Our Community in Action
Advice for In-Person Teaching During Pandemic
NC State is back to in-person instruction. Professor Marsha Gordon shares what she learned during the first week of classes.
Student Health Services Seeks Volunteers for Phase Two of Wolfpack Surveillance Program
Student Health is looking for students, faculty and staff who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 to participate in weekly PCR testing to better understand how common asymptomatic people may be among all three groups on campus.
DELTA Finance and Business Office Presses On During Tough Times
The DELTA Finance and Business Office, led by Associate Vice Provost for Business Operations Jessie Sova, played a major role in helping DELTA keep working during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the campus closed in March 2020, they immediately got to work to make sure DELTA could not only keep running but meet the unprecedented demand for our services.
Essential Work
The Pack Essentials program has supported thousands of students during the pandemic with financial support as well as meal and housing scholarships.
Exploring Lessons Learned
Four university task forces have been charged with identifying initiatives that arose from NC State’s response to COVID-19 and that should continue after the pandemic.
‘Far From Normal’
Employees who joined NC State during the COVID-19 pandemic reflect on their unique experiences and share what they most look forward to when the university resumes normal operations.
Solving Health Crises for a Better World
Four years after earning his doctorate at NC State, CALS alumnus Bradley Kearney joined the Army as a biochemist. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to helping establish an award-winning diagnostic laboratory in Japan, he works as a medical planner to help provide the best possible health system for all Army operations.
More Students Struggle With Basic Needs Due to Pandemic
The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has hit students hard, resulting in a marked increase in food insecurity and homelessness. The toll on their mental health has been striking.
To Tackle Vaccine Apathy, Keep It Quick and Catchy
What do you tell someone who doesn’t care about getting vaccinated?
COVID & Unemployment: Behind the Numbers
Poole economics professor Steve Allen shares his perspective on how the pandemic is affecting the national economy.