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Apr 10, 2024

Paul W. Mulvey Honored With 2024 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

Paul W. Mulvey, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor in the Department of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Poole College of Management, has been named the 2024 NC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. The honor is the university system’s most prestigious teaching award, recognizing and encouraging faculty’s extraordinary teaching contributions. “Paul’s dedication to… 

Apr 10, 2024

Stephanie Jeffries Receives 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Stephanie Jeffries is the recipient of the 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Jeffries, an associate teaching professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources in the College of Natural Resources, is known as an enthusiastic and highly engaging instructor with a strong dedication to innovative and inclusive pedagogy, high-quality undergraduate education, and the success of the whole student. 

Apr 8, 2024

Record Gifts Received for Integrative Sciences Building on NC State’s 2024 Day of Giving

Donors contributed more than $2 million to support the new Integrative Sciences Building, including major gifts from Chair of the Board of Trustees Ed Weisiger Jr. ’82 and his wife Betsy Fleming and former Board of Trustees member and three-time alumnus Jim Owens and his wife Katie. 

Mar 27, 2024

Will We Build Cities for Humans or Machines?

In October 2023, JoAnna Klein interviewed research ecologist Adam Terando along with drone aficionado Evan Arnold and public transportation systems researcher Kai Monast about the future of transportation. As climate changes and advanced technology accelerates, they explored a unique opportunity to rethink how people, goods and ideas move around the world. 

Mar 26, 2024

2024 Provost’s Unit Awards for Excellence Announced

The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost has recognized five outstanding staff members as recipients of the 2024 Provost’s Unit Awards for Excellence. The University Awards for Excellence represent NC State’s highest honor for non-faculty members. 

Mar 17, 2024

No Trees at Sea

Sandy Wright ‘67 recounts his time at sea with fellow classmates as they embarked on secret voyages to safeguard the United States from nuclear war.  

Mar 17, 2024

Using Stats to Protect Oceans

Shu Yang and Brian Reich use statistics to determine whether conservation efforts are working. 

Mar 17, 2024

New Partnership Supports Workforce Pathways for Youth in Parks and Recreation

NC State has partnered with the National Recreation and Park Association to deliver job training and develop summer and year-round workforce pathway opportunities for youth. 

Mar 17, 2024

Exploring the Emergence of Environmental Economics

Spencer Banzhaf, director of the Center for Environmental and Resource Economics Policy, looks at the intersection of economics and the environment in his new book, Pricing the Priceless. 

Mar 17, 2024

Only A Few Days Remain Until the 2024 Emerging Issues Forum

Only a few days remain to reserve your spot for the 2024 Emerging Issues Forum, “Weathering Financial Storms: A Resilient Future for North Carolina Families,” taking place on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the NC State University McKimmon Center.