Whether it’s U.S. News & World Report or The Wall Street Journal doing the rankings, it’s clear North Carolina is blessed with an abundance of highly rated colleges and universities, both public and private. In all, 13 North Carolina universities are ranked by U.S. News among national universities.1 • Duke University ranked 10th overall among national universities in… READ MORE
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Together, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State University, Duke University and RTI International do $3.5 billion worth of research every year. “The opportunity that’s available to the four entities is to come together, to work collaboratively, and to try to attack really big problems in the world,” Wayne Holden, RTI International’s President and… READ MORE
CHAPEL HILL – It was during a visit to UNC-Chapel Hill during his senior year in high school that it started to sink in with Nestor Ramirez. “It was like, ‘Here’s what the buildings look like, and here’s what the dorms look like,’” Ramirez, now a research education analyst at RTI International who designs student surveys,… READ MORE
DURHAM – Tamara Terry was a full-time student at NC Central University when she started working in RTI International’s call center – and soon knew she wanted to be part of the impact RTI makes in the world. But it was NC Central that made her want to make that difference. “North Carolina Central required us to… READ MORE
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – RTI International was founded 60 years ago to offer opportunities to high-level science graduates emerging from North Carolina’s universities. And those relationships continue to this day. “North Carolina universities are integral and intertwined with everything that RTI does,” Jacqueline Olich, RTI’s Senior Director of University Collaborations, says in the accompanying video…. READ MORE
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Seeing the impact on people in rural Nicaragua of what she could do as an environmental engineer made Meaghan McGrath a believer in her chosen field. As a student at NC State University, McGrath signed up for an Alternative Service Break in a remote part of Nicaragua, collaborating with a local… READ MORE
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – For a skinny kid from Warsaw, NC, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University made a major difference. “It’s rare that you can attend an institution that really helps you dig deep into your identity,” Jeff Frederick, RTI International’s senior vice president for global human resources business partnering, says in the… READ MORE
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – When it began 60 years ago, Research Triangle Institute, as it was called then, was the first fixture in Research Triangle Park – the fledgling institute was given 185 acres in the new research park. “When we got to the park, there was nothing here but pine trees and ‘possums,” remarked… READ MORE
ASHEVILLE – With the big emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math these days, Nancy J. Cable hears the question all the time: Why should my child attend a liberal-arts school? But the Chancellor of UNC Asheville insists the liberal arts and sciences remain the best route for students in today’s rapidly changing world –… READ MORE
CHAPEL HILL – Kevin Guskiewicz is a proud alumnus of the University of Virginia. But he’s even more proud to have been at UNC Chapel Hill for the past 24 years, Guskiewicz – now Interim Chancellor at Carolina – says in the accompanying video. Guskiewicz was finishing his PhD in sports medicine at Virginia in… READ MORE
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