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a man models an N95 mask in the halls of an NC State building

Oct 6, 2020

Made in North Carolina: Public and Private Partners Join Forces to Deliver PPE to Health Care Workers Statewide

NC State’s Nonwovens Institute (NWI) announced a new partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC), Freudenberg Performance Materials, UNC Health, the NC Healthcare Association and NC Medical Society to manufacture N95 masks to equip frontline workers across North Carolina with a safe and cost-effective solution. A donation of $450,000 from Blue Cross NC allowed NC State to purchase two mask-molding machines needed to produce effective and reliable N95 respirators locally, as well as to procure materials and supplies used for production.
copper wolves on Wolf Plaza

Oct 6, 2020

NC State Announces NC GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Scholarship Recipients

NC State’s Community College Collaboration (C3) program and the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation have partnered to make a four-year degree more accessible and affordable for transfer students. Meet this year's recipients of the NC GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Scholarship.

a decal of Mr. Wuf wearing a mask

Oct 6, 2020

Changing With the Times

The Goodnight Scholars Program is one of many NC State units that has had to change over the last six months in response to COVID-19. In an effort to meet its students’ unexpected financial needs, and reduce demand on the universitywide Pack Essentials fund, the Goodnight Scholars Program began funding scholars’ emergency funding requests in March 2020. To date, more than 30 grants, totaling over $30,000, have been distributed.
Rockwood family posing in front of Rockwood Park sign

Oct 6, 2020

Alumnus Support to Fund Undergraduate Research in Tree Improvement

Don Rockwood ’72 and his wife, Joanne, have generously established a planned gift to create the Rockwood Undergraduate Research Award in the College of Natural Resources. This gift will provide opportunities for underrepresented students with an interest in tree and plant genetics to collaborate with faculty researchers in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources.

exterior Park Shops building sign, indicating where DASA is housed

Oct 6, 2020

Day of Giving Raises Over $1 Million for Student Emergency Fund

The Student Emergency Fund provides microgrants to help students pay for unexpected expenses related to housing, food, medical bills and technology. The program has been especially crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many experiencing sudden job loss and adjusting to remote education. Thanks to donor support on NC State Day of Giving: Stronger as a Pack, the fund is in a better position to help more students through financial challenges now and in the future.
Gateway to campus

Oct 6, 2020

Kenan Fellows Partner With Charlotte Nonprofit to Bring Aquaponics Curriculum to Middle School Students

Drawing from the knowledge gained during their internships, two 2020-21 Kenan Fellows are creating a four-week unit for grades 6-8 that includes a series of lessons in which students examine and reflect on their experiences of working inside the greenhouse as well as learning about nutrition. The cross-curricular unit is tied to literacy, math, science and health standards and can be used at any school that has an aquaponics system or partners with 100 Gardens.
Je'Juan Bryant smiles holding a clipboard

Oct 6, 2020

Je’Juan Bryant: The Difference Scholarships Make

Bryant, a junior majoring in animal science and minoring in poultry science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, received the Cowles Family Scholarship and the Hanns-Dieter Alhusen Swine Education Scholarship. For him, coming to NC State wasn’t just about earning a college degree. He wanted to be part of a community that was committed not only to academic excellence but to making a difference in the world.
headshot of Delores Parker on a red background with rendering of belltower and quote about her giving out of gratitude for the opportunities she had

Oct 6, 2020

College of Education Donor Spotlight: Delores Parker ’78EDD

Delores Parker earned her doctorate at the College of Education, which she credits for preparing her academically for a successful career. Now, she gives back to the college as an investment to ensure other students have the same opportunities she did.
belltower through branches

Oct 6, 2020

Snapshots of Summer

Undeterred by this summer’s unique challenges, Park Scholars sought out opportunities to support their communities and stay on track with their professional goals. Here’s how seven students made the most of summer 2020.
closeup of a 3D printed dog skull with a blue cutting guide around it

Oct 6, 2020

Manufacturing and Medicine Team Up to Save Dog

The Center for Additive Manufacturing and Logistics, College of Veterinary Medicine and industry partner Materialise worked together to perform a miraculous procedure that saved the life of a Great Pyrenees and furthered medical research and the use of 3D-printing technology. Ola Harrysson, Edward P. Fitts Distinguished Professor in Industrial Engineering, is director of the center.