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May 5, 2022

Ranjeet Bhosale Talks Analytics, Audience-Based Marketing and the Art of Storytelling

The MMA program sat down with Ranjeet Bhosale, senior director of audience-based marketing and personalization at The Home Depot, to discuss how he and his team use analytics to meet customer needs and and how Poole College’s MMA graduates can shine in the field. 

May 4, 2022

Senior Solteria Ross gives herself grace

Solteria Ross, who graduates this May with a B.S. in aerospace engineering and minors in English and women’s and gender studies, has enjoyed her classes, internships and experiences learning about one of her earliest passions, space. But dance, which she started at 3 years old, is what has kept her grounded during her years at NC State. 

May 4, 2022

A New Way To Measure: Bringing Drone Technology to Landscape Architecture

With the help of NC State’s Institute for Transportation, Research and Education (ITRE), Emily McCoy, associate professor of practice in landscape architecture and environmental planning, has been flying drones across campus for the past five years. But she’s capturing more than the beauty of the landscape. McCoy and the students in her landscape performance class have been using tools such as drones with thermal cameras to evaluate how different landscapes across campus perform from a sustainability standpoint. 

Apr 28, 2022

MSE senior Katie Shaffer helps make STEM fields more inclusive, diverse

Katie has been a key fixture in the MSE department since her first year, starting in spring 2019. “I became an undergraduate researcher in my second-semester first year under Dr. Cuomo. He was able to introduce the world of MSE research before my first MSE class,” says Katie. 

Apr 26, 2022

David Sieg ’25 Adds Spectator Sport Mathematics to NC State

David’s first major project in the College of Sciences was to bring together math enthusiasts from all disciplines for an exciting competition. The Spring 2022 Integration Bee, a calculus-based problem-solving competition named in the style of the familiar grade school spelling bee, is the result. 

Apr 25, 2022

Data Science Director Christopher Becker Transfers Philosophy Skills to Technology, Healthcare

Alumnus Christopher Becker discusses earning multiple degrees, working for an IT healthcare startup and more. 

Apr 20, 2022

New USDA-Funded Research Will Leverage Big Data and Machine Learning to Forecast Spread of Agricultural Pests

New research led by Center director Ross Meentemeyer and research scholar Chris Jones will address data gaps that have previously hindered the accuracy of, and rapid updates to, pest spread forecasts. 

Apr 19, 2022

Small Groups, Big Success: NC State Hosts First DataFest

DataFest @ NC State, the first DataFest event hosted by NC State University brought student teams together over the April 8-10 weekend. Rachel Levy, Executive Director of the Data Science Academy collaborated with… 

Apr 18, 2022

Marketing Analytics Grad Student Cuts Teeth on Big Data

After earning a bachelor’s degree in biology and getting accepted into dental school, Katie Cobb realized she wasn’t following her passion. Now she’s pursuing a career in marketing analytics, starting with the MMA program at NC State. 

Apr 12, 2022

NC State’s Largest Entrepreneurship Competition Takes Place April 18

Originating in 2009, the eGames is NC State’s annual startup competition, awarding more than $100,000 to NC State entrepreneurs. There are two tracks for the competition — the student track and the Daugherty Endowment Track for officially registered startup companies that have licensed NC State intellectual property in the past three years. Donor support has helped make eGames a top-20 university entrepreneurship competition.