- THE PATCH: Why state support for research makes senseBy David Rice RALEIGH – We recently learned that an insulin “patch” developed by a team from NC State University and UNC-Chapel Hill could transform life for millions of diabetics around ...Read more
- Game-changing and life-changing: House supports promising researchThe evidence is clear: University research is a major driver of North Carolina’s economy, creating jobs and improving our quality of life. Lawmakers in the NC House are stepping up to ...Read more
- Keeping our house in orderIt’s said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure – which is why public university officials are eager to launch maintenance projects for campus buildings that ...Read more
- VIDEO: Sen. Josh Stein on North Carolina’s global competitionWhether pursuing an auto manufacturer or touting tax rates, state legislators often compare North Carolina with South Carolina. But in the accompanying video excerpt from a forum Higher Education Works ...Read more
- WOODSON: “We were entrusted … to build an economic community.”RALEIGH – The death this month of former NC State Chancellor Bruce Poulton prompted recollections of Poulton’s role fashioning Centennial Campus, which today is home not just to students and ...Read more
- ECU researchers track NC sharksBy Eric Johnson Courtesy UNC@Work The news this summer of several shark attacks on the North Carolina coast came as a surprise to many marine scientists. Severe shark attacks are extraordinarily rare; ...Read more
- House plan the best higher ed budget in yearsAs the state House and Senate try to reconcile their respective budget plans, one thing is clear: The plan adopted by the House is the best budget for higher education ...Read more
- NC Senate budget less friendly to UniversitiesRALEIGH (Jun. 18, 2015) – The $21.5 billion state budget approved this week by the NC Senate would provide for additional students and address long-postponed maintenance of University buildings. But ...Read more
- VIDEO: Chancellor Randy Woodson on the demand for NC State engineersA state with 10 million people that now ranks 9th-largest in the country has a growing demand for engineers, NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson says in the accompanying video. As ...Read more
- VIDEO: Chancellor Randy Woodson on NC State’s economic impactEngineers. Computer scientists. High-tech agriculture. Energy. Because it is an “applied” university, NC State helps fuel today’s North Carolina economy, Chancellor Randy Woodson says in the accompanying video. “Our students get ...Read more