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NC-ACS Project SEED program students head to Japan

Wilson College Communications

Aug 5, 2025

Textile company to bring 100+ jobs to Clinton

The Sampson Independent
NC State Wilson College of Textiles alumna and LG Textile Crop founder Lora Glenn is opening a textile manufacturing plant in Clinton, NC bringing over 100 jobs to the area.
Kedena Henriques-Thompson and Andrianna Hodges examine a white athletic shoe with red stripes in a lab space. One woman holds the shoe up while the other observes.

Aug 4, 2025

NC State Student Contributes to Athletic Footwear Research 

Andrianna Hodges’ interest in sports performance testing as a textile engineering undergraduate led her to participate in the Research Experience for Undergraduates this summer.

Nimet Degirmencioglu stands smiling under the Founders Bell Pavilion, surrounded by greenery and yellow flowers.

Aug 1, 2025

Wilson College Alumna Launches Her Academic Career as Appalachian State University Faculty

The community she built at NC State lasts the distance to the mountains.

Jul 30, 2025

Soundbites of Graduate Student Research

NC State News
190 graduate students present their research at the annual Graduate Student Research Symposium

Jul 25, 2025

What Happened at NIHC Global Industrial Hemp Fiber Summit?

Lancaster Farming
Recap of the 2025 Global Industrial Hemp Fiber Summit of America, hosted at the Wilson College of Textiles.

Jul 22, 2025

Forget discrete droplets. This is how sweat really forms

Science News
Scientists from various universities study the way sweat truly forms and how textiles can be adapted to help our bodies better handle heat.
Ericka Ford, wearing safety goggles and a lab coat, pours white granules from a large orange bucket into equipment in a laboratory.

Jul 15, 2025

Wilson College Faculty Member Receives Funding for Sustainable Research

Associate Professor Ericka Ford is developing cleaner ways for onshore fiber production.

Jul 15, 2025

Wilson College of Textiles names new director of Milliken TPACC

Specialty Fabrics Review
Bryan Ormond is named as the new director of the Milliken Textile Protection and Comfort Center by the Wilson College of Textiles
Bailey Knight hands a skein of yarn to Melissa Sharp in the Prototype Lab.

Jul 14, 2025

Zeis Textiles Extension Associate Director Receives Outstanding Extension Award

The university honored Melissa Sharp for her work with The Textile Innovation Engine of North Carolina.

Jul 14, 2025

NC-ACS Project SEED program students head to Japan

Chemical and Engineering News
NC - ACS Project SEED Program brings three high school students to Japan to present their research at Nagoya University