STEM

Feb 6, 2025

17 College of Education Graduate Students Receive Doctoral Dissertation Support Grants

Seventeen graduate students in the NC State College of Education have received funding to support their research through the college’s Doctoral Dissertation Support Grants. The grants of up to $1,500 per student can be used to reimburse costs associated with conducting dissertation research through June 2025.

Oct 3, 2023

Shannon Carney ’23 Named 2023 North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Student Teacher of the Year

Shannon Carney '23, a recent graduate of the NC State College of Education’s mathematics education program, has been named the North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Student Teacher of the Year.

Sep 27, 2023

#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘Being Able to Apply Knowledge is Actually a Pillar of My Life,’ Says Mike Ferrell ’11

Mike Ferrell '11 runs a company, Ferrell 27 Creative Media, that provides virtual web production, as well as video production, graphic design and other services, for companies such as Nike, Harley Davidson, General Mills and Boeing. It's a multifaceted role and he attributes his success in it to the multifaceted degree he earned in the NC State College of Education.

Feb 21, 2023

Casey Schulte ’12 ’17MED Celebrated as 2023 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Northeast Regional Teacher of the Year

Casey Schulte '12 '17MED has been named the 2023 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Northeast Regional Teacher of the Year.

Feb 21, 2023

Tiffany Wynn ’16MED Celebrated as 2023 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Piedmont-Triad Regional Teacher of the Year

Tiffany Wynn '16MED has been named the 2023 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Piedmont-Triad Region Teacher of the Year.

Dec 8, 2022

Gary W. Wright III ’22PHD: ‘Scientific Knowledge is a Powerful Tool, and It Can Be Used to Uplift and Liberate People’

Gary Wright ’18MED, ’22PHD hopes to make a lasting impact on how science education views and values gender and sexual diversity, as well as equity.

Dec 8, 2022

Pam Huff ’22PHD: ‘I Would Like to Address the Importance of K-12 Science Education on the National Scene’

A former research scientist and part-time educator, Pam Huff '22PHD is dedicated to advancing the field of science education.

Nov 23, 2022

Beth Rodgers ’22 Named North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Outstanding Mathematics Education Student

Beth Rodgers, a May 2022 graduate of the NC State College of Education's mathematics education program, has received the 2021 Outstanding Mathematics Education Student Award from the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Nov 3, 2022

Teaching Fellow Lara Cate Wright Selected for North Carolina Space Grant Scholarship

Lara Cate Wright, a junior elementary education major and N.C. Teaching Fellow, has been selected as a recipient of the STEM Pre-Service Teacher Education Scholarship through the North Carolina Space Grant.

Sep 29, 2022

#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘We’re Continually Learning, Moving Forward and Building New Bridges and Opportunities for Everyone,’ Says Pamela Gilchrist ’14PHD

As the director of K-12 programs at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, Pamela Gilchrist '14PHD is working toward preparing students and educators for success through innovations in STEM.