Department of Forest Biomaterials
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Engineering faculty among 2022-23 Goodnight Early Career Innovators
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K-12 students gain exposure to biomanufacturing research and STEM pathways
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Martin Hubbe awarded 2023 Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award
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Yams benefit from banana ‘paper’ cocoon
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Lavoine selected for 2022 TAPPI NanoDivision Mid-Career Award
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Nicholson Scholarship supports first-generation paper science students
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Summer on campus
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USDA chief scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young to deliver NC State Fall commencement address
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