College of Sciences

Feb 9, 2024

New Gift from Skanska USA Building Provides Strong Start for Integrative Sciences Building Construction

A generous gift from Skanska USA Building Incorporated provides a strong start to funding for NC State’s Integrative Sciences Building. The $125,000 founding commitment, made under the leadership of Executive Vice President and General Manager Mark Balling, will name Laboratory Rooms 169/171 in the building that will transform the sciences at NC State. 

Aug 23, 2023

Meet Our New Deans

In addition to the many new students coming to campus this fall semester, NC State welcomes new leaders for three of its colleges. We spoke to the new deans about their backgrounds, what brought them to NC State, their vision for the future of their respective colleges, and more. 

Aug 23, 2023

NC State Hosts Integrative Sciences Building Groundbreaking

NC State will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Integrative Sciences Building on Friday, September 8 from 2-3 p.m. on the Brickyard on Main Campus. All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend. 

May 31, 2023

NC State Names New Dean of College of Sciences

Lewis Owen has been named dean of the College of Sciences at North Carolina State University following a nationwide search. His appointment becomes effective August 1, pending Board of Trustees approval. 

Mar 17, 2023

Dean of the College of Sciences Finalist Interviews Announced

Four finalists for dean of the College of Sciences have been selected for on-campus interviews, which will begin the week of March 27. 

Oct 26, 2022

Searches for Deans of the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Engineering, and Sciences Underway

Open searches for deans of the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Engineering, and Sciences are now underway. 

Aug 15, 2022

College of Sciences Dean Chris McGahan to Retire

College of Sciences Dean Chris McGahan will retire effective January 1, 2023, after dedicating 40 years of service to NC State. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden made the announcement today. John Blondin, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor of physics and senior associate dean for administration in the College of Sciences, will serve as interim dean. 

Dec 9, 2020

Annual Symposium Goes Virtual

Online learning — now a hallmark of higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic — can take some quite innovative and delightful forms. This includes the recent graduate student virtual symposium for NC State’s Molecular Biotechnology Training Program (MBTP). 

Sep 30, 2020

NC State Statistician Dickey Named Clarivate Citation Laureate

The award honors researchers whose work and influence “is comparable to that of past and future Nobel Prize recipients.” 

Jun 24, 2020

NC State Physicist Receives DOE Early Career Award

Dali Sun, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics at NC State, has received a 2020 Early Career Research award from the U.S. Department of Energy to support his spintronics research.