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Digging Up Roots: How North Carolina Modernized the Sweetpotato Industry

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Dec 11, 2024

Pradip Pramanik Promoted to Assistant Vice Chancellor

Pramanik, who's worked at NC State for 20 years, has been promoted to assistant vice chancellor for proposal development.
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Dec 6, 2024

Magnetically Controlled Kirigami Surfaces Move Objects: No Grasping Needed

The new technology is useful for lifting and moving items that cannot be easily grasped, such as fragile objects, gels or liquids.
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Dec 4, 2024

Manta Rays Inspire the Fastest Swimming Soft Robot Yet

A team of researchers has drawn inspiration from manta rays and beaten its own record for the fastest swimming soft robot.
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Dec 3, 2024

Researchers Pit Lasers Against Sweetpotato Pest

With vinegar flies increasingly impacting sweetpotato storage, N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative researchers are exploring a novel management strategy with lasers to combat the pests.
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Dec 2, 2024

General Mills Gift Supports Poultry Environment Research

With fudning from General Mills, CALS poultry scientists are exploring how different environments impact the growth, well-being and meat quality of broiler chickens.
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Dec 2, 2024

Researchers Demonstrate Self-Assembling Electronics

The proof-of-concept work was used to create diodes and transistors, and paves the way for self-assembling more complex electronic devices.

Nov 22, 2024

A Whale of a (Hearing) Test

How do you test a whale’s hearing? Craig Harms walks us through it.

Nov 21, 2024

Natural Resources Student Conducts Research to Save Threatened Bird Species From Extinction

NC State student Lauren Pharr is conducting research on the federally-threatened bird species for her doctoral degree in fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology. Her findings will shed light on why some broods are losing nestlings.
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Nov 21, 2024

NC State Veterinary Medicine Experts Work to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance 

An estimated 1.27 million deaths around the world each year are caused by antimicrobial resistance, and addressing its challenges requires a One Health approach. The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, through its research and clinical care, is at the heart of the effort.
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Nov 20, 2024

Digging Up Roots: How North Carolina Modernized the Sweetpotato Industry

As you enjoy a slice of sweetpotato pie or a scoop of sweetpotato casserole this holiday season, stop and give thanks to the NC State University researchers who helped make the tasty root vegetable a year-round crop.