graduate students

Apr 10, 2024

NC State’s College of Education Ranked #30 in U.S. News’ 2024 Best Graduate Schools

The NC State College of Education is tied at No. 30 in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings released April 9, 2024, placing the College of Education among the top 7% in the nation among both public and private universities.

Apr 8, 2024

Reflecting on A2i’s Industry Insights: A Gateway to Industry Success

As we wrap up another successful series of A2i’s Industry Insights, it’s a great time to reflect on the invaluable knowledge and skills shared by our industry partners. This bi-monthly…

Apr 8, 2024

From TECS Graduate to Project Engineer at UL Solutions: How A2i Helped Shape My Career

As a 2020 graduate of the Textile Engineering, Chemistry, and Science (TECS) program, Cody Zane’s journey from academia to industry has been both challenging and rewarding. Today, he works as…

Apr 8, 2024

Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders: A Recap of the Accelerate to Industry Training Institute

The Accelerate to Industry (A2i) program recently hosted a dynamic two-day training institute, bringing together academic partner institutions to explore innovative ways to provide opportunities for graduate students and postdocs.…

Apr 8, 2024

Accelerating Careers: A Visit to SAS for Academic Partners’ Graduate Students and Postdocs

The Accelerate to Industry program continues to bridge the gap between academia and industry, offering invaluable experiences for graduate students and postdocs. Most recently, participants from our academic partner institution…

Apr 5, 2024

Winners Named for 2024 Graduate Research Symposium

Nearly 200 NC State graduate students presented their research projects during the 17th annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, 27 top performers awarded.

Apr 4, 2024

Researcher Spotlight – Titilayo Tajudeen

Current Global Change Research Fellow, Titilayo Tajudeen, tells us about her work on “Ghost forests”, predicting the expansion of forest loss, and the hydrological consequences.

Mar 26, 2024

Ph.D. Student Büşra Özdemir Researches Respirators with The Nonwovens Institute 

Büşra Özdemir is a Ph.D. student in the fiber and polymer science program at the Wilson College of Textiles currently researching the behavior of nonwovens and the structure of respirators at The Nonwovens Institute.

Mar 12, 2024

Award-Winning Plant Science Grad Student Hopes To Share Research Internationally

With research aimed at helping scientists develop a more targeted approach to the design and development of microbial products for sustainable agriculture, North Carolina State University Ph.D. student Anna Garrell will head to Amsterdam this summer.

Mar 12, 2024

Doctoral Student Shawnda Cherry Awarded Third Place in Holmes Scholars Dissertation Funding Competition

Shawnda Cherry, a doctoral student in the NC College of Education’s Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development educational leadership concentration, has won third place in the Holmes Scholars Dissertation Funding Competition.