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Beyond the Story
![Michael Brennan stands in front of a large screen that displays a graphic about the 2023 hurricane season.](https://alumni.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/brennan-at-screenweb.jpg)
NC State Alumni Lead Nation’s Hurricane Preparedness Efforts
![Elmas talks to two other people.](https://alumni.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/elmas-2-revised.jpg)
Coming Back to the Pack
![Willie Bowen stands with a bookmark in front of a colorful background at the Wilson College of Textiles](https://alumni.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/williebowenheader.jpg)
Bookmarking the Success of the Wilson College of Textiles
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Chancellor Woodson Talks Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship With 321 Coffee Founders
![A woman with blonde, shoulder-length hair wearing a gray NC State t-shirt smiles at the calico cat she is holding in her living room.](https://alumni.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/23054-kacie-bartonella-cat-patient-profile-16x9-023.jpg)
NC State Connections At Core of Kacie’s Comprehensive Care
![Locke Rosser holding crops](https://alumni.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hslockerosserfeature070523.jpg)
A World Full of (Plant) Opportunities
![Susan Toplikar with her husband, Mike Cindric in 1996. Photo courtesy Design Dimension.](https://alumni.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/susan-toplikarmike-cindric.jpg)
A Continuing Legacy: Susan Toplikar Fund Connects Students to Professionals
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The Saturday Soccer Club
![A colorized photo of a young adult Mary Yarbrough is held up in front of a swath of greenery, brick pathways and a fountain at Yarbrough Court.](https://alumni.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/bk-0464-1500x844-1.jpg)