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Introducing NC State’s Strategic Research Areas

NC State is introducing five strategic research areas to define our focus — and show the world how we Think and Do.

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Research and Innovation News

Dec 3, 2019

3 Named Fellows of Inventors Academy

NC State innovators in the fields of food safety and computer networking are recognized by the National Academy of Inventors.
Dr. Matthew Breen works with students in his lab in the research building at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Nov 22, 2019

Sniffing Out Cancer in Canines — And Humans, Too

One NC State researcher is helping our pets live longer, healthier lives — and unlocking new insights about human cancers along the way.

Nov 5, 2019

Regenerative Medicine Visionary Cheng to Receive Endowed Professorship

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Ke Cheng, whose groundbreaking stem cell research has led to promising new ways to repair damaged hearts and lungs, will be named the Randall B. Terry, Jr. Distinguished Professor in Regenerative Medicine.
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Featured Event

New Faculty Research Orientation

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2019
Location: Talley Student Union, Mountains Ballroom
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Registration coming soon.

Faculty Central

Developed in partnership with university faculty, Research and Innovation, Human Resources, the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, the Office of Faculty Development and University Communications and Marketing, Faculty Central is a one-stop shop for information and tools distributed across the vast ecosystem of NC State websites.

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A 3D-Printed Future,
Built at NC State

Researchers here are facilitating 3D printing’s next big leaps — and putting the technology to work to revolutionize their fields.

Meet researchers across our campus putting 3D printing to work to solve society’s grand challenges.

More information about a 3D-Printed Future

Research Statistics

2nd
Industry
Expenditures*

2nd
in Licenses and
Options Executed*

$373 M
in New Research
Awards FY19

Top 25
Universities for
Technology Transfer**

$1.35 B
in Research
Proposals Submitted

4th
in Startups
Launched*

75
Partners on
Centennial Campus

5,035 Jobs
Created Across
NC in FY19

* Among all public universities without a medical school
** Milken Institute report, 2017

NC State Research Annual Review 2017

Think and Do

Meaningful Connections

NC State continues to build connections for the future of interdisciplinary innovation by investing in emerging research areas, public-private partnerships and advanced technological infrastructure. Find out how we have worked together in the past year to build a future that brings ideas out of the lab and into the world.

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Research Events

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