This is a guest reflection written by Social Innovation Fellow alumna and Medicines for Humanity Development Coordinator, Victoria Fuda. A mother holds her baby as she steps into a neighbor’s small home in the Dominican Republic, where a si…
From first prototype to industry career, one alum returns to the sustainability competition that started it all. Make-A-Thon is not just a weekend sprint at NC State; it is a launchpad where students transform sustainability challenges into…
Cofoundr’s developing platform and student hackathons are laying the groundwork for future startups. On March 3, 2026, Hackworks turned NC State into a hub for innovation as students from business and engineering raced to build and pitch th…
The N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s first-ever Seed2Grow Showcase and Pitch Competition proved to be a powerful demonstration of NC State’s Think and Do spirit, giving 11 current and aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to showcase agricultur…
With a recent third-place win at an agricultural innovation competition with over 500 entries from 97 countries, Verdia Diagnostics and its chief executive officer Zach Hetzler are making their mark internationally. The North Carolina State…
The new NC State Graduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship will prepare students to initiate and manage new organizational opportunities and innovative ventures. Developed through a collaboration between Poole College of Manag…
At the 2026 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, Matt Fox, director of Social and Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship, joined fellow educators and entr…
At the 2026 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, Matt Fox, director of Social and Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship, joined fellow educators and entr…
Starting Small, Thinking Big Jain’s entrepreneurial spark ignited during his freshman year, when he noticed a growing challenge on campus: students needed affordable, reliable access to electronic devices. Rather than just accept the proble…
Starting Small, Thinking Big Jain’s entrepreneurial spark ignited during his freshman year, when he noticed a growing challenge on campus: students needed affordable, reliable access to electronic devices. Rather than just accept the proble…
For NC State graduate student Bhavya Jain, it started with a simple conversation, a shared frustration and a desire to help others. Jain’s entrepreneurial spark ignited during his freshman year, when he noticed a growing challenge on campus…
Social and sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship is the practice of applying problem-solving tools and a creative mindset to bring about a more just world. Here students learn skills to become global change leaders, whether as entrepr…