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Information and registration for the 2025 Fall Symposium presented by the KIETS Climate Leaders Program will be coming soon. Visit the Climate Leaders website for...
North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), NC Sea Grant, and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science (KIETS) are accepting...
The 2024 Climate Leaders Program Symposium will be Sept. 19-20 at the Hunt Library on NC State’s Centennial Campus. The symposium highlights climate mitigation and...
2024-25 Kenan Fellows Announced During National Teacher Appreciation WeekThe Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University is excited to announce the selection of 38 K-12 educators from North Carolina public schools as...
The Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science (KIETS) proudly announces the students and faculty mentors selected for the 2024 cohort of the Climate Leaders...
The Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science (KIETS) at N.C. State University is excited to welcome Lindsay Skinner as the new Associate Director of...
North Carolina Sea Grant, NC Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science (KIETS) are accepting proposals for the Community...
KIETS Climate Leaders Program Fall 2023 Symposium on Sept. 28-29, 2023 at the Hunt Library on NC State’s Centennial Campus offered a comprehensive exploration of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University announced its 2025–26 cohort of Kenan Fellows in recognition of National Teacher Day. This year,...
Reprinted from N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative When Justin Ingram walked through the doors of North Carolina State University’s Plant Sciences Building in July, the teaching...