Brielle Papalia, a young alumna of the Wilson College of Textiles from Kernersville, is part of her family’s fourth generation to enter the textile industry. Now an assistant product development manager at Gap Inc. in New York, she stays connected as a Wilson College of Textiles regional representative for the Northeast, mentoring, growing the alumni network, promoting the alumni foundation and keeping alumni up to date on current events at the college. 

Dr. Hiller Spires of the College of Education

Aug 18, 2020

Friday Institute Executive Director Hiller Spires Explains How Education Differs Around the World

Despite similar aspirations, education can look drastically different from country to country. It's important that teachers in North Carolina understand different cultures and educational contexts, to serve all the children in their classrooms, as Hiller Spires, PhD, executive director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Literacy Education, explains. 

Pascale Meyran posing in front of a lake

Aug 18, 2020

Board Member Brings Luxury, International and Human Resources Experience

As the newest member of NC State's Global Luxury and Management (GLAM) Industry Advisory Board, Pascale Meyran brings decades of international experience as a human resources professional linked to luxury brands including Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo and Versace. She hopes to work with students to help them understand and navigate cultural differences in the workplace as well as how to work with HR departments. 

Close of Dan Weathington at CALS event

Aug 18, 2020

Agriculture Loses Longtime Advocate Weathington

Dan Weathington, a longtime friend of NC State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and a key supporter of the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative, passed away Aug. 3. Weathington was a true ambassador and advocate for North Carolina agriculture, said CALS Dean Richard Linton. 

Ke Chang in his lab

Aug 18, 2020

Researchers Identify MicroRNA That Shows Promise for Hair Regrowth

A research team led by Ke Cheng, Randall B. Terry Jr. Distinguished Professor in Regenerative Medicine at NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has identified a microRNA (miRNA) that could promote hair regeneration and be a candidate for future drug development.