Meet Four Wolfpack Women Who’ve Launched Research-based Startups

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Mar 17, 2025

Meet Four Wolfpack Women Who’ve Launched Research-based Startups

The Office of Research Commercialization asked four women who’ve launched and led startup companies based on NC State research (including two from the Wilson College of Textiles) for their advice and insights.

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Jul 12, 2024

Wilson College of Textiles Sponsors a Team in the Andrews Launch Accelerator Sparking a New Partnership in Innovation

Textile technology alumna's business participates in NC State program that launches entrepreneurship journeys.

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Jun 20, 2024

Dylan Dixon Dives in Bonaire, Adventures Beyond the Classroom

Fashion and textile management student Dylan Dixon spent his spring semester working on a coral restoration project abroad.

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Jun 19, 2024

Joseph Smith ‘23, Explores Italy, Independence and Self-Expression

Recent fashion and textile management graduate Joseph Smith (they/them) reflects on their growth during their spring study abroad experience.

Apr 30, 2024

CHIPS Funding Fuels Two New Initiatives Backed by NC State

With nearly $50 million through the CHIPS and Science Act, our university will lead a regional innovation hub focused on wide bandgap semiconductors, called CLAWS, and also play a key role in the North Carolina Textile Innovation and Sustainability Engine, one of the first-ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines.

Apr 18, 2024

NC State Researchers Use Machine Learning To Create a Fabric-based Touch Sensor

As the field of wearable electronics gains more interest and new functions are added to clothing, an embroidery-based sensor or “button” capable of controlling those functions becomes increasingly important.

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Apr 16, 2024

It’s a Wolfpack World

The Wolfpack may call North Carolina home, but our impact spans all seven continents. Read about faculty and student experiences in two of those continents.

Feb 6, 2024

Grad Student Profile: Nigar Sultana

Learn more about Sultana's experience at NC State and the research she's conducting through the Ph.D. in Fiber and Polymer Science at the Wilson College of Textiles.

Yarn-shaped supercapacitors created by NC State researchers in the Wilson College of Textiles

Feb 6, 2024

New Study Finds “Sweet Spot” for Length of Yarn-Shaped Supercapacitors

Yarns 40-60cm yield best flow of energy in new study.

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Jan 26, 2024

New NSF Center Will Advance Textile Industry ‘Greening’

The effort aims to reduce textile waste and make advances in wearable, medical and protective textiles.

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