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Josh Ziegler at a construction site in western NC

Making an Impact Where It Matters Most

Sophomore Joshua Zeigler is making the most of his time at NC State so far. Thanks to Rural Works!, he’s been able to bring that experience back home to western North Carolina.

Two female German Fulbright students pose together in a garden.

Sustainability Across Cultures

Last summer, NC State’s Global Training Initiative (GTI) hosted its third and final cohort of German Fulbright students as part of a monthlong sustainability program. The program’s purpose was to help students learn about the role culture plays in sustainability, guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Alongside classroom instruction, students gained cultural insights…

hand holds honey bees on frame

New Distinguished Professorship in Apiculture Secures NC State’s Honey Bee Research Program

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, in partnership with the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association, has reached a landmark $1 million fundraising goal to establish a distinguished professorship in apiculture, permanently securing NC State’s honey bee research program.

two men standing in a cotton field look at a laptop while a drone flys behind them

On the Ground and In the Air

NC State University researchers are using drones, ground robots and AI to address key challenges for cotton growers and other farmers.

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Where Protein Meets Purpose

At NC State’s Bezos Center Summit, the future of protein comes to the table.

Researcher Spotlight – Amir Ghajari

2026-27 Global Change Research Fellow, Amir Ghajari, shares his work on the air quality impacts of prescribed burns in the Southeast.

three young people stand in front of a solid state transformer, which resembles a large metal rectangle covered in black electrical ports

NC State, New York Power Authority and EPRI Demonstrate Solid State Transformer Success Under Real World Conditions

The demonstration underscores the technology’s potential to improve energy efficiency, losing half as much power as conventional transformers.

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Wading into Energy Conversion

Allison File, a second-year Ph.D. student at NC State, works in the Intelligent Systems and Structures Research Lab, where she’s conducting new research innovating wave energy converters.

Pratikshya Regmi at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Beyond the Storm: Tracking Forest Resilience After Hurricane Helene

During a summer internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, NC State Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. candidate Pratikshya Regmi used multi-temporal lidar to investigate hurricane-driven forest damage, delayed canopy loss, and early recovery in western North Carolina.

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From Rice Fields to Accelerating Vegetable Breeding

Kashish Grover, a doctoral student in horticulture, combines artificial intelligence, advanced genetics and computer simulations to streamline vegetable breeding, helping to develop climate-resilient varieties faster.