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NC State Esports Program Director Cody Elsen plays a game alongside Mr. Wuf in the NC State Gaming and Esports Lab.

Mar 21, 2024

Meet the two-time world champion leading NC State Esports

As NC State’s first esports program director, Cody Elsen looks to build NC State Esports into a hub for student success and institutional collaboration. 
Dynamic PyroMan on fire in the Textile Protection and Comfort Center.

Mar 20, 2024

TPACC researchers unveil “game-changing” technology to test firefighter thermal wear

“Dynamic PyroMan” improves upon NC State’s 30-year-old manikin, providing a window into how thermal wear performs in flames. 
tiny green plants

Mar 20, 2024

Domesticating duckweed, 300 samples at a time

What does it take to domesticate a plant? Ryan Sartor is creating unique systems for testing duckweed, an aquatic plant that grows on wastewater. 

Mar 20, 2024

Brenner elected 2024 MRS Fellow

Donald Brenner, Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor in the North Carolina State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), has been named a 2024 Materials Research Society (MRS) fellow. This prestigious honor recognizes Brenner for his pioneering contributions to materials modeling and his broader impact on the materials community, including studies that have helped shape major research directions in the United States. 
a woman and a man stand in a field of green crops

Mar 18, 2024

NC State partners on NSF-funded “Ag Tech Corridor” project

A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation is kickstarting an effort to create an agricultural technology corridor from central to eastern North Carolina, and NC State University plays a key role. 
Man standing behind brick wall

Mar 18, 2024

ISE alumnus to open boutique eco bouldering gym in Durham Central Park

The Boulder Garden will open its doors this fall at 328 Roney St., in what many know as the Durham Brazing and Welding Works building. The project derives from Acorn… 
a man stands next to two computer screens

Mar 14, 2024

Planting the future

With support from the Trolinder graduate student endowment, Weilong He is aiming to make plant science high tech. 
PCC students in the dyeing and finishing lab hold screen printed tote bags and t-shirts.

Mar 12, 2024

Textile undergraduate students gain experience with the AATCC 

The American Society of Textile Chemists and Colorists allows students at the Wilson College of Textiles to develop a network of like-minded peers and increase their confidence in pursuing STEM careers. 
photo shows pedestrians and cars moving through a busy intersection in a city

Mar 12, 2024

New traffic signal would improve travel time for pedestrians and vehicles

Adding a fourth light to traffic signals would shorten wait times at street corners for pedestrians, as well as improve traffic flow for both autonomous vehicles and human drivers.