Dr. Ola Harrysson (left) and Dr. Denis Marcellin-Little (right) look over a new prototype for correcting broken bones.
Faculty Resources
North Carolina State University provides a variety of resources in support of faculty research, many of them centralized in the offices of Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance Services (SPARCS) and Technology Transfer (OTT). SPARCS provides services to facilitate the submission of proposals, negotiation of agreements, and administration of funded projects. It also fosters compliance with regulations governing research subjects and substances. OTT helps promote the transfer of academic discovery to industry for public benefit and economic development.
Leadership
- Research and Graduate Studies
- Vice Chancellor of Research and Graduate Studies
- Immediate Staff
- Organization Chart
Compliance and Ethics
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- Animal Care and Use
- Human Subjects
- Export Controls
Opportunities
Research Sites
- Centers and Institutes
- Undergraduate Research
- Alumni Association Outstanding Research Awards
- National Academy of Engineering Members
- National Academy of Science Members
- National Institute of Medicine Members
Operations
- Sponsored Programs
- Technology Transfer
- Proposal Development Unit
- Graduate School
- Centennial Campus
- Faculty Project Toolbox
Statistics and Reports
Quick facts
- 552 patents currently assigned to NC State
- 9th among U.S. universities in patent production, quality and strength (IEEE Spectrum, Nov. 2006)
- $315 million in research expenditures
- 3rd in industry-supported research in the US (among public universities without medical schools)
- Over 70% of faculty engaged in sponsored research
- Over 2,500 graduate students supported on research and teaching appointments
- 68 established research and service centers
Birds of a feather?
Dr. Mary Schweitzer, assistant professor of paleontology at NC State, along with colleagues at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have confirmed the existence of protein in soft tissue recovered from the bone of a 68 million-year-old T. rex. The research provides a connection between the extinct giants and living birds, especially ostriches and emus, and may present a new method for studying diseases like cancer. Watch a video of Dr. Schweitzer as she explains why, in spite of these discoveries, Jurassic Park is not possible.