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Driverless Shuttle a Smart Move for Centennial Campus

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/casii-1500-1-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/casii-1500-1-980x551.jpg 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/casii-1500-1-480x270.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw">NC State isn't cutting corners in the drive for innovation. Thanks to a partnership with the N.C. Department of Transportation, the university is testing an autonomous vehicle that can ferry 12 passengers.

Centennial Campus, Activate!

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/food-truck-rodeo-1500-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/food-truck-rodeo-1500-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/food-truck-rodeo-1500-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/food-truck-rodeo-1500-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/food-truck-rodeo-1500-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/food-truck-rodeo-1500.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">A slew of events and activities is putting NC State's research park on the map in a new way — as a destination for fun.

Meet the first-year class for 2019

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/balla-ndure-incoming-class-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/balla-ndure-incoming-class-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/balla-ndure-incoming-class-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/balla-ndure-incoming-class-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/balla-ndure-incoming-class-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/balla-ndure-incoming-class.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Tipping enrollment over 36,000 for the first time ever, NC State's newest class has landed on campus.

Inc. Cites Centennial Campus in Raleigh’s Rise as a Startup Hub

<img width="1024" height="532" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AERIAL.CC.2448-2-1-1024x532.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AERIAL.CC.2448-2-1-1024x532.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AERIAL.CC.2448-2-1-452x235.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AERIAL.CC.2448-2-1-768x399.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AERIAL.CC.2448-2-1-1080x561.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AERIAL.CC.2448-2-1.jpg 1480w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Inc., a national outlet focused on innovation news, outlines ‘Why Raleigh Will Be the Next Startup Hub.’ NC State’s Centennial Campus, its industry partnerships, and entrepreneurship assets, are cited in the city’s rise as a top startup hub.

From soldier to student

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alyssia-Hecox-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alyssia-Hecox-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alyssia-Hecox-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alyssia-Hecox-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alyssia-Hecox-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alyssia-Hecox.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">In her time in the Electrical and Computer Engineering, Alyssia Hardy has juggled her role as student, member of NC State University’s cheerleading team, wife and active member of the Idaho Air National Guard.

Entrepreneurial Students Excel at NC State

<img width="1024" height="546" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/December-2017-Graduation-Oliver-Walsh-Newsletter-Article-Photo-1024x546.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/December-2017-Graduation-Oliver-Walsh-Newsletter-Article-Photo-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/December-2017-Graduation-Oliver-Walsh-Newsletter-Article-Photo-452x241.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/December-2017-Graduation-Oliver-Walsh-Newsletter-Article-Photo-768x409.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/December-2017-Graduation-Oliver-Walsh-Newsletter-Article-Photo-1080x576.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/December-2017-Graduation-Oliver-Walsh-Newsletter-Article-Photo.jpg 2032w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Meet one of the Fall 2017 graduates, Oliver Walsh, who charted the course of his academic careers with the help of entrepreneurship at NC State.

Recipients Announced for 2017 Sensus Reach Scholarship

<img width="1024" height="680" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TRANS14.bus_.3736-2-1024x680.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TRANS14.bus_.3736-2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TRANS14.bus_.3736-2-452x300.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TRANS14.bus_.3736-2-768x510.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TRANS14.bus_.3736-2-1080x717.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TRANS14.bus_.3736-2.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">North Carolina State University today announced that Ashish Amin of Cary, NC and Vedashrey Makthal, of Morrisville, NC are recipients of the 2017 Sensus Reach℠ Scholarship. Amin, a senior, and Makthal, a junior, in the NC State College of Engineering will each receive a one-year stipend to cover tuition and fees, made possible by a donation from Raleigh, N.C.-based technology company, Sensus.

Hands-On Model Helps Students Understand Genetic Engineering

<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">A team of faculty and undergraduate researchers, including researchers from Electrical and Computer Engineering, have created a physical, interactive model to teach students about genetics and biological processes at the cellular level. “By creating an analogue between a biological system and a physically engineered system, we think we can help students grasp the concepts behind […]

ECE Changes its Name to Department of Cool Stuff Engineering

<img width="1024" height="460" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CAMPUS.copperwolves.0817-2-1024x460.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CAMPUS.copperwolves.0817-2-1024x460.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CAMPUS.copperwolves.0817-2-452x203.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CAMPUS.copperwolves.0817-2-768x345.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CAMPUS.copperwolves.0817-2-1080x485.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CAMPUS.copperwolves.0817-2.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">We are excited to announce that, as part of our branding efforts and in celebration of our department’s 100th anniversary this year, we are henceforth changing our department’s name to better represent our ongoing role at North Carolina State University and across the country. Effective today, April 1, 2017, we have renamed to be the […]

Researchers Develop Wearable, Low-Cost Sensor to Measure Skin Hydration

<img width="1024" height="703" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-1024x703.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-452x310.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-768x527.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Researchers from NC State, including the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a wearable, wireless sensor that can monitor a person’s skin hydration for use in applications that need to detect dehydration before it poses a health problem. The device is lightweight, flexible and stretchable and has already been incorporated into prototype devices […]