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Sarah Desmarais Named Director of NC State’s Center for Family and Community Engagement

Institutes and Centers

Oct 20, 2025

Khayrallah Center Thinks Bigger With Research Facilitation Service

The Khayrallah Center’s machine learning model opened the door for more data. The RFS connected the center with free computing and storage resources to support it.

Apr 21, 2025

Transformative Gift Endows Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Archive  

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences has received a $2 million gift to endow the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies’ archive, deepening its impact on scholarship and community engagement worldwide.

Jan 30, 2025

Gift Establishes Akram Khater Distinguished Professorship in Arab Migration Studies

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences received a significant gift to establish the Akram Khater Distinguished Professorship in Arab Migration Studies.

farmer standing in field

Sep 29, 2021

What to Know About GMOs

NC State biotech policy expert Jennifer Kuzma answers top questions about genetically modified organisms.
nature in background of virus molecule

Apr 13, 2020

COVID-19: Biotechnology Is Never Enough

NC State researchers stress the importance of a strategic and systematic integration of social sciences to meet the challenges of emerging global risks, such as COVID-19.
Teacher using computer

Sep 4, 2019

Teaching Public History: Interactive Program Paves The Way For Lebanese Teachers

A program hosted by NC State's Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies is transforming the way Lebanese teachers educate students about their country’s history. 

Aug 2, 2019

GES Center Awarded Half-Million Dollar Grant to Study Responsible Innovation of Food Nanotechnology

GES Center director Jennifer Kuzma and senior research scholar Khara Grieger will lead a two-year, USDA-funded study of responsible innovation of food nanotechnology.
Jennifer Kuzma

Nov 28, 2018

Kudos to Kuzma: Distinguished Professor Named AAAS Fellow

Jennifer Kuzma has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Kuzma is the college's Goodnight-North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Distinguished Professor in Social Sciences and co-directs NC State's Genetic Engineering and Society Center.

Sep 10, 2018

Changing the Landscape of Graduate Education

Problems related to food, energy and water are becoming increasingly complex. NC State is taking a new approach to prepare the scientists who will solve them.
Sarah Desmarais stands in front of the Wake County Detention Center

Aug 7, 2018

Sarah Desmarais Named Director of NC State’s Center for Family and Community Engagement

Sarah Desmarais has been named director of NC State's Center for Family and Community Engagement.