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Researchers Pit Lasers Against Sweetpotato Pest

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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.
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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.”
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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.
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Feb 27, 2025

From Lab to Field: Using Biochar to Clean Watersheds

Liz Riedel, a graduate student in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, is investigating a low-cost biochar filtration solution to improve water quality in rural wastewater systems.
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Feb 19, 2025

Small College Makes Big Impact at NC State’s 3MT Competition

The 2024 “People’s Choice” Three Minute Thesis winner, and one other finalist, are Wilson College of Textiles graduate students. 
Yi Chen

Feb 6, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Yi Chen

Yi Chen, a Ph.D. student in the College of Engineering, is currently researching battery-less RF energy harvesting sensor platforms and hopes to overcome the form factor and reliability issues posed by batteries in wearable devices.
Sammie Osley

Jan 22, 2025

Sammie Osley: Bridging Plant Science and Environmental Assessment

Sammie Osley, a Research Program Assistant at the EPA, is advancing her career in environmental health with the NC State online Master of Environmental Assessment program.
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Jan 22, 2025

A Growing Passion for Improving Crops

As a doctoral student in plant biology, Anne-Marie Pullen envisions a career in the agricultural industry to improve crop resilience against environmental stressors.
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Dec 20, 2024

Preparing for a Future that Matters

For North Carolina State University Ph.D. candidate Sina Jamalzadegan, 2024 has been a big year. Not only has the engineering student made headway in using artificial intelligence (AI) to create biosensors to enhance medicine and agriculture, he’s been racking up awards for his academic prowess.
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Dec 3, 2024

Researchers Pit Lasers Against Sweetpotato Pest

With vinegar flies increasingly impacting sweetpotato storage, N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative researchers are exploring a novel management strategy with lasers to combat the pests.