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    RASC 2025: David Joy and campus research presentations

    March 12

    ĢƵ double alumnus and best-selling author David Joy will give the keynote address at the annual Research and Scholarship Conference at ĢƵon Wednesday, March 19 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center.

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    Restoring through research: ĢƵprofessors assist law enforcement and National Weather Service

    March 7

    In the days after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, first responders and volunteers rushed to help their neighbors. Checking in on loved ones, restoring electricity to homes and businesses, and conducting search and rescue missions already looked like a daunting uphill battle.

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    Alex Gary to resign after nearly five years as Athletics Director at WCU

    March 7

    ĢƵ announced today that Alex Gary, Catamount Athletics director since May 2020, has resigned from his position.

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    ĢƵlaunches engineering discovery program with new director Gretchen Dietz

    February 27

    Upbeat music plays as students walk into an introductory engineering class with ĢƵ faculty member Gretchen Dietz, who smiles as she checks in with students: “How’s everyone doing? Any fun facts to share? Today, we are 3D CAD modeling. Does anyone already know how? Let’s use this knowledge to help your classmates and learn from each other!”

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    Restoring through research: professors navigate floodwaters post-Helene

    February 26

    As Hurricane Helene slowed and sat over Western North Carolina, dumping record amounts of rain, flooding began to devastate the region. In Asheville, the French Broad River rose nearly 25 feet higher than its normal water levels. The water carried cars downstream, leveled buildings, and picked up debris that mixed and churned in the river. This once-in-a-thousand-year weather event has now become the third deadliest hurricane in U.S. history.

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    Electrical engineering students create a portable energy model for Duke Energy

    February 26

    Ben Griffith and Hardin Kennedy, two seniors majoring in electrical engineering at ĢƵ, have created a portable educational model for Duke Energy.

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    Young alumni spotlight: Speyer reaching for the stars as systems engineer

    February 21

    ĢƵ alumnus Aaron Speyer doesn’t remember much about his trip to the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia when he was six years old — but he remembers that initial fascination with space.

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    ĢƵgrieves the loss of longtime friend, supporter, community leader Reg Moody

    February 19

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    The hills have eyes

    February 19

    A fresh set of eyes finds a new generation of Catamounts. More than 30 years after Paws’ billboard debut, designers at ĢƵ continue to update the much beloved symbol off U.S. 23.

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    ĢƵranked No. 3 on Forbes’ America’s Best Midsize Employers list

    February 14

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