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April examines flower

Jul 29, 2015

Protect and Save Native Bees: Student Offers Tips

April Hamblin, master's student in entomology, is exploring how native bees respond to urban heat. She and two NC State colleagues helped develop an exhibit on pollinators at the N.C. Botanical Garden.
Erin with co-workers

Jul 22, 2015

Grad School Honoree Passionate About Student Diversity

Dr. Erin Banks, director of the Graduate School’s Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD), received a University Award of Excellence for 2015 at a ceremony in July. She shares her passion for increasing diversity among graduate students.
Stephanie at lab bench

Jul 8, 2015

Stephanie Mathews: Converting Stinky Paper Waste into the Sweet Smell of Success

Passed a paper mill lately? The source of that nauseating smell is called black liquor, which is the result of the pulping process. Stephanie Mathews is working with NC State researchers to change that.
Woman standing by display

Jun 29, 2015

Wanted: Grad Students to Develop Science Lessons for K-12 Teachers

Graduate students and university researchers are invited to share their research knowledge with K-12 educators at the SciREN Triangle and Educator Open House, Sept. 10, at Raleigh’s N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences.
three students

Jun 29, 2015

Food Science Grad Students Place in National Competition

A team North Carolina State University food science graduate students has been selected as one of the top three teams in the National Dairy Council New Product Competition for their product 'Shake and Go Kefir.'

Jenna Montgomery Armstrong

Jun 29, 2015

Student Receives Doris Duke Fellowship for Child Welfare Research

NC State doctoral student Jenna Montgomery Armstrong received a Doris Duke Fellowship to help with her research on preventing child maltreatment among families living in homeless shelters.

Jun 25, 2015

Distributed Technique for Power ‘Scheduling’ Advances Smart Grid Concept

NC State graduate students Navid Rahbari-Asr and Yuan Zhang are co-authors of a paper about a new technique for “scheduling” energy in electric grids that moves away from centralized management by tapping into the distributed computing power of energy devices.

Global Issues, Local Solutions

Jun 17, 2015

Grad Students Invited to Global Change Symposium

NC State graduate students are invited to join faculty, staff and affiliates for the campus Global Change Symposium, Aug. 28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Talley Student Union Ballroom. The event is free, but participants must register by July 15.
group shot on steps

Jun 5, 2015

Graduate Education Day: Students Share Research with Policymakers

Three NC State graduate students and Graduate School Dean Maureen Grasso joined others from across the state in sharing the value of their research to the state of North Carolina.

Bush at podium

May 20, 2015

Grad School Celebrates Student Success

As the school year ended, the Graduate School recognized more than 100 graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who participation in the Preparing Future Leaders professional development programs and the Thesis and Dissertation Support Services programs.