September 30, 2026

Could a Blue Economy be Carteret County’s Future?

Travel along the elbow-shaped bend of North Carolina’s southeastern coast and you’ll come across vibrant fishing communities, charming beach-side tourist destinations, vast fields of corn and soybeans and a plethora of habitats ranging from wetlands and salt marshes to bays, estuaries and maritime forests. This is Carteret County, home to Emerald Isle, Atlantic Beach, Morehead…

September 29, 2026

Applications Open for Fall 2026 Strategic Workforce Leadership Initiative

Applications are being accepted for the Fall 2026 Strategic Workforce Leadership Initiative, taking place Nov. 16-19. Only 25 spots are available. Applications will be reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis until Oct. 23, or until all spots are filled.

September 15, 2026

Professor Jessica Hunt Promotes Self-regulated Mathematics Learning through Grant-funded Project Developed with Students, Teachers

Professor Jessica Hunt will further expand work that centers student agency through a $506,345 National Science Foundation grant-funded project entitled “Cognitively Optimized Mathematics through Peer Analogous Reflective Exchanges (COMPARE)”

September 15, 2026

September 2026 Newsletter

Catch up on all the latest news, events, and webinars in the SE CASC monthly newsletter.

September 14, 2026

Shannon Testifies at House Hearing on Future of Nuclear Power: ‘We Need Your Support’

As Congress weighs how to accelerate the nation’s leadership in advanced nuclear reactors, NC State’s Steve Shannon has a seat at the table.  The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy selected Shannon, department head of NC State Nuclear Engineering (NE), as one of five industry and academic experts to testify on…

September 02, 2026

Two Decades of Service to Alumni

A gift to the NC State community built entirely by private philanthropy, the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center on NC State’s Centennial Campus celebrates its 20th birthday in September. For two decades, the 60,000-square-foot venue decorated with Italian marble, Czechian crystal and alumnus-sculpted bronze statues on the banks of Lake Raleigh has provided an…

September 10, 2026

NC State Receives $20 Million Grant to Develop New AI-Enabled Learning Technologies

The five-year award from the National Science Foundation supports research on AI tools that can generate interactive narratives effective at engaging K-12 students and improving learning.

June 29, 2026

NC State Brings Together North Carolina’s Top Young Civic Leaders

NC State’s Department of Public Administration welcomed North Carolina’s top middle school civic leaders to campus June 16 for the North Carolina State Finals of the National Civics Bee.

May 27, 2026

Study Finds Awe-Inspiring Nature Helps People Connect to Science

When people engage in science activities that involve awe-inspiring natural phenomena they more closely identify with science and feel a greater sense of belonging.