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Fashion Week Takeover
For the first time, we're uniting all of our signature fashion and textile design events into one can't-miss week. See how NC State and our students are shaping the future of fashion.
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Jesse Eisenberg to Headline 2026 Human Factor Series
The award-winning actor will help kick off the College of Humanities and Social Sciences speaker series this fall.
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An NC State education is the key to whatever door you want to open. We offer more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 200 master’s and doctoral programs. Our students graduate ready for successful careers and meaningful lives.
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“With every step that you don’t give up, you are moving up.” — Astronaut and alumna Christina Koch
Some words of encouragement from @astro_christina as we approach graduation season. 🐺🐾🥲 Stay forever, #NCState26.
ℹ️ Christina Koch was the winter commencement speaker in 2020, just a few weeks after the Resilience spaceflight launched on a six-month mission to the International Space Station.
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Fashion Week takeover. 🗓️⚡️🧵
From April 19-25, @NCStateWilson and @NCStateDesign are bringing together the university’s fashion-centered events for one can’t-miss Fashion Week.
The week’s signature events include:
• Emerging Designers Textile Showcase
• African American Textile Society Fashion Exposé
• Art2Wear
• Emerging Designers Runway Show
🔗 Get all the details at fashionweek.ncsu.edu
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The answer to your questions? It’s NC State. 🐺🐾😌
▪️In the top 1% of universities worldwide.
▪️Ranked the No. 2 best public college in North Carolina for value.
▪️Three-time alumna and astronaut Christina Koch just returned from the record-setting Artemis II mission.
▪️ Our very own Howling Cow Ice Cream is made on campus.
▪️ There are more than 300,000 living alumni ready to welcome you into the Wolfpack.
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"We will inspire, but ultimately, we will always choose Earth. We will always choose each other.” —Artemis II astronaut and three-time NC State alumna Christina Koch 👩‍🚀🚀🌕
Koch and her three Artemis II crewmates splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, April 10 after a successful and record-setting mission.
📌 She is now the first woman in history to travel the farthest distance from Earth and journey around the moon.
📸: @NASA
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NC State’s campus is full of legendary landmarks, beautiful outdoor spaces, state-of-the-art facilities and ways to find — and celebrate with — your community. It’s a place to live, learn and thrive.
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We Solve Problems
At NC State, we focus on real-world solutions for real-world problems. Our university is a research powerhouse where experts — and budding experts — work together across disciplines to make a difference in the world.
Whether we’re advancing quantum computing, creating wearable technology solutions, uncovering the causes of liver cancer or creating artificial intelligence tools, we’re always driving innovation.
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Our digital research magazine, Results, offers an inside look at the breadth of our university’s discovery — and the difference it makes in the world.
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Celebrate Earth Month
Discover events throughout April focused on the planet, sustainability and making our world a better place.
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month Denim Installation
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A Creek in Carolina: Artworks by Bobby C. Martin
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Prioritizing Indigenous Knowledge in Museums
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