06/11/2020 in Research and Economic Development
The UNC Board of Governors announced it will partner with the N.C. Policy Collaboratory at UNC-Chapel Hill to award $1 million in COVID-19 funding to each of the UNC System’s six historically minority-serving institutions, including North Carolina Technical and Agricultural State University.
06/05/2020 in Research and Economic Development
The Division of Research and Economic Development (DORED) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University recognized seven faculty members for research contributions to their respective fields. A panel of 15 faculty members considered 29 researchers and selected winners based on rigorous criteria. The winners will receive stipends and plaques to recognize their achievements.
06/01/2020 in Research and Economic Development, College of Engineering
As another hurricane season begins, a computational science and engineering faculty member and two Ph.D. students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University aim to improve tropical forecasting and modeling by deploying drones to collect data from the eye of hurricanes.
05/15/2020 in Research and Economic Development
The Centers of Excellence at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University hosted the webinar “3D Printing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Hand-Made Face Masks Design for COVID-19” led by Salil Desai, Ph.D., and Geetika Jaiswal, Ph.D., May 14.
05/01/2020 in Research and Economic Development
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will present a free COVID-19 webinar series this month to provide information and tools to help entrepreneurs and members of the public survive the challenges presented by the novel coronavirus.
04/20/2020 in Research and Economic Development, Students
The Office of Undergraduate Research at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University kicked off Undergraduate Research Week with a virtual symposium hosting approximately 100 students and faculty members April 20.
03/06/2020 in Research and Economic Development, College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics offer a series of counseling sessions designed to assist students who own a business or are thinking about starting one.
02/17/2020 in Research and Economic Development
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University announced Steven D. Cook ’82 ’85 has been named a scholar-in-residence at the Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research, Education, and Outreach (CREO) and Sandra K. Johnson, Ph.D., has been named a visiting scholar at the Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and CREO.
02/17/2020 in Research and Economic Development, College of Engineering
A new patent from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will improve nondestructive evaluation methods for subsurface aircraft defects. The patent, “Normalized Defect Characterization of Pulse Thermographic Nondestructive Evaluation,” was awarded to mechanical engineering professor Mannur J. Sundaresan, Ph.D., and his former advisee, Letchuman Sripragash, Ph.D.
01/09/2020 in Research and Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Shengmin Sang, Ph.D., and his colleagues at Columbia University are planning to study ginger's effect on asthma as the recipients of a four-year, $1.8 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health. Highly competitive, R01 grants fund health-related research and development.
12/18/2019 in Research and Economic Development
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named a Clemson University administrator and researcher its new vice chancellor for Research and Economic Development. Eric Muth, Ph.D., is associate dean for research and graduate studies and a professor of psychology at Clemson. During his tenure as associate dean, he also served as chair of the university’s Intellectual Property and Conflict of Interest committees.
12/04/2019 in Research and Economic Development, Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering
The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) revealed the newly minted Joint School’s Institute for Research Technologies this month.
11/06/2019 in Research and Economic Development, College of Engineering
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is celebrating a milestone in the construction of its state-of-the-art Engineering Research and Innovation Complex (ERIC).
10/15/2019 in Academic Affairs, Research and Economic Development
The Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research, Education, and Outreach (CREO) at North Carolina Agricultural and State University will host a kickoff and ribbon cutting Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. - noon at the Student Center.
10/07/2019 in Research and Economic Development, College of Science and Technology
A team from the Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s Aging and Community Health (COAACH) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University won third place in the Improving Care for People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Using Technology (iCare-AD/ADRD) Challenge.
10/02/2019 in Research and Economic Development
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host the two-day Innovation Forward: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Invention and Startup Showcase beginning Friday, Oct. 4, at the Student Center.
09/30/2019 in Research and Economic Development, Employees
Approximately 100 faculty members at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University dedicated a full day to gain further insight on how to write grant proposals that will persuade federal agencies to fund their respective research projects.
