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Nov 10, 2025

Wolf Den 2025 Teams Announced

It is time for NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s annual Shark Tank-inspired competition, Wolf Den. At this event, five student teams will pitch their business ideas to a panel of…
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Nov 5, 2025

The Entrepreneurship Clinic: Bridging Classroom Learning with Startup Reality

The Entrepreneurship Clinic helps university founders turn their visions into reality, and our students gain practical experience working with startups. Utilizing the hospital teaching method applied to entrepreneurship, the Clinic…

Oct 30, 2025

Innovation Meets the Big Apple

This fall break, students from the NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship program traveled to New York City for a week packed with exclusive access to business leaders, immersion in local…

Oct 28, 2025

Brian Sytsma: Scary Situations, Solid Lessons Learned

The leaves turn crimson and vermilion. The wind nibbles coldly on the underdressed. Jack-o-lanterns and skeletons fill the decoration aisle. Fall is officially here, Wolfpack. Whether your favorite thing about…
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Oct 17, 2025

From Tripure to Velox: Matt Liou’s Vision for Impactful Innovation

Matt Liou, a senior in the College of Engineering studying computer science, is driven by entrepreneurship as a way to build products that matter. Realizing that typical 9-to-5 roles can…

Oct 8, 2025

Ceretune: Reid Barnett’s Path to Greener Waters through Innovation at NC State

At NC State, innovation and entrepreneurship are not just buzzwords—they define how our students, faculty and alumni tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.  A perfect example is Reid Barnett,…
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Oct 3, 2025

Bridging the Gap: Locally Grown Helps Farmers

John Ange (JA) Kernodle (Computer Engineering ’20) grew up doing two things: helping run his mother’s market and developing an early love for programming apps. Now, Kernodle works in Dallas…
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Sep 25, 2025

Meet the 2025-26 Student Ambassador Cohort

The Entrepreneurship Student Ambassador Program (ESAP) empowers students to serve as representatives of NC State’s entrepreneurship programs, linking them with the campus community. This year, eight ambassadors, drawn from undergraduate…
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Sep 23, 2025

Celebrating a Decade of Innovation at the Entrepreneurship Clinic

The NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic is celebrating its 10th anniversary, marking an extraordinary decade of fostering innovation and real-world experience for students through courses and the Andrews Launch Accelerator (ALA),…
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Aug 21, 2025

A Space to Think and Do

NC State provides students from all disciplines with the opportunity to think and do big throughout their entire college career. A common way for College of Engineering students to experience…