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Call it “Graduation,” Not “Retirement,” Hodge Says, After 30-year Teaching Career

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Sonja Salmon (left) and Siyan Wang (right) stand in the lab with lab coats and protective glasses. Salmon holds fabric samples and Wang holds two bottles of solution with some fabric fragments visible.

Jan 29, 2024

NC State Textile Waste Research Paves Way for Greener Textile Future

Ph.D. student Siyan Wang’s breakthrough research on cotton fiber fragments earned a prestigious spot on the front cover of Cellulose journal. See how her research is changing the game for textile recycling. 
The NC State Belltower at dusk and night. Photo by Marc Hall

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. 
Bailey Walters

Jan 26, 2024

Goodnight Spotlight: Bailey Walters

Read which experiences have stood out for first-year Textile Pioneer and Goodnight Scholar Bailey Walters. 
Robotic hand holding a pH color strip.

Dec 7, 2023

New HS Curriculum Teaches Color Chemistry and AI Simultaneously

NC State researchers develop short module to drive student curiosity about real-world data. 
Rearview image down the breezeway of the Wilson College of Textiles.

Dec 7, 2023

Meet the Wilson College of Textiles Students Awarded the VF Foundation’s Graduate Student Impact Awards 

Fellowship awards provided by the VF Foundation fund innovative research endeavors relating to apparel and footwear for Wilson College of Textiles graduate students. 
Andrew Treece

Dec 1, 2023

Wilson College’s Medical Sciences Concentration Offers Unique Alternative to Pre-Med Programs

See how graduates of NC State’s polymer and color chemistry program with a concentration in medical sciences have turned their degrees into successful careers in the medical industry.  
researchers weather firefighter turnout gear in an oven.

Dec 1, 2023

Study Tests Firefighter Turnout Gear With, Without PFAS

PFAS-free outer shells fail to repel oil and hydraulic fluid, potentially bringing performance tradeoffs to firefighters. 
Ross Mason holds "wolfs up" in front of white building with "TheraFirm a Knit-Rite Company" printed on the side.

Nov 29, 2023

Textile Technology Alumnus Turns Senior Design Into Medical Textile Career

Wilson College of Textiles alumnus Ross Mason uses his textile technology degree to innovate medical textiles for use with prosthetics. 
Caroline Ellington (second from left) with three other people on a golf course, all in Peter Millar gear.

Nov 28, 2023

Caroline Ellington ‘13, ‘14: Using Textile Engineering Skills in the Luxury Sportswear Industry

As Peter Millar’s line review director, two-time graduate Caroline Ellington thanks the Wilson College of Textiles for the holistic knowledge she gained about the textile industry and the connections made along the way. 
Black and white photo of George Hodge in a lab.

Nov 28, 2023

Call it “Graduation,” Not “Retirement,” Hodge Says, After 30-year Teaching Career

Wilson College of Textiles associate professor’s distinguished half-century at NC State will conclude in December.