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Emily Duan wearing graduation cap and gown while standing next to wolf sculpture at Wolf Plaza on NC State's campus.

Dec 20, 2024

Cultivating community key to MAE student commencement speaker’s success

Emily Duan officially earned her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from NC State University this week after defending her dissertation in September.

Tabitha Gardner, third from left, raises the NC State flag while posing for a group photo with friends.

Dec 18, 2024

Two-time ISE grad makes plans for the future

As she graduates with her master’s degree in industrial engineering, Tabitha Gardner answers questions about her experience at NC State, how she balances her mental health with her class work and her upcoming plans for the future.

Ore Badejoh poses with her Howling Success banner on main campus.

Dec 6, 2024

Howling Success: Ore Badejoh

Our final Howling Success of the semester is a graduate student in the applied social psychology Ph.D. program. She promotes healthy choices for the campus community through her work with Pack Peers and the Black Health Lab.

Mariah Walker

Dec 5, 2024

Mariah Walker ’06, ’10MED, ’12MSA, 24PHD: ‘Education Is Not Just a Career; It Is a Calling to Serve, Empower and Make a Lasting Difference’

As Mariah Walker prepares to graduate with a doctoral degree in educational leadership, she hopes to continue to make a transformative impact on the lives of public school students in North Carolina.

Two people in a lab with electronic devices

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.

Rocco Matarazzo

Dec 3, 2024

Online Master of Statistics Grad Says NC State’s Program Knocks it Out of the Ballpark

Life threw a curveball at Rocco Matarazzo in 2021 causing him to reevaluate his plans to enroll in an in-person master’s degree program in the fall of 2022. He landed an internship with the Tampa Bay Rays that continued through the fall semester — which led him to research online options.

Collin Smith

Dec 2, 2024

Wolfpack Player and Jenkins MBA Student Collin Smith Looks Ahead 

NC State’s Collin Smith has excelled on the field and in the classroom, balancing football, internships, and the Jenkins MBA program. Learn how his hard work and determination are shaping his future.

research poster presentation

Nov 26, 2024

Doctoral Students Showcase Work through Design Probes: Research Strands

On November 21, the College of Design’s doctoral programs brought together practitioners from the Doctor of Design and PhD in Design programs to showcase their outstanding research in a poster session and review titled “Design Probes: Research Strands.”

Lauren Pharr

Nov 22, 2024

Natural Resources Student Conducts Research to Save Threatened Bird Species From Extinction

NC State student Lauren Pharr is conducting research on the federally-threatened bird species for her doctoral degree in fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology. Her findings will shed light on why some broods are losing nestlings.

Oscar Miranda Tapia

Nov 19, 2024

Doctoral Student Oscar Miranda Tapia Named Russell Edgerton Innovation Fellow

Oscar Miranda Tapia, a student in the Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development higher education opportunity, equity, and justice concentration has been named a Russell Edgerton Innovation Fellow.