TECS

Will Swanson works on a loom in the Weaving Lab. He is reaching over to adjust the machine while wearing a red and white NC State jersey. There is an array of orange strings behind him, and the loom itself is green and has numerous wires and parts. A white and green textile is being woven and emerges from the bottom of the loom.

Jan 30, 2026

Undergraduate Student Gains Hands-on Experience in the Weaving Lab

Read about how Will Swanson’s work in the ZTE labs at NC State has shaped his professional growth and independent learning.

A group of three students sitting at a table smile for the camera. Slices of pizza on plates, water bottles and phones are visible on the table. A sunny day is visible through the windows in the background.

Jan 21, 2026

A Club For Career Preparation and Community Among Textiles Students

Tess Mulligan, president of the Textile Technology and Engineering Society, gives her insight into the connections and opportunities she’s found in the organization.

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Dec 22, 2025

For Pam Jones ’78, Adding Textiles to Her Estate Plan Just Made Sense

A scholarship changed the course of Pam Jones’s life. Now, her tax-deductible planned gift will ensure that future students at the Wilson College of Textiles will receive that same life-shaping opportunity.

$A person wearing a lab coat, gloves and safety goggles uses a pipette in a laboratory, working with samples and test tubes under a fume hood with various containers and scientific equipment.$

Dec 18, 2025

70 Years After the First Artificial Aorta, NC State’s Medical Textile Innovation Is Only Getting Started

The historic breakthrough in 1955 sparked decades of biomedical innovation at the Wilson College of Textiles. Today, the college is a global leader in solving the most pressing healthcare challenges.

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Dec 16, 2025

Wilson College Faculty Member Receives Goodnight Early Career Innovator Award

The honor recognizes assistant professors at NC State with impressive accomplishments in the areas of research, mentorship and education.

$Naomi Southerland wears red cap and gown and holds a rolled facsimile diploma and a frame and walks through a "tunnel" of applauding faculty and staff members dressed in academic regalia during a commencement ceremony.$

Dec 12, 2025

Celebrating a New Class of Wilson College Graduates

Meet three of the newest alumnae.

Fatemeh Heydari wears a red cap and gown and shakes hands with David Hinks on stage during a commencement ceremony. Other faculty and rolled facsimile diplomas are visible in the background.

Dec 12, 2025

Fatemeh Heydari ’25: Combining Two Disciplines

A multipassionate student prepares to graduate with bachelor’s degrees in biomedical and textile engineering.

Talley tower is reflected in the windows of Talley Student Union

Dec 10, 2025

NC State Announces 2025-26 Goodnight Early Career Innovators

See which Wilson College of Textiles faculty member earned this prestigious recognition.

Rachael Rice wears a white turtleneck sweater and brown jacket and stands next to a display of patterned textiles hanging on a metal rack. She is smiling and facing the camera.

Dec 10, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Rachael Rice

First-year master’s student Rachael Rice talks about her first semester experience at NC State in the M.S. textile chemistry program.

Two deer stand in a snowy forest and look at the camera.

Dec 8, 2025

Researchers Are Out to Take a Bite Out of a Big Challenge for Christmas Tree Growers: Deer

See how they aim to keep deer from eating growers’ profits.