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Aug 28, 2024

NC State Secures $500K NEH Grant to Launch AI Center in CHASS

An intercollegiate, interdisciplinary team of NC State researchers led by humanities scholars received a $500,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to establish an AI center in CHASS to explore the ethical implications of the technology.
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Aug 22, 2024

Digital Twin Could Help Data Servers Better Predict User Needs

Using what’s called a “digital twin” — which effectively clones the network it’s supporting — #NCStateCS assistant professor Yuchen Liu and his research team have developed a new edge caching optimization method, which they’ve dubbed D-REC.
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Aug 20, 2024

Department Head Gregg Rothermel Named Distinguished University Professor

Gregg Rothermel has been named Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Computer Science, an honor reserved for NC State's most exceptional scholars.
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Aug 1, 2024

New Rankings Place NC State Among National Leaders in Science Research Output

New rankings from Leiden Ranking place NC State among the nation’s top universities in research output in science fields.
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Jul 30, 2024

Researchers Develop General Framework for Designing Quantum Sensors

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a protocol for harnessing the power of quantum sensors.
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Jul 26, 2024

Computer Science Alumnus Drew Banks is Giving Back in a Big Way

Drew Banks, who graduated from NC State University in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, donates each year to the College of Engineering. Education is a priority for him and his husband, Nick Rubashkin, and both of them have put a lot of thought into how to implement that in their giving.
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Jul 26, 2024

GG with Dean Pfaendtner

For many College of Engineering (COE) students, playing video games is a popular way to unwind. It’s also a favorite pastime of Jim Pfaendtner, Louis Martin-Vega Dean of Engineering.
From left, Dean Jim Pfaendtner, Mrs. Wuf, Department Head Jackie Macdonald Gibson and Mr. Wuf during Day of Giving 2024.

Jul 26, 2024

Record-setting Day of Giving ensures the longevity of COE

It was the kind of excitement the Wolfpack was used to in March. Buzzer beaters, upsets and runaway wins were the norm.
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Jul 26, 2024

Moving Forward with Oscar Molina

Engineering expansion will help meet the workforce needs of the growing North Carolina economy.
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Jun 27, 2024

Rouskas Recognized for Optical Network Research

Congratulations to Dr. George Rouskas, Director of Graduate Programs and Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Computer Science at NC State, on being awarded the 2023 Outstanding Technical Achievement Award by the Optical Networking Technical Committee (ONTC) of the IEEE Communications Society.