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Colorful draping sari on display at JLP Festival

Sep 22, 2026

International Literary Festival Features Wilson Students’ Creations

An international addition of the Jaipur Literature Festival celebrated in Raleigh with featured work from Wilson students.

Sep 14, 2026

Flex Factory Ready to Foster Entrepreneurship

The brand new W. Duke Kimbrell Flex Factory held its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 11 to welcome in a new era of textile innovation and entrepreneurship.

Connery Bunn uses a measuring instrument in his research lab. He wears a white lab coat and goggles. Around him is more lab equipment and a behind him is a bright window, flooding the room with natural light.

Aug 25, 2026

TECS REU: Working in a Textile Chemistry Lab as an Undergraduate

As a part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), Connery Bunn worked for 10 weeks in an advanced lab and grew professionally and academically.

Aug 24, 2026

TECS REU: Working in a Textile Engineering Lab as an Undergraduate

Learn about how the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) has given textile engineering student Owen Rector the chance to see if research is right for him while gaining invaluable skills along the way.
Regan Stefanoni and Krusha Patel work in a laboratory, wearing long white lab coats. Bathed in natural light from a window on the left, they both face a counter with racks of small beakers and other lab equipment. They smile as Regan reaches for one of the beakers.

Aug 23, 2026

Undergraduate Research Offers Pathways to Academia, Opens to External Students

The TECS Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) provides invaluable experience for students interested in research, and has offered opportunity to non-Wilson College students for the first time.
The Textiles Research Symposium underway, with community members viewing rows of research posters in the lobby of the Textiles Complex.

Jun 23, 2026

The Future of Textiles Includes Collaboration and Innovation

Wilson College of Textiles graduate students exhibited their research through oral presentations and posters at the annual Textiles Research Symposium.

A student presents a large research poster to peers and judges, who stand around a table and face away from the camera. They are in a large lobby and surrounded by other attendees.

May 22, 2026

Undergraduates Develop Solutions for Industry Leaders in Senior Design

Seniors majoring in textile engineering and textile technology took on year-long development projects for the Senior Design capstone course.
Sophia Thompson looks down at her forearm, which is being equipped with an armband with embedded technology. Her dark hair is in a slicked-back ponytail and she wears a navy and white striped sweater. To the right is another student fastening the armband, and a lab is laid out behind them with two other student in frame working on countertops.

May 20, 2026

Undergraduate Conducts Research in Emerging Wearable Electronics Lab

Read about the experiences and benefits Sophia Thompson, senior, gained working in a research lab focused on developing wearable devices.
Dynamic PyroMan on fire in the Textile Protection and Comfort Center.

Apr 22, 2026

Dynamic PyroMan™ Earns Patent, Advancing Testing for Protective Apparel

A breakthrough patent brings real-world motion to thermal testing, aiming to redefine how protective apparel is evaluated under fire.
A YouTube thumbnail with a collage and scrapbook-like style shows a selfie of Penny Kudlak outside and photos of the Wilson College of Textiles courtyard, a lab, sushi, and an beaded embroidery sample in a hoop. "Day in the Life!" is written in curved white font with a red background.

Mar 18, 2026

A Day in the Life of an NC State Student: Penny Kudlak

Textile technology student Penny Kudlak offers advice to prospective students and reflects on her research and work experience with the Wilson College of Textiles.