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Centers and Institutes

We Build Intellectual Bridges

NC State University’s Centers and Institutes provide platforms for the sharpest minds to collaborate, investigate and discover. With more than 40 system-recognized centers and institutes, our faculty are putting their research to work to solve some of the biggest societal challenges while advancing scholarship. Our centers and institutes research complex problems and reach across disciplinary boundaries to bring think and do solutions. 

These units enhance faculty, staff, and student opportunities and spur economic impact in North Carolina. Most of our centers and institutes work with our external partners in government and industry in addition to working with our higher education peers. By leveraging the individual strengths of our peers and partners, we create a deeper understanding of the questions that drive our research while providing novel outcomes, deeper understanding and impactful student experiences.

Leading the Pack

Discover the innovative work conducted by NC State’s Centers and Institutes.

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Committed to Excellence

Explore Centers and Institutes’ guidelines and management.

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University and Industry

Read about industry partnerships that drive economic development.

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Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI)

WRRI is our oldest active unit. It was established July 1964.

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Active Centers and Institutes

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Faculty Members Engaged

588
Staff Members Engaged

11
Units House Academic Programs

formally recognized by the university

219
Companies Engaged in Unit Activites

9
Active Partner Consortia

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Faculty member Tal Ben-Horin and graduate student Zakir Bulmer prepare their gear for a scuba diving excursion

NC State on the Coast

On a breezy September day, doctoral student Zakir Bulmer sits on the edge of a boat on the Pamlico Sound and allows himself to fall backwards into the water. He’s spending the day scuba diving at different sites across the sound with his advisor, Tal Ben-Horin, an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences. …

NC State gateway at sunset

NC State to Receive $95 Million as Part of NOAA Cooperative Agreement for Earth System Studies

NC State will continue hosting the North Carolina anchor of the Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies in Asheville, N.C.

A scenic view from a wooden deck looking over a river on a sunny day

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.