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Behnam Pourdeyhimi to Step Down as NWI Director

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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.
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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.
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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.

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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.
Nicole Rosario-Ortiz wears her hair pulled back, wearing a pink striped shirt and hoop earrings, smiles confidently with arms crossed. The background is blurred with "Allen" visible on the wall.

Dec 3, 2025

Nicole Rosario-Ortiz ’23: Bringing Textile Expertise to Government Clients

With a background in chemical engineering, this alumna brings a unique perspective to the textile industry and her role at Booz Allen Hamilton.
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Dec 2, 2025

Behnam Pourdeyhimi to Step Down as NWI Director

After more than 25 years at the helm, Pourdeyhimi will step down as executive director, effective Dec. 31. Raoul Farer, who is currently executive deputy director of NWI, will take over for Pourdeyhimi.