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Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Awardees Announced

This year’s funded projects feature wearable EKG for dogs, better ways to capture carbon dioxide and synthesize or modify DNA, new tools to detect plant disease and bridge failure sooner, and a game-changing technique that could help drastically cut the costs of cutting-edge cancer treatment.

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Research on dog collars and vests embedded with microscale sensors continue in the lab of Alper Bozkurt on Centennial Campus. Photo by Marc Hall

NC State Stealth Materials Team Completes NSF I-Corps Teams Program

A research team from North Carolina State University’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering recently completed an intensive National Science Foundation program to assess the commercial viability of a next generation stealth material technology.

Major Gift Expands Support for Commercially Focused NC State Research

Entrepreneur and investor Bill Spruill recently donated $900,000 toward the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF), which awards annual grants to Pack members in order to further their cutting-edge work. Spruill hopes…

NC State startup Vetletics receives $50K in SEED Grant from NC IDEA