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Smart Spaces
NC State students launch spatial intelligence startup that could help reduce energy costs in buildings based on smartphone data.
Campus Bee Hotels Are Open For Business
NC State’s new bee hotels are providing vital habitat for North Carolina’s native bees thanks to Jonathan and Sara June Giacomini, who designed and built them for the campus community.
Student Leads Effort to Boost Recycling At D.H. Hill Library
Student Kyra Levau spends enough time at D.H. Hill Library to know where the trash cans are ‒ and are not. As she studied on...
Textiles Students Design Sustainable Solutions
In this senior design course, students have two semesters to create a solution to a textiles industry problem. This year, several projects focus on sustainability.
During Make-a-thon, Students Create Sustainability Solutions
In this unique NC State innovation competition, students design and prototype solutions to sustainability challenges.
Student Launches Composting Program In Campus Apartments
Residents of Wolf Village Apartments have access to kitchen composting courtesy of a compost collection program started by a student.
NC State Students Launch Company To Modernize Dumpsters
Through a startup called Trashr, these NC State students want to create a smarter dumpster that improves the efficiency of waste collection.
A Garden With SOUL
Near the banks of Lake Raleigh is an NC State garden that grows food while also developing student leaders.
Social Innovation Students Tackle Issues Related to Food and Water
In early fall, 30 students were selected to join the first cohort of the Social Innovation Fellows. The program, supported through the Institute for Nonprofits, pairs student teams with nonprofits and projects tackling issues related to food and water insecurity. […]
Students ‘LEED’ McKimmon Center To Increased Sustainability
In a unique architecture course, students helped improve environmental sustainability at the McKimmon Conference and Training Center.