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Yingjiao Xu stands in front of a textile wall hanging. A wall of windows is to her left and grey, carpeted stairs are to her right.

May 31, 2023

A “Coach” At Heart, Yingjiao Xu’s Lasting Impact on Students, Alumni, Colleagues Earns Her Accolades

Wilson College of Textiles professor is recipient of 2023 Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professorship. 

May 30, 2023

Textiles muscle up, change shapes in new studies at N.C. State

WRAL TechWire
Researchers in two new studies at the Wilson College of Textiles test the muscle properties and shapes of textiles. 

Students in red caps and gowns clap and smile at the ceremony, their family and friends sit in the audience behind them.

May 29, 2023

Celebrate May 2023 Commencement in Photos

Wilson College of Textiles undergraduate, master's and doctoral students officially turned their tassels in May. 

May 29, 2023

Fulfilling the military supply chain

Business North Carolina
The Wilson College of Textiles is featured at the Federal and Defense Textile Summit. 

Emily Potok (left) and Laura Potok (right) stand on either side of a white sign that reads "Textiles Complex" at the Wilson College of Textiles campus.

May 25, 2023

Sisters Pursue Their Master’s Together at the Wilson College of Textiles

Emily and Laura Potok earned different undergraduate degrees but have reunited in graduate school to pursue their master’s in textile engineering. 

Two students look at a microscope. The one closest to the camera adjusts the plate. The one furthest from the camera looks into the lens.

May 23, 2023

Textile Engineering Course Expands Foundational Fiber Skills

Textile engineering students in TE 201: Fiber Science leave the course with all the skills and knowledge they need to create their own fibers. 

May 16, 2023

Scholarship Donations Honor Dr. Perry Grady

Textile World
Donations to the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists GHHD Fellowship honor Perry Grady, retired associate dean emeritus at the Wilson College of Textiles, after January death. 

May 16, 2023

Park High valedictorians 2023

Livingston Enterprise
Park High School 2023 valedictorian announces their plan to join the Wilson College of Textiles to study textile engineering. 

Attendees who represented NC State University at the Korean Fiber Society's 60th Anniversary Conference.

May 15, 2023

Dean Hinks Looks to the Future of Textiles During the Korean Fiber Society’s 60th Anniversary Conference

This spring, Dean David Hinks — an expert in color science and forensic textile chemistry — connected with Korean alumni, faculty and industry leaders when he was an esteemed plenary speaker at the Korean Fiber Society’s 60th Anniversary Conference. 

View of the front of the Textiles Complex - brick building - with metal lettering on the front that says Wilson College of Textiles.

May 10, 2023

Wilson College Recognizes Student, Staff and Faculty Accomplishments for 2022-2023

Learn more about the wide range of accomplishments by students, staff and faculty across all Textiles disciplines this year.