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NC State Spinout Company Seeks to Spark Innovation, Fight Food Waste

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Scott Collins and Kathryn Poloff of Hoofprint Biome pose smiling in their lab coats.

Nov 21, 2023

Trusting Their Gut: NC State Spinout Company Knows Cows Hold the Key to Quickly Cooling the Climate

Hoofprint Biome, which recently closed a $4.25M pre-seed round of venture capital funding, was founded by two NC State Ph.D. grads with the mission to improve cattle’s gut health and, as a result, reduce methane — a major contributor to climate change.
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Oct 9, 2023

Sue Fenton Tapped as New CHHE Director

Fenton comes to the Center for Human Health and the Environment (CHHE) from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Ginny Moser and Kim Dick pose with the plaques they received as winners of ORI's 2023 Award for Excellence.

May 16, 2023

Office of Research Innovation Announces Winners of Annual Award for Excellence

The Office of Research and Innovation honored two longtime NC State University employees — Kim Dick and Ginny Moser — by presenting them with this year's Award for Excellence.

Apr 20, 2023

Six Faculty Members Honored with Outstanding Research Award, Induction to Research Leadership Academy

The winners of NC State University's top award for research and mentorship this year include Dr. Anthony Blikslager, Ola Harrysson, Maria Mayorga, Jun Ninomiya-Tsuji, Rob Scheller and Anna Whitfield.
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Mar 8, 2023

ITRE Study Highlights Economic Benefits of Outdoor Trail Network

The Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) partnered with the Carolina Thread Trail to perform an economic impact assessment, which showed that large outdoor trail networks of this nature can offer a worthwhile return on investment.
A red and gray machine is attached to wires and has clear bottles of liquid on top. A tray of test tubes is partially visible in the machine.

Mar 7, 2023

New Initiative Aims to Put NC State at the Forefront of Viral Vector Manufacturing

The North Carolina Viral Vector Initiative in Research and Learning builds partnerships among academia, industry and government to become a boon to the biomanufacturing of viral vectors in the state and beyond.
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Nov 9, 2022

2022 Research Week at NC State: How to Broaden the Impacts of Your Work and More Highlights from the Event

2022 Research Week at NC State, hosted by the Office of Research and Innovation, was highlighted by Tiffany Barnes' keynote on how to broaden the impacts of your work.

Nov 4, 2022

Veliadis Visits White House for First Leadership Summit with Manufacturing USA Innovation Institute Network Directors

PowerAmerica Executive Director Victor Veliadis spoke on a panel at the White House, on Oct. 24, as part of the first leadership summit held with all 16 directors of the nation’s Manufacturing USA Innovation Institutes in attendance.

Oct 21, 2022

NC State Celebrates Innovation, Entrepreneurship

Craig Yencho and Ken Pecota were both honored with the Innovator of the Year award, and Marshall Brain received the Entrepreneur of the Year award.
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Oct 17, 2022

NC State Spinout Company Seeks to Spark Innovation, Fight Food Waste

SinnovaTek, a company co-founded by an NC State professor and one of his former students, helps small-scale entrepreneurs get products to market while curbing food waste from farms.