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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
Uchenna Osia

Oct 31, 2025

Uchenna Osia Shares Insights from Her Academic Journey

Uchenna Osia is a Ph.D. candidate in the Center of Geospatial Analytics. She is a GEM Full Fellow and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Program Fellow.
female student wearing a dark grey NC State branded t-shirt while outside during a bright sunny day

Oct 27, 2025

Sivana Hamer Receives Google PhD Fellowship

Sivana Hamer, a third-year Ph.D. student in computer science received a . She is the first NC State University student to receive this fellowship.
Student in a corn field holding two corn cobs.

Oct 10, 2025

Unlocking Heirloom Corn’s Untapped Potential

To protect the future of America’s biggest crop, NC State researchers are cataloging traits in almost a thousand types of corn that were nearly lost to history.
two people work on a marshy coastal shoreline with equipment

Oct 9, 2025

Protecting North Carolina Coastlines with Natural Solutions

Sam Holberg, a doctoral student in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, hopes to find a way to leverage oyster farms as a nature-based solution to halt erosion along the coast.