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30 Years of Innovation
The Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science has a proud 30-year history of supporting a diverse set of academic and industry partners that have developed innovative research and educational programs, started new companies, and forged strategic partnerships with an array of external stakeholders to the benefit of tens of thousands of individuals worldwide.
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From April 6-9, a group of students from Catalyst — a program of The Science House designed to create STEM opportunities for high school students with disabilities — visited NASA’s...
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University is proud to announce the selection of 38 outstanding K-12 educators...
APRIL 17, 2023 | DAN DINICOLA Contact:John Fear, jmfear@ncsu.eduKatie Mosher, kmosher@ncsu.edu Four new projects in North Carolina are launching this year as part of the Community Collaborative Research Grant Program (CCRG)....
Reprinted from NC State News Wrapping yam seeds in biodegradable paper made from a mixture of unusable parts of banana plants and recycled cardboard boxes...
Applications for the next cohort of NC State Social Innovation Fellows will be accepted through March 12, 2023. Joining the Social Innovation Fellows is an...
RALEIGH, N.C.—The Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science (KIETS) is pleased to announce the 2023 cohort of the Climate Leaders Program. Student and faculty cohort...
The second annual workshop on Creating Solutions for the Global Blue Economy will be March 3-4, 2023 at Carteret Community College in Morehead City. The...
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science (KIETS) at N.C. State University is pleased to announce the promotion of Amanda Mueller...
By Beverly Owens Republished curtsey of EducationNC Community and positive relationships with colleagues are paramount to establishing a supportive environment for educators. When teachers have...
Courtesy of Dave Shaw – NC Sea Grant North Carolina Sea Grant’s Community Collaborative Research Grant program (CCRG) is accepting proposals through Dec. 21, 2022 for projects to start...
The Second Maria Mitchell Women of Science (STEM) Symposium is designed to serve as a source of inspiration and support and to be a hands-on...
Oct. 10-11, 2022 I Hunt Library, NC State Centennial Campus RALEIGH, N.C.— The Climate Leaders Program, an initiative of the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology...
RALEIGH, N.C.—The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership (KFP) at N.C. State University is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $10,000 grant from...
RALEIGH, N.C.—The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership (KFP) has named Dr. Vance Kite as its new Director. Dr. Kite, a 2012-13 Kenan Fellow, joins...
Reprinted with permission from NC Sea Grant News By Lauren Pharr Four new projects in North Carolina are launching this year as part of the Community...
RALEIGH, N.C. — Dr. Elaine Franklin, director of the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership (KFP) at NC State University, has been awarded the Order...
The Innovation Research Interchange (IRI), an inclusive membership organization with hundreds of global members in private-sector companies and federally-funded laboratories, has featured the Kenan Fellows...
RALEIGH, N.C. – On National Teacher Day, the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University is pleased to announce the 24 North Carolina public school...
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. ⸺ A team of students at Holly Springs High School led by 2021-22 Kenan Fellow Tiffanni Craig has been selected to build an...
This article has been reposted from the NC State Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship website. Social innovation is a marathon and a sprint. The 2020-21 Compost Facility and...
EducationNC has featured 2021-22 Kenan Fellow Reneta Crawley’s STEM van, which she purchased in 2019 through the Burrough Wellcome Fund (BWF) Career Award for Science and...
Following a distinguished career as an educator, researcher, and leader, Dr. Elaine Franklin has announced her retirement as director of the Kenan Fellows Program for...
The application for next year’s Social Innovation Fellows cohort is now open through March 4, 2022. Students can apply or be nominated to participate. The...
The Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science at NC State University (KIETS) is pleased to announce the students and faculty mentors who have been...
For immediate release Contact:John Fear, 919-515-9104, jmfear@ncsu.eduKatie Mosher, 919-515-9069, kmosher@ncsu.edu North Carolina Sea Grant’s Community Collaborative Research Grant program is accepting proposals now through Feb. 4, 2022 for projects to start...
The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center is now recruiting PhD students for its third and final cohort for its graduate training program in Agricultural Biotechnology in our...
The newly established annual KIETS Climate Leaders Program (CLP) is designed to empower, educate and inspire the next generation to embark on careers and become...
NC State University, in partnership with nine other leading research universities, has been selected by the National Science Foundation to be one of the five national I-Corps...
NC State Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship has announced its 2021-22 Social Innovation Fellows. This group of 30 students represents nine colleges at the university, along...
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science (KIETS) at NC State University and the NC State Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative...
Six new projects in North Carolina are launching this year with support from the Community Collaborative Research Grant Program (CCRG). Projects explore oyster restoration, near-shore contaminants, shoreline...
RALEIGH, N.C. – N.C. State University’s Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership, a statewide collaborative that is leading transformation in education and advancing local workforce development,...
Dr. Ruben Carbonell, director of the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science, was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)...
RALEIGH, N.C. – On National Teacher Day, the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University is pleased to announce the 26 North Carolina...
The Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) and the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science (KIETS) established the Strategic Research Initiative in 2010, which...
Sports fans across North Carolina recently had the chance to learn more about electric cooperatives and their commitment to community and local education as Haywood EMC’s...
NC State University News has featured the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership as the lead story on the website. From the article, “The Kenan...
CBS News 17 has done a feature on efforts by the Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC) at NC State University to produce hand sanitizer...
The William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations, the flagship program of Wildacres Leadership Initiative (WLI), has named its 2020-2022 class. Among them are Tara Spivey,...
The Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science is among a group of NC State units—including the Office of Research and Innovation, the Office of...
To our Kenan Institute community, The Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science would like to extend well wishes to everyone as we all grapple...
The Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN) is an angel investing platform that brings together entrepreneurial NC State alumni to support businesses with a connection to the university. Membership in the...