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,…
Celebrate 25 Years of Reigniting Teacher Passion
Mark your calendar for August 2026 for a celebration of teaching, learning and community. Reigniting Teacher Passion will help you rediscover the joy and purpose that drew you…
Save the Date: Climate Leaders Fall Symposium
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…
Now Accepting Proposals for 2025 Community Collaboration Research Grants
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…
Internship Nurtures Ideas for Science and Ag Education
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…
2024 Climate Leaders Program Symposium
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…
Highlights from KIETS Climate Leaders Program Fall 2023 Symposium
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…
Catalyst Program Goes to NASA
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…
Yams Benefit From Banana ‘Paper’ Cocoon
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…
Perspective | Kenan Fellows provides K-12 teachers with a lasting network of support and connections to local industry
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…
Kenan Fellows Program alumnus among Time’s Innovative Teachers 2022
Joann Blumenfeld, a 2015-16 Kenan Fellow, has been highlighted among Time’s Innovative Teachers 2022. Blumenfeld was featured for her work with Catalyst, a high school…
Kenan Fellows Program Featured in IRI Thought Leader Podcast
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…
High School Engineering Club Led by Kenan Fellow Wins Chance to Flight Test Experiment with NASA
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 Student Government Approves Social Innovation Fellows Bill to Require Waste Sorting Training for Incoming Students
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…
Kenan Fellows STEM Van Featured on EdNC
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…
Apply to become a Social Innovation Fellow
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…
NSF Awards the Inaugural NSF I-Corps Hubs
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 Co-ops’ Kenan Fellows Partnership Highlighted During NC State’s Pregame Radio Show
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 Sea Grant Requests Phttps://kenan.ncsu.edu/roposals for Community Collaborations
North Carolina Sea Grant’s Community Collaborative Research Grant program is accepting proposals now through Feb. 19, 2021. The program brings communities and university researchers together to study high-priority…
‘Kenan Fellows Take STEM Education to the Next Level’
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…