Diversity

Feb 27, 2020

Beyond the Bricks: Making STEM Accessible

From its home base on Centennial Campus, the Science House creates inclusive pathways to STEM education for K-12 students and teachers across North Carolina.

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Feb 19, 2020

Diversity in STEM Symposium Highlights Inclusive Spaces

About 300 people from across NC State and the Triangle came together on Feb. 5 to learn about creating inclusive spaces.

Lorena Bociu sitting at table with students.

Feb 17, 2020

Mathematician Bociu Receives Faculty Diversity Professional Development Award

Bociu received the award for her contributions to promoting diversity as well as her achievements in teaching, research and outreach.

Nov 11, 2019

Sciences Alumni and Friends Honored by Black Alumni Society

Eleven alumni and friends of the college were honored during Red and White Week as 2019 winners of NC State's Black Alumni Society 40 for 40 Awards.

Oct 9, 2019

NC State Grad Christina Koch to Get Second Chance to Make History in First All-Female Spacewalk

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After the first all-female spacewalk was scrapped in March, NASA has now scheduled another attempt with astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir for Oct. 21. Koch graduated in 1997 from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham. She attended North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering in 2001, a Bachelor of Science in Physics and a Master of Science in electrical engineering in 2002.

Aug 30, 2019

The Newest Members of the Sciences Pack

The college is welcoming more than 750 new students this fall. Meet three of them.

Melissa Ramirez, smiling in a floral shirt in front of a red and yellow wall.

Aug 1, 2019

Meet DELTA Faculty Fellow Melissa Ramirez

Melissa Ramirez of the Department of Biological Sciences is making strides to implement universal design in online learning and ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

NC State Belltower lit red at night with the Hillsborough Street traffic circle in the foreground

Mar 5, 2019

Six Sciences Faculty and Staff Nominated for Equity for Women Awards

The College of Sciences had the most nominees of any college at the university.

Oct 2, 2018

NC State Statistician Earns NSF Research Grant to Improve STEM Diversity

NC State's Marcia Gumpertz is working with researchers from three N.C. institutions to improve pathways to success for minority doctoral students in STEM fields.

Mar 13, 2018

Sremaniak Receives Equity for Women Award

Chemist Laura Sremaniak received the Equity for Women Award at NC State’s 2018 Sisterhood Dinner ceremony.