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illustration shows a digital screen displaying data related to groundwater quality

Nov 12, 2024

Machine Learning Predicts Highest-Risk Groundwater Sites to Improve Water Quality Monitoring

The new tool allows regulators and public health authorities to prioritize specific aquifers for water quality testing.

Nov 7, 2024

Taking a Systems Approach to Sustainability Research at NC State

Professor Karen Leonas prides herself in actionable research that is ready for real-world applications.

Nov 6, 2024

Chancellor Woodson Announces Pilot Projects and Executive Committees To Improve Research Infrastructure

Based on recommendations from the three Research Administration and Support Services task forces, Chancellor Woodson selected nine pilot projects to improve research infrastructure at NC State.

Much-magnified image of the root-know nematode

Nov 4, 2024

Toward Faster Nematode Test Results

Plant-parasitic nematodes that feed on crops cause an estimated $80 billion to $157 billion in damage around the world each year. Two North Carolina State University faculty members aim to help…

Oct 31, 2024

Satellite imagery may help protect coastal forests from climate change

A new study from NC State University and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) details how satellite imagery may help identify forested areas that are at risk due to sea-level rise caused by climate change.

Randy Woodson discusses horticultural research in front of a row of plants inside the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center.

Oct 30, 2024

Woodson Has Built Legacy of Research Excellence

During his 14-year tenure, Chancellor Randy Woodson has catalyzed NC State University’s research enterprise.

Oct 28, 2024

Zom-bees, Mummies and Vampire Mites: Three Tales of Haunted Hives

David Tarpy and Brad Metz in Applied Ecology reveal three spooky enemies of the western honey bee, including zombifying parasites, mummifying fungi and vampire mites.

Researchers with poplar trees in a greenhouse.

Oct 18, 2024

Finding Could Help Turn Trees Into Affordable, Greener Industrial Chemicals

Specific molecular property of lignin in trees determines difficulty of using microbial fermentation to turn trees and other plants into industrial chemicals.

Oct 17, 2024

Boundary-Crossing Research Paves Way for Fungal Crop Solutions

Think of fungi in agriculture, and you might think first of the crop diseases they cause. But since ancient times, farmers have been using the interactions among fungi and crops…

a group of men hold shovels over dirt for a groundbreaking ceremony

Oct 14, 2024

NC State Breaks Ground on New Apiculture Research Facility

The future for bees is brighter with the recent groundbreaking of NC State University’s new 5,000-square-foot apiculture research facility.