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From the Brickyard to the Moon

Our favorite astronaut, three-time NC State graduate Christina Koch, is coming home to NC State Aug. 24-25. It’s one homecoming celebration that’s sure to be out of this world.

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New TA Workshop

Are you a new or returning teaching assistant? If so, be sure to attend The Graduate School’s New TA Workshop on Monday, August 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the McKimmon Center. The New TA Workshop provides TAs with the foundation they need to have a successful teaching experience.

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Kelly van Woesik

August 04, 2026

Global One Health Fellow Spotlight – Kelly van Woesik

Learn more about Ph.D. student Kelly van Woesik and how the Global One Health Fellowship helped support her important research on the impacts of sea-level rise on environmental and public health in the U.S. Southeast.
A group of students volunteering and doing research at a fishing tournament.

August 03, 2026

Research on All Creatures, Great and Small

It’s been a busy summer at the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology, where students have studied fish bigger than a grand piano and frogs that weigh less than a quarter.
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July 24, 2026

NC State Grad Student Takes 3D Printed Plants to Center Stage

Stephanie Stewart, a Ph.D. student in biomathematics, shares fresh perspectives from the frontlines of research to advance 3D bioprinting of plants.
Jennifer Macko and Jamie Pearson

July 20, 2026

Doctoral Student Jennifer Macko ’20MAT Receives Organization for Autism Research Graduate Research Grant

Jennifer Macko, an NC State College of Education doctoral student earning a Ph.D. in the Teacher Education and Learning Sciences educational psychology concentration, has been selected as one of 12 graduate students worldwide to receive an Organization for Autism Research (OAR) Graduate Research Grant.

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New International Student Orientation
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Sunday5:00 PM

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Sumedh Beknalkar

Sumedh Beknalkar

Sumedh Beknalkar, a Ph.D. candidate in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department at NC State’s College of Engineering, is also the president and co-founder of SLA Robotics.

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