NC State’s Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation (ORI), in collaboration with the Kenan Institute, developed and launched the NC State Research…
Past Programs Initiatives
Special Research Education Commercialization Policy & Public Engagement Kenan Institutes Collaboratory Past Programs
NC State Social Entrepreneurship Initiative
The mission of NC State Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship is to empower social impact leaders to build the capacity to create systemic change. Social Innovation…
NC State Office of Research Commercialization SBIR/STTR Spark Plug Initiative
The NC State Office of Research Commercialization (ORC) in collaboration with KIETS has established a formalized support process called the Spark Plug Initiative that will…
Triangle Computational and Applied Mathematics Symposium (TriCAMS)
Led by Professor Greg Forest, UNC Professor of Mathematics, in collaboration with NC State Professor Alina Chertock, Chair of the Department of Mathematics in the…
Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN) Initiative
The Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN) is an initiative, which connects alumni investors with promising NC State-affiliated startup companies to facilitate angel investments. WIN investor-members are…
2023 NC State University Creating Solutions for the Global Blue Economy Ideation Workshop
NC State Provost Arden created the Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (CRSI) as a university-wide effort for students and faculty to tackle challenges related to…
Dolphin Tank Workshop
On Saturday, April 15, 2023, the NC State BioMade team hosted the “Dolphin Tank,” an interactive workshop focused on the intersection of emerging biotechnologies and…
AIM-Bio Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Symposium and Student Exchange
Websites: AIM-Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Symposium and AIM-Bio International Student Exchange Funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the AIM-Bio Program brings together two academic universities, the Technical…
Maria Mitchell Association Women of Science Symposium
In 2018, with the support of many sponsors and several grants, including from KIETS, the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) successfully hosted its first Maria…
The Long View, Conversations on the Future
Professor Rob Dunn, NC State Senior Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Programs, in collaboration with Greg Raschke, Director of NC State Libraries, leads The Long View,…
NC Museum of Natural Sciences Hand Sanitizer Initiative
In March 2020, the NC Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) was closed to the public due to the COVID pandemic. Following up on the initiative…
Applied Synergies Partnership High School Entrepreneurship Initiative
Led by Apex Friendship High School (AFHS) teacher Dan Jackson in collaboration with KIETS Associate Director Raj Narayan, the Applied Synergies Partnership (ASaP) High School…
NC Children’s Museum
Led by Executive Director Jamie DeMent Holcomb, the North Carolina Children’s Museum, an evolution of Kidzu Children’s Museum in Chapel Hill, is an experiential children’s…
NC Coastal Federation Newport River Estuary Protection and Restoration Strategic Plan
The NC Coastal Federation (NCCF) is working with key partners to develop a watershed action plan for the Newport River. In FY 2022-23, KIETS support…
Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) Faculty Fellows Program
The purpose of the IEI Faculty Fellows Program is to enable IEI to collaborate with faculty and students across colleges at NC State University strategically…
2020 National Academy of Engineering Regional Conference
The NAE Regional Meeting will be held on March 9-10, 2020 at NC State University. This event will bring to NC the leadership from NAE…
National Academy of Engineering EngineerGirl Initiative
The Kenan Institute is collaborating with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) on EngineerGirl, which is designed to strengthen the engineering workforce through diversity. EngineerGirl…
Entrepreneurship Initiative Living and Learning Village
The Entrepreneurs Living and Learning Village, a program of the NC State Entrepreneurship Initiative (EI) led by Dr. Tom Miller, provides an immersive, experiential learning…
Apex Friendship High School Entrepreneurship DECA International
Apex Friendship High School teacher Dan Jackson has been collaborating with KIETS Associate Director Raj Narayan to develop the Applied Synergies Partnership (ASaP) Entrepreneurship Leadership…
Applied Synergies Partnership Apex Friendship High School Entrepreneurship Initiative
Led by Apex Friendship High School (AFHS) teacher Dan Jackson in collaboration with KIETS Associate Director Raj Narayan, the Applied Synergies Partnership (ASaP) High School…