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Varsha Damle

Jan 16, 2024

Empowering Students: Varsha Damle’s OR Gift

Varsha Damle (MSOR ‘01) is a highly accomplished professional with diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Her gift to the Operations Research Program at NC State is a testament to her commitment to giving back to her alma mater and supporting the next generation of professionals. 

NC State center River Baldwin's teammates congratulate her for a career-best game against No. 3 Colorado.

Jan 9, 2024

Inside Strength

It’s not a stretch to say that 6-foot-5 center and CALS graduate student River Baldwin is making the most of her opportunities this season, both on and off the court. The talented and hard-working student-athlete is in her final year of basketball eligibility, needing only an internship to complete an online master’s degree in youth, family and community sciences. 

Mario Jackson

Dec 11, 2023

Jackson Selected to Join the Emerging Education Policy Scholars Program

Mario Jackson, a doctoral student in the College of Education’s Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development educational evaluation and policy analysis concentration, has been selected to join the Emerging Education Policy Scholars program for the spring 2024 semester. 

Kaleb Goff on White Mountain, in California

Jul 25, 2023

Plants in Thin Air

Kaleb Goff, a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, found a career by taking his interest in the outdoors to its highest level — 14,000 feet above sea level, in fact, where he studies alpine plants. Now, he’s studying the current and future impacts of climate change on alpine plant species on summits of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Great Basin in California and Nevada. 

Prabin Bhusal

Apr 11, 2023

5 Questions With Goodnight Doctoral Fellow Prabin Bhusal

Prabin Bhusal is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources. He is one of two students at the College of Natural Resources to be named to the inaugural class of Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship recipients. 

Jalen Latta holding a basketball with Mr and Ms Wuf in the background

Apr 4, 2023

Full Court, Full Circle

Jalen Latta will leave NC State in May with two degrees and three ACC championship rings, thanks to his time as a manager for the women’s basketball team. His success story also intersects with the 1983 Wolfpack men’s NCAA title team — with one key assist connected to a member of that legendary squad. 

Bredell Moody

Mar 13, 2023

Graduate School, Wilson College of Textiles Welcome Counselor

A new embedded counselor in NC State’s Graduate School and Wilson College of Textiles will help address the mental health needs of their respective students. Bredell Moody’s position is made possible through a variety of funding sources, including the Wilson family’s transformational college-naming gift and funding provided by the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost’s Office and the Graduate School. 

John McRary and his dog

Feb 20, 2023

A Landmark Gift for Graduate Students

A $10 million estate gift from John McRary to the College of Sciences is the largest estate gift in the history of the college and will support graduate students in physics and mathematics. To that end, the gift creates the John W. McRary Physics Graduate Support Endowment and the John W. McRary Mathematics Graduate Support Endowment. 

The Memorial Belltower at night

Jan 3, 2023

Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship Launches a New Phase of Graduate Student Support

The Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship will support 30 Ph.D. students studying STEM or education at NC State. 

The Belltower lit red as seen from the traffic circle on Hillsborough Street

Dec 20, 2022

Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship Launches a New Phase of Graduate Student Support

The Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship will support 30 Ph.D. students studying STEM or education at NC State.