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Mother, Daughter Pursue Degrees Together in NC State’s College of Education

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Minerva Bonilla is wearing a blue top while standing in front of green bushes.

Dec 13, 2023

Minerva Bonilla, Ph.D. ’23, is helping make our intersections safer

Bonilla, who graduated in August from NC State with her Ph.D. in construction and transportation engineering, likes to take on projects with tangible results, and especially those that make a positive impact on people’s lives. 
Miranda Parks

Dec 13, 2023

Online Grad Finds Her Passion at NC State

Miranda Parks recently graduated from the NC State Online Master of Youth, Family and Community Sciences degree program. Parks was able to find her passion through the program’s faculty and courses. 
Noryari Santiago-Carpio and her husband pose for a selfie.

Dec 13, 2023

Online Grad Finds Flexibility 4,500 Miles from Campus

Fall 2023 graduate Noryari Santiago-Carpio completes the NC State Online Master of Accounting program while living in Vicenza, Italy. 
Kami Lanning poses with her beaded graduation cap.

Dec 13, 2023

Kami Lanning Completes Online Master’s Degree

Kami Lanning recently completed the NC State Online Master of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Sport Management degree. Lanning works for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians as the Recreation Manager on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, NC. 
Close-up of Xiaojie Gao.

Dec 7, 2023

Graduating Student Spotlight: Xiaojie Gao

Xiaojie Gao will graduate in December with a Ph.D. in geospatial analytics. He is currently employed as a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University. 
Tosheria Brown

Dec 7, 2023

Heart for Helping

Master of social work alumna Tosheria Brown helps people at risk of or experiencing homelessness find a new path. 
man in coveralls in a dairy processing room

Nov 29, 2023

A Lasting Legacy for Dairy Science

Four graduate students became part of a living legacy this fall thanks to the launch of the William E. Younts Jr. Dairy Science Graduate Support Endowment. 
Graduate student Emily Nastase holding a sparrow in the field

Nov 29, 2023

CALS Graduate Student Studies Tiny Bird Species

Emily Nastase, a doctoral student in the Department of Applied Ecology, is uncovering the secret life of Henslow’s Sparrows, a rare, grassland species that only visits two locations in North Carolina every summer. 
Scott Collins and Kathryn Poloff of Hoofprint Biome pose smiling in their lab coats.

Nov 22, 2023

Trusting Their Gut: NC State Spinout Company Knows Cows Hold the Key to Quickly Cooling the Climate

Hoofprint Biome, which recently closed a $4.25M pre-seed round of venture capital funding, was founded by two NC State Ph.D. grads with the mission to improve cattle’s gut health and, as a result, reduce methane — a major contributor to climate change. 
zeeshan luqman

Nov 20, 2023

Mother, Daughter Pursue Degrees Together in NC State’s College of Education

Zeeshan Luqman and her daughter, Samiya Abdul-Lateef, are enjoying the unique experience of earning their degrees together in the NC State College of Education.