October 2021

Oct 15, 2021

Feedback Sought on Post COVID-19 Innovation Task Force Recommendations

In March 2021, Chancellor Randy Woodson charged a Post COVID-19 Innovation Task Force Steering Committee to identify major innovations realized during NC State’s pandemic response. Four task forces were created: Instruction and Student Support, Research, How We Work, and Digital Transformation. 

Oct 14, 2021

Support Your Favorite Charity Through SECC

This year’s State Employees Combined Campaign aims to help charities overcome COVID-19 impacts. 

Oct 9, 2021

TRIO Continues Talent Search Program, Secures Additional Grant for 500 Pre-College Students

The NC State University TRIO Pre-College Programs have successfully received a $2.2 million federal grant to continue assisting local students from underrepresented and underserved backgrounds to graduate from high school and succeed in higher education and an additional $1.3 million grant to serve students in Wayne County. 

Oct 6, 2021

AHS Faculty Publish Research on COVID-19 and Poverty

Annie Hardison-Moody, director of YFCS graduate programs, with colleagues from the Department of Sociology at NC State and the University of British Columbia, were recently published in the journal Socius. 

Oct 4, 2021

YFCS October Blog: Trauma of COVID and Its Impact on Families

In the October 2021 YFCS blog post, Emily Ragland, founder and owner of communiTEAM LLC, discusses how trauma from the pandemic has affected families. 

Oct 1, 2021

Study Raises Questions About Access to Urban Parks During the Pandemic

A study led by researchers from NC State found the use of outdoor parks and trails in urban areas of North Carolina declined in the summer of 2020.