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2016

Faculty working in lab

Jul 27, 2016

NC State Named a Research ‘Rising Star’

NC State ranks 31st in the world, and third in North America, on a list of 100 institutions that increased contributions to a selection of top academic journals from Jan. 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2015, according to a new report on research “rising stars” conducted by Nature. 

Jul 13, 2016

Report Finds Trend Toward Research Article Dissertations

Doctoral dissertations — the last achievement of a Ph.D. program – are more likely to be research article dissertations at institutions focused on science, technology, engineering and math, according to a report by NC State University’s Graduate School. 

Dissertation Institute

May 27, 2016

Dissertation Direction

NC State’s doctoral candidates lead research efforts to solve society’s most pressing issues. Before they make an impact outside campus, however, they need to take a final step – finishing their dissertation. 

May 10, 2016

Linda McCabe Smith Named Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity

Linda McCabe Smith, associate chancellor for institutional diversity at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, has been named vice provost for institutional equity and diversity at NC State, effective Aug. 1. 

Mark Hoversten

May 6, 2016

Mark Hoversten Named Dean of College of Design

Mark Hoversten, dean of the College of Art and Architecture at the University of Idaho, has been named dean of the College of Design at North Carolina State University, effective July 1. 

Memorial Belltower lit red at night

May 5, 2016

Honoring Outstanding Faculty

NC State recognized 33 outstanding faculty members at the 2016 Celebration of Faculty Excellence on May 3. 

Mary Ann Danowitz

Mar 21, 2016

Mary Ann Danowitz Named Dean of College of Education

Dr. Mary Ann Danowitz has been named dean of North Carolina State University’s College of Education after serving as its interim leader since July 2015. 

Exterior of Nelson Hall, home of the Poole College of Management.

Jan 11, 2016

Annette Ranft Named Dean of Poole College of Management

Annette L. Ranft, senior associate dean of academic affairs and the Reagan Professor of Business at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, has been named the Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Dean of North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management, effective July 1, 2016.