The next time you shop at Gap or Target, your clothes might fit better because of NCSU research.

Textiles affect every part of our lives.

We have a machine in the COT that can produce more fabric per hour than 4,000 looms. A professor at NCSU was the first to develop an artificial artery, and we are currently developing artificial muscle. Nike is also making products based on our technology.

John Edwards and General Hugh Shelton both graduated from the COT.

The top 20 plan is just as much about improving undergraduate education as it is the research mission.

To be happy, drop the words 'if only,' and substitute instead the words 'next time