NC State Web Platform Unlocks Arabic Family Histories

Eighty-four handwritten Arabic letters sat carefully preserved but unread for decades. Written by Charles Wassaf’s grandfather after emigrating from ‘Amchit, Lebanon, to Shreveport, Louisiana, in the late 1890s, they held generations of ancestral history locked inside a language no one in the family could read. That changed when Wassaf turned for help to NC State’s…

Ted Givens and Discovering Tomorrow’s Hidden Season

Architecture alum Ted Givens’s career has been defined by movement, not a fixed path — a curiosity first sparked as a second grader wandering NC State’s design studios, now carrying him between Asheville and projects across the Caribbean, Asia, and the Middle East. Guided by instinct over convention, he’s turned down stable opportunities and relocated his family overseas to learn firsthand in unfamiliar environments.

Remembering Professor Emeritus Mansour H. Mohamed

Reflect on the industry-changing achievements of the late Mansour H. Mohamed, who taught and researched at the Wilson College of Textiles for nearly 30 years.

Packapalooza™ Returns to Pack Hillsborough Street

Back again for 2026, NC State’s all-day block party along Hillsborough Street is set for Saturday, Aug. 22 from 2-10 p.m. 

NC State’s World Cup Assist

Whether you’ve followed every FIFA World Cup game so far this summer or only caught the highlights, you’ve seen NC State Engineering at play.

NC State students explore Japanese business practices on study abroad program at Nagoya University