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NC State magazine is published three times a year. Our mission? We tell the stories that keep all alumni and friends of NC State connected to the university. Our campus news may come from a research lab, a football field, a dean’s office or a classroom. Our alumni profiles feature NC State graduates who are making a difference in their hometowns or around the world.

The magazine has been consistently recognized as a top university publication by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), winning the Gold award for best magazine in the Southeast in 2020.

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Brianna Diaz, in an NC State shirt, smiles.

Inspiring First-Gen College Students

Caldwell Fellow Brianna Diaz ’23 helps high school seniors envision a bright future.

A researcher holds a handful of mussels.

Flexing for Mussels

Funding from N.C. Department of Transportation helps research to protect endangered freshwater shellfish.

What a Ride

With the 2024 – 25 basketball season set to tip off, NC State magazine takes a look back at the Wolfpack teams’ historic March Madness runs last spring.

NC State professor Anna Gibson presents her research on Charles Dickens.

Some Novel Research

An interactive website uses Charles Dickens’ working notes to explore his creative process.

Photo of a manikin dressed in a fire-protective suit that resembles heavyweight coveralls. The whole suit is engulfed in flames, which are being shot at it from all directions in a science lab.

Burning Man

New version of Pyro-Man, used to test protection for first responders, is not standing still.

Tom Brown ’63, ’64 with his heritage apple exhibit at the Mountaineer Folk Festival in Tennessee's Fall Creek Falls State Park.

A Modern Johnny Appleseed

Tom Brown ’63, ’64 works to identify and bring back heritage apple breeds.