2018

Aug 22, 2018

New T-Shirts Celebrate Doctorates Earned

The Graduate School has a new way to recognize students who complete their doctorates – a customizable t-shirt with a space where students can state their area of expertise and proclaim their degree completion. 

Aug 16, 2018

Two Ph.D. Students Receive VF Assistantships

Two College of Textiles Ph.D. students have been named recipients of the VF Graduate Assistantship in Apparel and Footwear. The award supports outstanding graduate students conducting research on emerging and advanced topics in apparel and footwear. 

Aug 6, 2018

Envisioning Research Winners Capture Insights Into the World Around Us

The winners of this year’s Envisioning Research contest demonstrate the many ways research offers new perspectives on our world. 

Jul 30, 2018

A2i Week Participants Explore Industry Careers

Sixty Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars from NC State and other institutions will get a taste of what it’s like to work for industry during the Graduate School’s second annual Industry Immersion Week, as part of the Accelerate to Industry (A2i) program. 

Jul 12, 2018

Author John Matteson Shares His Round-about Path to Success

Pulitzer Prize winning author John Matteson was the first speaker in a new Graduate School series, Notes from the Field that will feature different professionals describing their journey to their careers. 

Jun 26, 2018

Former Graduate School Dean and Wife Create Travel Fund for Students

Robert S. Sowell and his wife Suester have established a fund that will help graduate students travel to professional conferences and workshops. 

Jun 20, 2018

Innovating Industrial Workforce Development

The Graduate School's A2i program aims to be the model for enhancing graduate and postdoctoral industry workforce readiness. 

Jun 13, 2018

How To Break Barriers In Science: Applied Ecology’s Martha Burford Reiskind

Research assistant professor Martha Burford Reiskind noticed that her Ph.D. students felt isolated as they worked on their dissertations. So she started a weekly group that combine dissertation writing and discussion. 

Jun 5, 2018

Graduate Students Share Stories with Legislators

More than 30 graduate students and their leaders from across the state were on hand for Graduate Education Day 2018 at the N.C. General Assembly recently to share their research and advocate for the value of graduate education. 

Jun 5, 2018

Four Tie for Honors at Postdoc Research Symposium

More than 60 postdoctoral scholars from seven different institutions shared their research at the 7th Annual Postdoc Research Symposium held recently at NC State, and four tied for first place in the poster competition.