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Outreach and Engagement

Building Future Faculty

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Sep 16, 2026

Building Future Faculty Program Accepting Applications

Finishing a doctoral dissertation is one of the most demanding milestones in academia—but transitioning from student researcher to junior faculty member requires an entirely different set of professional skills. To…

Sep 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)”

Sep 15, 2026

September 2026 Newsletter

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

Sep 10, 2026

NC State Receives $4.2 Million Grant to Study PFAS Health Effects in Cape Fear River Basin

WWAY Researchers at North Carolina State University have received a four-year, $4.2 million grant to continue studying the potential long-term health effects of exposure to PFAS and perfluoroalkyl ether acids, including GenX.
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Sep 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.

Sep 9, 2026

Bringing Bee Experts Together to Inform Southeast Pollinator Conservation

Last week, the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center hosted a collaborative workshop uniting pollinator experts, biologists, and land managers from across the Southeastern U.S. and U.S. Caribbean to evaluate and rank at-risk native bee species across the region.
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Sep 2, 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…
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Aug 25, 2026

Jackson and Weintraub join Outreach & Engagement

O&E has deep expertise to share The Office of Outreach and Engagement (O&E) is pleased to announce the addition of two outstanding leaders to our core staff: Melvin (Jai) Jackson,…