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Payton DeMay

Feb 16, 2026

Researcher Spotlight – Payton DeMay

2025-26 Global Change Research Fellow, Payton DeMay shares his work in wildlife perception.
a white robot resembling a moth creates ripples in purple water as it flaps its wings

Feb 10, 2026

NC State Contest Seeks Research Images from Students, Faculty, Staff

NC State calls on students, postdocs, faculty and staff to take part in the university’s annual research image contest.
Sumedh Beknalkar

Jan 6, 2026

Grad Student Profile: Sumedh Beknalkar

Sumedh Beknalkar, a Ph.D. candidate in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department at NC State’s College of Engineering, is also the president and co-founder of SLA Robotics. His research involves the development of an autonomous, multi-terrain, and amphibious robot from ‘concept to prototype’.
Five students pose together

Jan 5, 2026

Students Use Data Science Skills to Address USDA Ag Challenges

As USDA interns, five NC State graduate students applied data science skills to help build AI tools for agriculture.
Dr. Kimberly Hallowell with short brown hair and glasses wears a white lab coat and stands in a lab.

Dec 18, 2025

NC State Equine Researcher Wins Young Investigator Grant for Steroid Studies

The Foundation for the Horse has awarded Dr. Kimberly Hallowell, a Ph.D. student in NC State’s Comparative Biomedical Sciences Program, a 2025 Young Investigator Grant to support her research into using metabolic indicators to predict which horses are at risk of developing laminitis after receiving steroid injections.
Two men in hair nets working in a food test kitchen at NC Food Innovation Lab

Dec 2, 2025

Chris Patillo: Innovating Healthier Foods + Functional Beverages

NCFIL Food Scientist Chris Patillo will use his master’s in nutrition to bring healthier products to market.
Prateeti Ugale

Nov 19, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Prateeti Ugale

Prateeti Ugale is a Ph.D. candidate in fiber and polymer science program at Wilson College of Textiles. She conducts her research in the SHIFT Lab under the guidance of Dr. Amanda Mills, focusing on advancing electronic textiles (e-textiles) especially interconnects.
Jennifer Macko and Jamie Pearson

Nov 19, 2025

Doctoral Student Jennifer Macko Joins 18th Cohort of Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Research Doctoral Student Scholars Program

Jennifer Macko, a doctoral student earning a Ph.D. in Teacher Education and Learning Sciences educational psychology concentration, has been selected to join the 18th cohort of the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Research Doctoral Student Scholars program.
Sara Segerlin, director of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design (far left), looks on as Ph.D. students Hannah Pil, Adarsha Devihalli and Mohammadreza Zare describe their research and their experience working with artist-in-residence Leah Sobsey.

Nov 17, 2025

CBE Grad Student is Bridging the Art-and-Science Divide

While popular opinion tends to place art and science at opposing poles, artist Leah Sobsey is more inclined to focus on the ground they share in helping us understand our world.
a man in a field of row crops examines leaves from a stalk he pulled

Nov 4, 2025

FFAR Fellows Grow As Leaders in Agriculture and Beyond

NC State’s Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Fellows gain experience beyond their fields of study to better lead the future of food and agriculture. The program builds interdisciplinary communication, leadership and career-readiness skills for Ph.D. students across the agricultural sciences