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2024 NC State graduate Shaun Deardorff poses in the Raleigh Founded location on Centennial Campus, with lightbulbs shining in the background.

Turning Obstacles Into Superpowers

A childhood spent aiming for the stars and four years as part of the Wolfpack are launching Shaun Deardorff into a future filled with sky-high possibilities.

Zhu named inaugural recipient of ASME Bažant Medal

A professor at NC State University’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering was recently selected as the inaugural recipient of a new prestigious award from the American...
Kaia Spero, dressed in a red graduation gown and white dress, strikes a celebratory pose in front of brick building with columns.

A little too busy, but a fun four years

Kaia Spero, mechanical engineering ‘24, took full advantage of the academic and social opportunities at a large ACC school.
Image is a composite of four images of Dr. Jerome Lavelle with four students; Dr. Lavelle is on the right of each photo. From top to bottom, left to right: Rosie Fisher, Robert Kobrin, Zane Shockley and Abigail Wucherer.

College names Outstanding Senior Award winners

Four College of Engineering seniors received 2024 Outstanding Senior Awards for their exceptional achievements and contributions and undergraduate students during a ceremony on campus on April 17.

NASA’s Earth-Observing Mission, PACE, Releases First Set of Data to Public

On February 8, 2024, NASA launched its newest Earth-observing satellite, the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The first of the mission’s data was just made available to the public. 

Exploring Earth from Space: North Carolina Space Symposium Emphasizes Importance of Open Science and Student Research

On March 22, North Carolina Space Grant hosted its annual NC Space Symposium at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh. Highlighting open science and exploring Earth from space, the signature event brought together over 200 attendees, with 75 percent being students, from across the state and beyond to learn from one another and celebrate student research.