Events

Join the College of Sciences for a fun, family-friendly event in one of NC State’s most iconic buildings, the Hunt Library on Centennial Campus. The event will feature activities for science lovers of all ages, including hands-on demos, fun and informative talks, tours of the library and its technology capabilities, along with food, wine and NC State beer. The event, which will be part of the North Carolina Science Festival, is free and open to the public, but registration is required. State of the Sciences is presented in partnership with NCSU Libraries.

The history department hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Heather Thompson as the featured speaker at this year’s History Weekend. Ghosts of Attica, a documentary that includes footage shot inside the prison during the four-day rebellion, will be screened at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13. Thompson will participate in a short Q&A after the film. Her talk,“The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Why it Matters Today,” is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14. Events are free and open to the public, but registration is recommended.