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NC State’s wellness strategy is designed to build a thriving Pack at all levels of the university. With a focus on programs and services, fostering community, academics and awareness, we work to transform wellness within the Wolfpack. Developed by the Wellness Advisory Committee in 2020, our six-element strategy is rooted in socioecological health models as well as organizational and higher education literature.

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September 01, 2026

NC State Researchers Pioneer New Carbon Capture Technology

Pablo Ortiz Paciello, a graduate student in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering’s Biocarbon Utilization and Sequestration (BUS) Lab, is working on research and related technology that aims to collect carbon dioxide directly from compost piles before it reaches the atmosphere, capturing the gas as a value-added product.
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September 01, 2026

Doctoral Student Nyasia Lloyd Selected for John M. Belk Impact Fellowship

When Nyasia Lloyd was earning her master’s degree, she was selected for an exciting internship opportunity at the Hunt Institute that she unfortunately had to turn down. Now Lloyd, who is earning her doctoral degree in the NC State College of Education, feels like she has received another opportunity through her selection as one of 16 of the Hunt Institute’s John M. Belk Impact Fellows.
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August 28, 2026

Department of Statistics #1 Nationally in Ph.D. Graduates

The Department of Statistics at NC State remains the nation’s top producer of Ph.D. graduates, according to recently released data from the American Statistical Association (ASA).
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August 27, 2026

NC State, New York Power Authority and EPRI Demonstrate Solid State Transformer Success Under Real World Conditions

North Carolina State University, in collaboration with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and EPRI, has designed and tested a high-efficiency solid state transformer (SST) capable of handling up to 1 MW of power under real-world conditions.

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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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