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Engineering Students Win ‘Best Sustainable Design’ at NC State’s 2026 Make-A-Thon

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Apr 1, 2026

Driving with Endurance: Tobias Hullette’s Path to Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship does not have a script or roadmap; it is more like a puzzle. For engineering graduate student Tobias Hullette, the puzzle is what he loves most. Growing up on…
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Mar 30, 2026

Grad Students Build Bridges for Agricultural Innovation

The N.C. PSI’s BRIDGE Symposium provided a window into the bold ways graduate students are collaborating across academic fields to solve a range of agricultural challenges.
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Mar 25, 2026

ACC InVenture Prize 2026: Sylva Systems

ACC InVenture Prize (ACCIP) represents an opportunity to stimulate undergraduate entrepreneurial activity and increase student-faculty engagement, to celebrate and highlight the exceptional creativity and ingenuity of students.
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Mar 23, 2026

PhD Student Highlights Importance of Communication in Research

From studying coastal flooding on Carolina Beach to winning a thesis competition, PhD student Thomas Thelen has learned how to explain complex topics and their real-world impact.

on left half of image, white text on a green background reading "Scientists can develop sophisticated models, and agencies can allocate funds, but if that information and support isn’t shaped by community needs, its potential is lost. - Sarah Grace Lott; on the right half of image is a young woman with long dark hair wearing glasses and cold weather clothing standing on a sandy beach during a sunny, cloudless day

Mar 16, 2026

Researcher Spotlight – Sarah Grace Lott

2025-26 Global Change Research Fellow, Sarah Grace Lott shares how her work on modeling coastal adaptations can help communities in the Outer Banks plan for more resilient futures.
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Mar 13, 2026

From Engineer to Entrepreneur

Sometimes, entrepreneurship finds people in unique and unexpected ways. For Sumedh Beknalkar, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering with a minor in electrical engineering, that is exactly how he got…
Daniel Briceno, the February Division of Academic and Student Affairs Howling Success, holds up his black and red Howling Success pennant in front of a work table and wall bearing several tools.

Mar 2, 2026

Howling Success: Daniel Briceno

Our first Howling Success of 2026 is a first-generation college student who has found a home at NC State through work with TRIO Programs and several other campus endeavors.
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Mar 2, 2026

Teaching AI to Think Like Humans

When many people think about artificial intelligence, they picture fast code and smart machines. However, Ph.D student Yin-Chun Lu wants the focus to return to people.

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Feb 19, 2026

Engineering Students Win ‘Best Sustainable Design’ at NC State’s 2026 Make-A-Thon

Nearly 160 NC State students came together on January 22 in Duke Energy Hall for the university’s annual Make-A-Thon, an interdisciplinary design challenge focused on sustainability innovation.