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From the Classroom to Millions of Devices: How Grad Student Neil Sood Helped Create Lenovo’s Next Software Development Kit

Posted on November 5, 2026 | Filed Under: Features and Grad Students and News and Newswire and Summer

“One of the most rewarding parts was debugging and seeing firsthand that the problems you run into in industry aren’t that different from the ones you encounter in classes.”

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Chancellor Kevin Howell addresses participants at NC State's first AI Hub gathering.

Prompting Action: NC State AI Hub Hosts First Campus Gathering

Posted on November 5, 2026 | Filed Under: News

Participants in the gathering discussed how AI is being used and how the university can leverage it for public benefit.

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On the Ground and In the Air

Posted on November 2, 2026 | Filed Under: News

NC State University researchers are using drones, ground robots and AI to address key challenges for cotton growers and other farmers.

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Al Mason ’88 Scales Up Lean Enterprise Strategy

Posted on October 29, 2026 | Filed Under: News

Al Mason is returning to M.C. Dean to scale up operational excellence across the organization, building on his experience at the company in 2024.

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Sevgi Gurbuz Wins NSF CAREER Award

Posted on October 27, 2026 | Filed Under: AI/ML and Faculty and Features and News and Research

“I got into radar due to my military service, but my career ambition has been to leverage that expertise in civilian domains for the benefit of society… where my focus is improving quality of life, safety and security.”

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Award ceremony and presentation at IEEE Quantum Week. Group holding certificates; speaker presents on Gaussian signaling.

Aishwarya Majumdar Wins Best Paper at IEEE Quantum Week

Posted on October 26, 2026 | Filed Under: News

“As a graduate student, I find this recognition very encouraging. It motivates me and affirms that the research problems we have been pursuing are important and relevant to the quantum community.”

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Christina Koch

Koch Rises Higher Within NASA

Posted on October 14, 2026 | Filed Under: News

Three-time NC State graduate and NASA astronaut Christina Koch has been named the national space agency’s acting deputy chief engineer, elevating her to the ranks of management and ending her eligibility for future space flights.

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Researchers Successfully Demonstrate First-Ever Plasma Beam Antenna

Posted on October 5, 2026 | Filed Under: News

Researchers have demonstrated a technique that uses a laser to produce a plasma beam antenna capable of transmitting radio waves.

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Aysu Wins DAC Under-40 Award

Posted on September 25, 2026 | Filed Under: Faculty and Features and News and Newswire

Aysu, who leads the HECTOR Lab at NC State, was honored for his work in hardware-based cybersecurity.

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Shane Fogarty, right, a student intern working as construction project manager, takes a look at solar panels installed on the Fitts-Woolard Engineering building on Centennial Campus with Jim Rains, construction manager, center, and Raheem Ariwoola, energy engineer, left.

NC State Energy Week Returns Oct. 1 – 7

Posted on September 24, 2026 | Filed Under: News

From Oct. 1–7, NC State will celebrate Energy Week with 16 events that put energy in focus.

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