UNC Pembroke, NC State Team Up to Offer Dual Engineering Degree Program

North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke have established a dual undergraduate degree program that will allow students to graduate with bachelor’s degrees from both institutions. NC State Chancellor Dr. Randy Woodson and UNC Pembroke Chancellor Dr. Robin Gary Cummings made the partnership official during a signing ceremony on NC …

Science/Tech Content Partnership Spreads UNC-TV’s Science Programming Across the US

Joining a nationwide partnership of PBS stations allows UNC-TV’s science news stories to be broadcast to markets across the nation and, in turn, to broadcast hundreds of other science news stories of interest to North Carolina viewers. In February, UNC-TV joined a growing content-sharing partnership of 26 PBS stations nationally under the umbrella of WNET …

Steering Students to Success

Jeff Joines pulls a toy car out of a cardboard box on his desk and sets it on a table in his office. On a piece of paper he traces a floor plan for a single-car garage and pushes it across the table at me. “See how many times you can roll the car into …

BIG DATA: Collecting. Storing. Analyzing.

North Carolina is poised to become a national leader in big data collection – capitalizing on the ability to store, share and analyze large volumes of data. Data scientists from the UNC Charlotte, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University have combined efforts to create new ways of storing and analyzing data at their respective institutions through a cloud-based infrastructure.

Sancar Accepts O. Max Gardner Award

“I marvel at your success,” said UNC President Margaret Spellings when introducing 2015 Nobel Laureate Aziz Sancar at the July 29 Board of Governor’s meeting. Sancar was there to receive the O. Max Gardner Award, the oldest and most prestigious statewide honor given to a faculty member who has “made the greatest contribution to the …

Three UNC ROI Researchers Discuss “Game-Changing Science”

Research that crosses a multitude of disciplines and connects the University with private industry is crucial for North Carolina’s economic development. A recent event, “A Celebration of Game-Changing Science,” highlighted three separate initiatives of UNC researchers working with the private sector to solve challenges facing different technology industries. The UNC Research Opportunities Initiative (ROI) supports …

CBE Summit 2016 Allows Faculty and Experts to Discuss Best Practices for Competency-Based Education

Faculty and staff from across the UNC system put their heads together to learn about competency-based education models from around the country. Nearly 30 national experts covering a broad range of topics highlighted the 2016 Competency-Based Education Summit held at the University of North Carolina’s Center for School Leadership Development. Teams from UNC’s 17 campuses, …

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