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Chris Patillo: Innovating Healthier Foods + Functional Beverages

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Mar 16, 2026

New Grant to Grow Interdisciplinary Biochemistry Master’s Program

Thanks to the Interdisciplinary Biochemistry Master’s Program, Dontae Mosley was able to pursue his master’s degree and launch his career in the biotech industry. Now, more biochemistry graduate students will have the same opportunity through a new grant from the National Science Foundation.
Sumedh Beknalkar

Mar 12, 2026

From Engineer to Entrepreneur

Sometimes, entrepreneurship finds people in unique and unexpected ways. For Sumedh Beknalkar, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering with a minor in electrical engineering, that is exactly how he got…
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Mar 6, 2026

Piecing Together the Puzzle of Prostate Cancer

The recipient of the Anne A.J. Work Award for outstanding biochemistry graduate research, Asher Utz is helping lead the way to better understanding prostate cancer.
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Feb 26, 2026

Talking Up the Science of Food Systems

With an academic foundation rooted in animal and poultry science, Bavisha Gulabrai is leveraging a doctorate in agricultural education and human sciences to help people better understand how food is produced and why those practices matter.
Payton DeMay

Feb 16, 2026

Researcher Spotlight – Payton DeMay

2025-26 Global Change Research Fellow, Payton DeMay shares his work in wildlife perception.
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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’.
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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.
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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.