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Four Faculty Members Win the 2026 Outstanding Research Award

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Nine of the 2026 Award for Excellence winners pose for a picture with Chancellor Kevin Howell (front row, center). They are (front row, left to right): Aleem Mohammed, Jill Blitstein, Taylor Ofori and Jerry Moody; (back row, left to right) Nikki Price, Matt Ball, Hunter Griffis, Ethan Pardue and Issac Lewis.

Jul 28, 2026

NC State Announces 2026 Award for Excellence Winners

Nikki Price, assistant dean for culture, talent and human resources for the College of Sciences, was among the winners.
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Jul 27, 2026

NC State Grad Student Takes 3D Printed Plants to Center Stage

Stephanie Stewart, a Ph.D. student in biomathematics, shares fresh perspectives from the frontlines of research to advance 3D bioprinting of plants.
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Maggie Curry Ellis

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Geologist Maggie Ellis Curry Wins Prestigious NSF Award

Curry’s award for early-career faculty will support tectonics and critical minerals research as well as outreach efforts.
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Jul 7, 2026

William A. Withers Endowment: Shaping Chemistry’s Next Generation

Alumna Mary W. Richardson’s planned gift honored her father William A. Withers’ work in the Department of Chemistry. Years later, their legacy is still shaping the next generation of scientists.
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This Tiny Organism Contracts 200 Times Faster Than We Can Blink. Here’s How.

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Researchers Find Rare Mutation Doesn’t Always Result in Blood Cancer

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Tiny Microbe, Huge Potential – Why Scientists are Studying a Microbe They Found in a Sink

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Jenna Holt holds up a rock in the geology lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

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Discover Our Majors: Geology

There’s a whole world out there, and a geology degree can help you explore it. Follow Jenna Holt’s geology journey — and start your own.
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May 14, 2026

Four Faculty Members Win the 2026 Outstanding Research Award

Carolyn Mattingly, Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, is among the four recipients of this year's Outstanding Research Award.