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July 2017

Jul 27, 2017

Students, Postdocs Network with Industry Professionals

Students and postdocs will have the opportunity to network with a number of industry professionals during the Graduate School's Industry Immersion Program, July 30-Aug. 4. 

Jul 11, 2017

Studying a Disease in Order to Prevent Starvation

Research into a disease that affects cassava crops aims to prevent starvation for millions in Africa. 

cover of Think magazine

Jul 10, 2017

Think Magazine, Summer 2017

How are our NC State graduate students and alumni changing the world? Better equipment for firefighters, new technologies to fight Zika, support for flood victims and a best-selling novel adapted for a television series. 

Maureen Grasso

Jul 10, 2017

A Message From the Dean

"Just when I think I couldn't be more impressed by our students, I realize that achievement knows no boundaries." -- Maureen Grasso 

Pragya Adhikari

Jul 10, 2017

Pragya Adhikari

Pragya Adhikari from Nepal is trying to breed a tomato that is tastier and more resistant to plant diseases. 

Therese Anne Fowler

Jul 10, 2017

Therese Anne Fowler

After graduating from NC State's MFA program, Therese Fowler experienced the publication of many successful works--including Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald, recently adapted as an Amazon original series. 

Shahnee Haire

Jul 10, 2017

Shahnee Haire

Graduate student Shahnee Haire says that her certificate program helped prepare her for assisting those in her county who lost everything after Hurricane Matthew. 

Chandler Maness

Jul 10, 2017

Chandler Maness

Chandler Maness, a master's student in textiles, wants to make firefighters safer by developing materials and gear designs that protect them from particulates in smoke. 

Sayed Mashaheet

Jul 10, 2017

Sayed Mashaheet

Sayed Mashaheet, PhD alumnus and postdoc, is developing wheat varieties that are tolerant to ozone and resistant to wheat rust, a devastating disease that could destroy the world's wheat crop. 

Sophia Webster

Jul 10, 2017

Sophia Webster

Graduate student Sophia Webster is trying to fight Zika by engineering mosquitoes that won't spread the disease.