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Apr 22, 2025

Meet the 2025 Sustainability Award Winners

Winners of the 2025 NC State Sustainability Awards were announced at the Celebration of Sustainability on April 22. 

NC State Memorial Belltower

Apr 15, 2025

NC State Continues Tradition of Faculty Achievement

The Celebration of Faculty Excellence is held each spring to recognize outstanding faculty who have received prestigious state, national and international awards, accolades or other distinctions during this academic year. This year, NC State honored 26 faculty members during the 2025 Celebration of Faculty Excellence on April 8. 

Vanessa Woods stands in a greenhouse full of green, tropical plants.

Jan 6, 2025

Indoor Species

Ph.D. student Vanessa Woods studies the desire people have — or don’t have — to be outdoors. 

Fall leaves surround the Belltower on a warm November day

Nov 14, 2024

Liu and Kon Promoted to Associate Professor

Promotions mark a major milestone in the academic lives of NC State faculty. Promoted faculty have met rigorous standards in their realms of responsibility and aim to make an impact in their discipline. 

Chancellor Woodson wearing red commencement regalia, standing at a podium with an image of the Belltower in the background, and waving to the crowd

Jul 19, 2024

Woodson’s Work Is His Legacy

Chancellor Randy Woodson has announced his intention to retire by June 30, 2025, kicking off an era of transition for a campus that has thrived under his leadership. Woodson is the third-longest-serving leader in university history. 

Craig Yencho speaks with a crop researcher in Africa

May 29, 2024

Craig Yencho Earns 2024 O. Max Gardner Award

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor and internationally acclaimed plant breeder has received the University of North Carolina System’s highest faculty honor. 

Danesha Seth Carley works in a pollinator garden in front of the clubhouse at the Pinehurst golf course.

May 22, 2024

Let It Bee

Horticultural science professor Danesha Seth Carley helped reintroduce native plants to the Pinehurst No. 2 golf course for its 2014 men’s and women’s U.S. Open championships. Since then, she’s focused on bringing bees back to Donald Ross’s original design for the course. 

Memorial Belltower

Feb 19, 2024

Hernandez Named 2023-24 University Faculty Scholar

NC State’s 2023-24 class of University Faculty Scholars was announced today. These 22 early- and mid-career faculty receive this designation in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements and contributions to NC State through their teaching, scholarship and service to the university and beyond. 

Dec 21, 2023

All Hopped Up

Get ready for a truly homegrown brew as breeders work to create hops plants that can thrive in North Carolina. 

butterfly

Jul 18, 2023

Remi Ham Receives Yellowdig Award

We love to celebrate with our faculty who receive kudos for their use of instructional technologies. This summer we were excited to learn that Remi Ham, assistant teaching professor in horticultural science, was recognized by Yellowdig for “Excellent STEM use.”