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Dec 20, 2021

Learning Beyond the Classroom: An Alumnus Celebrates a Patent Award Milestone

Prasad Joshi is a 2018 graduate from the Master of Industrial Design program at the College of Design, and was recently awarded a patent along with fellow student Charity Kirk for their work on a bassinet design. He shared his experiences with applying an interdisciplinary approach to a new design, the importance of collaboration and how a student project became a patented product. 

Dec 16, 2021

Refining B Corp Success

In a new exploratory paper, NC State University’s Jeffrey M. Pollack and Jon C. Carr, find that B Corps often experience financial slowdowns while pursuing certification. 

Dec 15, 2021

Sweat-Powered Wearable Sensors Land NC State Researcher on Newsweek’s Inaugural “Greatest Disruptors” List

Amay J. Bandodkar, whose work focuses on self-powered wearable sensors for health monitoring, was named to Newsweek’s inaugural “America’s 50 Greatest Disruptors” list. Bandodkar is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University with an affiliation to the ASSIST Center and the department of Biomedical Engineering. Newsweek’s list identifies visionaries… 

Portrait of Katie Lawson

Dec 15, 2021

Meet Katie Lawson — an Entrepreneurship Ambassador, Scholar and Engineer

Katie Lawson came to NC State from Apex, NC and is now graduating with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a minor in Cognitive Science from the College of… 

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Dec 8, 2021

Getting Started with Entrepreneurship: Recommendations from Monica Smith

Getting started with entrepreneurship can be overwhelming. Having resources to help point you in the right direction can make things a little easier. At NC State Entrepreneurship we have many resources… 

portrait of Lewis Sheats in eClinic

Dec 3, 2021

Reflecting on the Work of Lewis Sheats as He Embarks on a New Opportunity

ssistant Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship and Executive Director of The eClinic, Lewis Sheats, will be leaving the university after 20 years of service. Sheats has accepted an opportunity as Director of the Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship at St. Louis, Missouri.  

alumni-owned business holiday shopping guide

Dec 2, 2021

The Ultimate Alumni-Owned Business Holiday Shopping Guide

'Tis the season to go shopping, and what better way than supporting alumni-owned businesses 

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Nov 30, 2021

Allison Nagy, Winner of the October Design Challenge Series

The Design Challenge Series is a team based event where participants will take on exciting design prompts to design and develop creative solutions. New challenges are released every month for… 

Wake team pitching at Wolf Den

Nov 19, 2021

Meet the 2021 Wolf Den Winners

Five student teams battled it out in front of the wolves in this Shark Tank-inspired pitch competition. Meet the winners and learn about their ventures. 

portrait of Gabe Gonzalez

Nov 17, 2021

Getting Started with Entrepreneurship: Recommendations from Gabe Gonzalez

Whether it is starting a new business or developing something new in an already existing company, entrepreneurial ventures can be daunting. Having some resources to get started can make things…