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Jan 27, 2022

NC State College of Education Distinguished Professor Hollylynne S. Lee Receives Cherry Award for Great Teaching

Hollylynne S. Lee, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education at NC State’s College of Education, has been named the 2022 recipient of Baylor University’s Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. The biennial award, which comes with a $250,000 prize, honors professors with exceptional teaching skills who have a record of having a positive, inspiring and long-lasting impact on students. 

Jan 25, 2022

Transforming Data into Conservation

NC State’s Roland Kays is helping address big data problems in wildlife conservation. 

Jan 24, 2022

Jenkins MBA Alumnus Joins Apple as a Data Scientist at their Newest RTP Location

How far can you quickly go with a Jenkins MBA degree? In Ryan Coble’s case, he made it to Apple — a month before he even finished the MBA program. 

Jan 21, 2022

Simulating Life-Saving Solutions

TTM alumnus Brandon King graduated with his doctoral degree — and real-world problem-solving experience. He used simulation and data analysis to help nurses find the best way to meet a life-saving goal: reaching patients in cardiac arrest within two minutes. 

Jan 11, 2022

Teaching Math Teaching Podcast: Linking Data Science and Teacher Education

Distinguished Professor Hollylynne Lee shares her story of what happens when you’re not afraid to create something new in mathematics teacher education. She describes the emerging and multidisciplinary field of data science, and provides practical advice for why and how listeners can incorporate data acience into their work with mathematics teacher education. 

Jan 7, 2022

Enhancing NC State’s Data-Driven, Climate-Smart Agriculture Talent Pool

NC State research assistant professor Daniela Jones is passionate about many things, including finding renewable energy solutions and creating a more diverse workforce for the bioscience and agriculture industries. 

Jan 6, 2022

This is How Students Can Learn Problem-Solving Skills in Social Studies

A new study led by Associate Professor Meghan Manfra offers lessons on how social studies teachers could use computational thinking and computer-based resources to analyze primary source data, such as economic information, maps or historical documents. 

Jan 6, 2022

This is How Students Can Learn Problem-Solving Skills in Social Studies

An NC State study looked at the outcomes of using computational thinking in social studies. 

Dec 15, 2021

Wildlife scientists are solving big data problems to track animals around the globe

An NC State researcher led a study on Movebank, a system for analyzing, visualizing and storing wildlife tracking data. 

Dec 13, 2021

What is Marketing Analytics? Q+A with Bill Rand on Career Opportunities and More

Poole College of Management professor Bill Rand describes marketing analytics as making data-driven decisions — any question that a marketing manager has to answer can be tied to data. Learn about career opportunities in this field.