Textile Engineering Graduate Student is Going the Distance
As a student-athlete Kaitlyn Kramer excels both in the classroom and as a cross country runner.
Stories From Jan 2017
Raleigh Investment Firm Supports Empowerment Initiative
The College of Textiles received a gift from Shah Capital for a unique women’s empowerment initiative: the Hunar Project, which provides students in Raleigh with service learning opportunities and women in India with a chance at economic independence.
Researcher Wins Textile Manufacturing Innovation Grant
Dr. Ahmed El-Shafei has been awarded an Innovation Fund grant for his efforts to establish a sustainable commercial fabric dyeing method. This is the third time since 2014 that researchers from the College of Textiles have been named recipients.
Hemline for Hearts Seeks to Raise Awareness of Women’s Heart Health
Talk about wearing your heart on your sleeve. Six designers from NC State’s College of Textiles will take that expression literally on Jan. 28 when they create apparel designs made entirely out of red paper hearts to raise awareness of the issues surrounding women and heart disease.
Eight Textiles Students Receive YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund Awards
Eight N.C. State College of Textiles students were awarded scholarships from the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund. The scholarship winners were honored on Jan. 12 in New York City.
This is What Science Looks Like at NC State: Mira Abed
Discover how a fascination with color led one researcher from fashion design to solar cell technology.
Partnership with CORDURA Brand Fabrics
CORDURA brand fabrics teamed up with our FTD students to create visionary designs of menswear for the modern millennial male.
Joines Named Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science Department Head
Dr. Jeff Joines has been appointed as department head for Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science (TECS) effective Jan. 3. He will be the tenth individual to lead the department and previously served as the TECS associate department head.