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Winning BiG Research Grants<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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NIH Awards NC State $5.5M for Research Contributing to Opioid Fight<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

As part of its ongoing effort to combat opioid addiction, the National Institutes of Health awarded a $5.5 million grant to an interdisciplinary research team in the College of Veterinary Medicine to examine how chronic pain shapes canine cognition and behavior.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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NC\u00a0State Receives $3M from ARPA-E to Advance Self-Driving Laboratory Research<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded NC State the funding to accelerate the development of a self-driving lab for data-rich discovery of the solid materials that make many fuel and chemical manufacturing processes faster, more efficient and more economical.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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DOE Awards $18M to NC\u00a0State for Nuclear Workforce Development<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

NC State received over $18 million from the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Nuclear Energy to create the Consortium for Reactor Safety Training (CR\u03b5ST), part of the DOE’s nationwide efforts to grow the future nuclear energy workforce.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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NC State Research Works<\/h2>\n

In FY26, the Office of Research and Innovation launched Research Works \u2014 a website dedicated to showcasing how research discoveries made at NC State benefit North Carolina, our nation and the whole world. Since our founding in 1887, we’ve striven to fulfill the mission of land-grant institutions by sharing our discoveries in ways that allow everyday citizens to apply them in service of their communities. From engineering and education, to agriculture and architecture, to textiles and veterinary medicine, our researchers excel at turning ideas innovative into new products, services and solutions.<\/p>\n \n

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NC\u00a0State Spinout Company Acquired by Waters Biosciences<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

NIRvana Sciences, a startup company commercializing synthetic red and near-infrared fluorescent dyes for use in diagnostics and imaging, was acquired in 2025 by Waters Biosciences, a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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READYBAR and Compl\u0113 Coffee Launch CHARGED! Espresso Mocha Meal Replacement Bar<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Two startups with ties to NC State launched a new ready-to-eat bar that combines NASA-inspired performance nutrition and NC State-developed food science to deliver a caffeinated, all-in-one performance fuel.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Engineers Develop Solid Lubricant to Replace Toxic Materials in Farming<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The new class of nontoxic, biodegradable solid lubricants can facilitate seed dispersal using modern farming equipment and aims to replace existing lubricants that pose human and environmental toxicity concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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