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Principal of the Year Works to Complete Doctorate at NC State

Darren White

Dean Grasso shakes graduate's hand

Dec 16, 2015

Nearly 950 Graduate Students Earn Degrees Dec. 18

The Graduate School will award 188 doctoral degrees and 105 master's degrees during NC State University's fall commencement on Dec. 18. 
students working in studio

Dec 14, 2015

Record Number Participate in Fall Dissertation Institute

A record 23 Ph.D. students were busy working in Hunt Library's Creative Studio Dec. 14-18 to "jump start" their dissertations at the Graduate School's fourth Dissertation Institute. 
Al-Mohsin in commencement robe

Dec 11, 2015

From Middle East to America: PhD Graduate Tells of Inspiring Journey

Heba Al-Mohsin of Saudi Arabia will earn her Ph.D. at NC State's commencement and return home as a postdoctoral scholar, after a challenging and fulfilling five years in the U.S. 
group photo

Dec 1, 2015

Grad School Hosts Coffee For Native American Students

Graduate students and faculty turned out in late November for a holiday coffee with The Graduate School's Dean Maureen Grasso and other staff. 
group photo

Nov 30, 2015

IMSD Scholars Win Top Honors at National Conference

Four NC State students participating in the Initiative Maximizing Student Diversity were among the winners selected for poster and oral presentations at a national conference in Seattle. 
Amanda Walter in the lab

Nov 30, 2015

Amanda Walter Explains Benefits of Biosimilar Drugs

Graduate student Amanda Walter, who works in the pharmaceutical industry, explains the complex idea of biosimilar drugs to policy and lawmakers. 
crowd shot

Nov 4, 2015

Dr. Lucy Johnston Focuses on Mentoring Graduate Students

Dr. Lucy Johnston, an international expert on graduate student mentoring, will be at NC State University Nov. 16-20, hosted by The Graduate School. 
Matt in greenhouse

Nov 3, 2015

Turfgrass Graduate Student Receives Travel Award

Ph.D. student Matt Jeffries has been selected as a recipient of the 2015 Chris Stiegler Turfgrass Science Student Travel Award. 
group of winners with dean

Oct 29, 2015

Engineering Students Sweep NC State’s First 3 Minute Thesis

Engineering students took all three prizes Oct. 28 in the first-ever 3 Minute Thesis competition at NC State University. The international competition challenges students to describe their dissertation research in 3 minutes, using just one slide. 

Oct 28, 2015

Principal of the Year Works to Complete Doctorate at NC State

North Carolina's Principal of the Year Steve Lassiter describes his passion for teacher development, reading education and his NC State doctoral program in education leadership.