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Apr 5, 2017

University Teaching Awards Presented

NC State honored three dozen faculty members at 2016-2017 University Teaching Awards Luncheon and Ceremony on April 3. Among the honorees was Dr. Maria Oliver-Hoyo, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, who received the Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. 

Mar 31, 2017

NC State’s Sederoff Honored for Molecular Genetics Work with Forest Trees

An international prize goes to Ron Sederoff, a forestry professor whose research has given us a better understanding of forest trees’ biology and accelerated advances in plant breeding. 

Mar 24, 2017

Faculty Expand Partnerships in Prague

A group of 12 NC State faculty members spent spring break in the Czech Republic for the Global Symposium in Prague. The program, facilitated by the Office of International Affairs, was designed to explore international activities at NC State’s Prague Institute […] 

Mar 16, 2017

Graduate Research to be Celebrated at 2017 Symposium

More than 200 graduate students will participate in NC State’s Graduate Student Research Symposium March 22, 1:30-4 p.m., McKimmon Center. It will be the signature event of NC State’s Graduate Education Week, March 20-24. 

Mar 15, 2017

March 2017 Announcements

Find out the latest happenings with NC State faculty and staff, including calls for awards nominations, on-campus events, training opportunities and more. 

Mar 15, 2017

Provost’s Corner: March 2017

On March 7, NC State celebrated 130 years of creating economic, social and intellectual prosperity for our state’s citizens. Much of the credit for this success goes to the faculty and staff’s commitment to continual improvement of NC State’s academics, campus culture, local and international outreach, and more. 

Mar 14, 2017

Honoring the Best and Brightest

Since 1917, NC State has awarded more than 270 honorary doctoral degrees to people across the academic, social, political and civic spectrum. Learn more about honorary doctoral degrees at NC State and submit a nomination today. 

Mar 13, 2017

Advocating for More Balanced Faculty Workloads

Faculty represent the cornerstone of NC State’s rich learning environment, engaging the university community through research, teaching, mentoring and service. The Faculty Workload and Rewards Project, led on campus by Dr. Audrey Jaeger, aims to help faculty better balance these facets of academia through targeted communications and evaluation of time commitments. 

Mar 10, 2017

Get to Know: The Graduate School

The Graduate School provides oversight and administration of all policies and procedures throughout the graduate student lifecycle. We spoke with Dr. Maureen Grasso, dean of the Graduate School, about the many ways the school supports the entire university community. 

Mar 6, 2017

Incubating Curiosity

NC State’s Entrepreneurship Initiative helps students turn their business ideas into reality. Meet some of the entrepreneurs who have graduated from the EI and gone on to success in the business world.