Meet the NC State Family of the Year, the Jernigan Family. 🐺🏆 We celebrated the Jernigans and all Wolfpack families this past weekend at Parents and Families Weekend.

A new Chancellor’s Choice will soon be among the flavors on the Howling Cow ice cream menu. 🍦 Continuing the tradition that began at the turn of the century, NC State’s new chancellor, Kevin Howell, has made his decision about what that flavor will be.

Members of the NC State Marching Band, the Power Sound of the South, recently had the opportunity to star alongside Carolina Hurricanes players in the team's road jersey reveal video. 🐺🚨

Plastic foam is one of the most significant sources of pollution in the world. A new fiber-based material developed by NC State researchers has the potential to be a recyclable and biodegradable alternative. ℹ️ This research effort is supported by the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund.

It’s Shark Tank, NC State style. 👀 🐺 At Wolf Den, @ncstate.bsky.social students have the opportunity to pitch their ventures in a Shark Tank–style showdown. Submit your pitch by November 2 👉 buff.ly/492Av0L

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was approved by the FDA to treat some patients with depression in 2008. Its increased use to treat a variety of other health issues raises a number of ethical considerations.

A "once-in-a-lifetime discovery" — A “teen” pachycephalosaur from Mongolia’s Gobi Desert may provide answers to lingering questions around the dinosaur group. The fossil represents a new species of pachycephalosaur and is the oldest and most complete skeleton of this dinosaur group found to date.

A new program, Wolfpack Connect, will provide a guaranteed admissions pathway to NC State for North Carolina community college students. 👏🐺

7,509 students have joined the Wolfpack this semester. 🐺🐾👥 They’re studying to become food scientists, mechanical engineers, designers and radiologists. Together, they make up our largest-ever incoming class of students. Meet the class of 2029.

Today is a scheduled Wellness Day at NC State. There will be no classes held, and the Wolfpack community is encouraged to use the time to reflect on their health and well-being. Learn more: ncst.at/YGRn50WXsJe

After more than 16 years of exemplary service as NC State's executive vice chancellor and provost, Warwick Arden will step down from his role and return to the faculty at @ncstatevetmed.bsky.social. 🔗 Read the message from Chancellor Kevin Howell: ncst.at/4XHH50WVSEO

Chancellor Kevin Howell invites the Wolfpack community to participate in Sustain Our Pack, NC State’s university wide campaign to save energy and water on campus. ⚡️ Learn more: ncst.at/nlIP50WTTUs

Entrepreneurs are turning ideas into agricultural solutions through the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative's Seed2Grow program. 🌱 The program offers resources for researchers who want to create a startup, helping ensure that NC State discoveries benefit farmers and consumers. 🔗: ncst.at/hMB150WRyNK

For the past decade, students, faculty and staff have submitted their images to the Envisioning Research contest, helping our campus highlight the beauty and importance of scientific exploration and discovery. See this year's winners. 📸 #ThinkAndDo

A new mural in Caldwell Hall captures the College of Humanities and Social Sciences' impact on students, society and the human experience. 🎨🐺

Researchers led by Dr. Victor Rivas, DVM student and Ph.D. graduate at #NCStateVetMed, have discovered the first genetic mutation associated with #HCM and sudden death in golden retrievers. The work could further shape our understanding of the disease in humans. news.cvm.ncsu.edu/researchers-...

Studying the process of brain formation illuminates just how much of development is a series of tiny miracles. @ncstatevetmed.bsky.social scientist Eric Brooks and colleagues have worked to create a new cellular atlas to study the delicate dance of cells. 🧠 #ThinkAndDo

A science you can eat? We’ve got the recipe. 🍽️ @ncstate.bsky.social professor Gabriel Keith Harris explains the flavorful field of food science. Learn more about the exciting, lucrative and job-secure careers you can pursue with a food science degree from NC State: ncst.at/hfws50WOkaM

Scientists and chefs have collaborated on a new study that demonstrates how fermented foods can be used to drive participatory science projects that both engage the public and advance our understanding of microbial ecology. #ThinkAndDo

NC State football fans can look forward to Raleighwood-area upgrades, new concession options and other additions for the 2025 season, which starts today. 🐺🐾🏈

Researchers at @ncstateengr.bsky.social contributed to a recent study finding that dental floss could be an effective way to administer vaccines and immunizations instead of shots. #ThinkAndDo

Krista Walton took the helm of the Office of Research and Innovation in July. From growing up on a farm, to publishing over 140 peer-reviewed articles, you could argue that Walton has been preparing her whole life to lead the research enterprise of a land-grant university like NC State. #ThinkAndDo

The 125 members of our #Classof2029 have taken the first steps to becoming doctors. They have an average age of 23 & represent 14 states, Puerto Rico and four countries — and 36 NC counties. Three days of orientation behind them, the students started class today. ❤️ news.cvm.ncsu.edu/swansboro-se...

Sketchbooks ➡️ OPEN Happy #FDOC, designers! We're so excited to have you back. ✍️🫶🐺

Happy first day of classes, Wolfpack! 📚🐺 Kick off the fall semester with a special message from Chancellor Kevin Howell.

Meet the class of 2029 — the largest incoming class in Wolfpack history. 🐺🤘‼️ Today, 5,800+ first-year students officially started their NC State journey at New Student Convocation. We can’t wait to see what they #ThinkAndDo.

Home sweet home. 🐺🐾 Students are moving in this weekend, and campus is bustling again. Chancellor Kevin Howell and deans visited residence halls today to give our new students a warm Wolfpack welcome. We've missed you, Pack!

Have you ever contributed to an NC State scholarship fund? If you've purchased officially licensed merchandise, the answer is yes. 95% of the annual net revenue from the sale of NC State licensed merchandise supports NC State student scholarships.

Your first college friends. Your first selfie with a Wuf. Your first taste of Howling Cow ice cream. There's a lot to experience, celebrate and explore during your first weeks as an NC State student. Here's how to make the most of Wolfpack Welcome Weeks. 👇

The New World screwworm, a parasite, feeds on living tissue in livestock — and its recent resurgence has livestock producers on edge. We asked @ncstatecals.bsky.social entomologist Maxwell Scott to provide insight on efforts to eradicate the screwworm. #ThinkAndDo ncst.at/sCTP50WFbpO

Power Forward, NC State’s four-year electrical distribution system upgrade, will be completed early in the fall semester. The project makes the campus electrical grid safe, reliable, self-healing and futureproof.

NC State students are working to solve grand challenges, from developing shelf-stable therapeutic foods to improving bio-based textiles. 🎧 Hear directly from six Ph.D. and master's degree students as they tell us about their research projects in their own words. #ThinkAndDo

This time next week, campus will be bustling again! We're celebrating back-to-school with two weeks of events. Here's a preview of what's in store for Wolfpack Welcome Weeks, spanning Aug. 14–28. 🔗🐺

Amy Rossi is NC State’s director of development communications, but outside her day job, she does another kind of storytelling. 📚 Earlier this week, her debut novel "The Cover Girl" was published. Read about it in #NCStateMag.

Could dental floss be the future of vaccine delivery? Harvinder Gill, an engineer at @ncstateengr.bsky.social, is researching the possibility of a needle-free vaccine. #ThinkAndDo

Can we count on AI to answer our questions accurately? Researchers at #NCStateEngr created a new technique that significantly improves the performance of large language models, ensuring they are less likely to return incorrect answers or incorrectly complete tasks.

Dr. Nanette Nascone-Yoder, a professor at @ncstatevetmed.bsky.social, has been awarded a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Her work could lead to early detection and possibly prevention of developmental abnormalities, such as congenital heart defects, in humans and animals.

D.H. Hill Jr. Library reopens today after being closed for electrical infrastructure repairs this summer. 🔗 Read more about the updates and additional changes to the space.

Yates Mill is the centerpiece of a public park operated by Wake County on land leased from NC State, marking the campus’ southernmost boundary. Now, it's getting a long-needed upgrade: a new waterwheel.

Imagine a material strong like hard plastic, stretchy like a rubber band and easy to shape. The new class of material from NC State researchers, called glassy gels, might be the future of flexible tech. 🥽 #NCStateMag

Lively spaces, quiet places, hallowed halls and hidden gems — join Abby, a university ambassador and fourth-year majoring in communication, on a student-led tour of NC State and learn about the campus we hold dear. 🧱 🚶Start your tour here: ncst.at/Np4q50Wwil9

David Monks has been named the associate dean and director of NC State Extension, effective Aug. 1. 👏 Monks will lead one of the nation’s largest Extension systems, with operations in all 100 North Carolina counties, the Qualla Boundary and more.

Although North Carolina’s oyster industry has seen a recent resurgence, growers have suffered from unexplained losses of up to 90% in the past few seasons. NC State researchers are investigating whether specific genetic traits might help certain oyster lines survive better than others. 🦪 #ThinkAndDo

Unlike rabbits and squirrels, turtles can’t easily outbreed losses the way their mammalian cousins can. That's why the data collected by the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Turtle Rescue Team about popular turtle crossing areas is important. 🐢

NC State and East Carolina are teaming up in support of western North Carolina. 🤝 Net proceeds from the sale of "House Divided" T-shirts will go to UNC Asheville and Appalachian State University, both of which were impacted by Hurricane Helene last fall and are still recovering. ncst.at/x37q50Wqvtx

The Pack Pullers are champs — again. 🚜👏 In addition to earning the championship title at the International Quarter Scale Tractor Student Design Competition, the team’s winning tractor also took first place in manufacturability, static design, durability, defense of design and overall performance.

NC State’s newly named chancellor, Kevin Howell, has enrolled or onboarded at the university on four separate occasions. Why does he keep coming back? To make the university that prepared him for big opportunities even better.

From fireworks to extreme heat, your Independence Day celebration may come with some increased risks for your pets. The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has some helpful tips to keep them safe.

Princeton Review has named NC State one of the top 10 best values among public colleges in the nation. 🐺👏

Why is the sun more effective than heating water on the stove when it comes to causing water to evaporate? A new study from @ncstateengr.bsky.social researchers sheds light on this longstanding question. #ThinkAndDo