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Summer Internship Spotlight

Aug 19, 2025

Summer Internship Spotlight: Muhammad Ikbal Putera, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Putera, a second-year Ph.D. candidate studying parks, recreation and tourism management, recently completed a two-month placement in the Interpretation and Education Division at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.
Graduate student Taynara Possebom walks a visitor through her research poster display at the Graduate Student Research Symposium.

Aug 18, 2025

Soundbites of Graduate Student Research

The annual Graduate Student Research Symposium provides a bird’s eye view of the diversity and quality of research being conducted at NC State. Six graduate student presenters share the societal challenges that motivate them to Think and Do.
Cooper howling wolf sculpture near greenery and benches

Aug 18, 2025

Sparking Student Entrepreneurism

An award from the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative is helping two Ph.D. students turn lab-based discoveries into commercial products for crop and animal production.
Students gather round a man in a farm field and take notes.

Aug 18, 2025

Grad Students Dig Into AI for Ag

NC State’s GRAD-AID for Ag program got off to a great start this summer in preparing a future-proof workforce at the intersection of plant science and artificial intelligence,
Samantha Kisthardt

Jul 16, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Samantha Kisthardt

Samantha Kisthardt, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Theriot lab at NC State, researches how the gut microbiome prevents C. difficile infection.
a man wearing glasses and a gray t-shirt holds blueberries on a blueberry bush

Jun 11, 2025

Growing Blueberry Research

Postdoctoral researcher Heeduk Oh’s cutting-edge work with blueberries has earned him the Keller Award for doctoral dissertation research for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Aniruddha Kulkarni

Apr 28, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Aniruddha Kulkarni

From a young age in Pune, India, Aniruddha Kulkarni approached life as a puzzle waiting to be solved, a curiosity sparked by the endless possibilities he saw within the realm of computers. This fascination led him to pursue a degree in computer engineering, but it was the burgeoning field of Artificial Intelligence that truly captured his imagination, prompting the decision to pursue a master's degree.
a man and woman stand outside in front of trees and grass

Apr 11, 2025

Investing in Innovation: Two BAE Students Awarded NSF Fellowship

Christopher Oates and Evelynn Wilcox are among six NC State students recently named to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program’s 2025 cohort.
Research data consultant Abhinandra (Abhi) Singh works with a colleague.

Apr 4, 2025

Researchers Helping Researchers

When describing his work as a consultant for the Data Science Consulting program, Abhinandra (Abhi) Singh modified a popular quote from the Harry Potter series: “Help will always be given at NC State to those who ask for it.”
Dr. Megan Dillon leans against a lab bench, posing with her hands on her hips.

Mar 21, 2025

What Do Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs and ‘Jurassic Park’ Have in Common? Ask This Up-And-Coming Population Geneticist

Through NC State’s Genetics and Genomics Scholars program, Ph.D. candidate Megan Dillon has become a leading expert in the population genetics of stray dogs living around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.