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Meagan at white board

Aug 24, 2015

New Program Supports Students Finishing Their Dissertations

As a doctoral student, Meagan Kittle Autry worked with a friend to complete her dissertation. What she learned through that experience has led to the development of a new online community to help NC State Ph.D. candidates finish their dissertations and earn their degrees. 

Two women in lab

Aug 19, 2015

How Will You Navigate Grad School? Seasoned Students Share Advice

In this video, several outstanding graduate students share their tips for success on the journey. 

Women talking in crowd

Aug 19, 2015

New Graduate Students Learn Value of Mentoring

What's the difference between a mentor and advisor? New graduate students explore the mentoring relationship during orientation. 

students with Wufs

Aug 4, 2015

New Graduate Students Learn Value of Mentoring From Theater Group

Lessons in mentoring will be the theme when new graduate students gather for orientation Aug. 17 at McKimmon Center. 

April examines flower

Jul 29, 2015

Protect and Save Native Bees: Student Offers Tips

April Hamblin, master's student in entomology, is exploring how native bees respond to urban heat. She and two NC State colleagues helped develop an exhibit on pollinators at the N.C. Botanical Garden. 

Erin with co-workers

Jul 22, 2015

Grad School Honoree Passionate About Student Diversity

Dr. Erin Banks, director of the Graduate School’s Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD), received a University Award of Excellence for 2015 at a ceremony in July. She shares her passion for increasing diversity among graduate students. 

Stephanie at lab bench

Jul 8, 2015

Stephanie Mathews: Converting Stinky Paper Waste into the Sweet Smell of Success

Passed a paper mill lately? The source of that nauseating smell is called black liquor, which is the result of the pulping process. Stephanie Mathews is working with NC State researchers to change that. 

Woman standing by display

Jun 29, 2015

Wanted: Grad Students to Develop Science Lessons for K-12 Teachers

Graduate students and university researchers are invited to share their research knowledge with K-12 educators at the SciREN Triangle and Educator Open House, Sept. 10, at Raleigh’s N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences. 

Jenna Montgomery Armstrong

Jun 29, 2015

Student Receives Doris Duke Fellowship for Child Welfare Research

NC State doctoral student Jenna Montgomery Armstrong received a Doris Duke Fellowship to help with her research on preventing child maltreatment among families living in homeless shelters. 

Global Issues, Local Solutions

Jun 17, 2015

Grad Students Invited to Global Change Symposium

NC State graduate students are invited to join faculty, staff and affiliates for the campus Global Change Symposium, Aug. 28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Talley Student Union Ballroom. The event is free, but participants must register by July 15.