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Apr 8, 2024

Giving Symbiosis Back to the Brassicas

Heike Sederoff and her team are trying to understanding the symbiotic relationship between certain plants and the fungi and bacteria in the soil so they might some day return that lost relationship to the brassicas.

A portrait photograph of Nathan Crook taken in front of shelves with lab equipment.

Mar 29, 2024

Tiny Organisms, Transformative Outcomes

Nathan Crook, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is discovering how Earth’s simplest life forms might unlock solutions to complex problems like antibiotic-resistant infections, plastic pollution and climate change.

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Mar 28, 2024

What are the Risks and Rewards of Autonomous Vehicles?

Four faculty scholars offer insights on the economic, moral and social consequences autonomous vehicles pose.

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Mar 28, 2024

Smart Utility Meters Drive Down Manufacturing Costs – If Managers Use Them

A new study finds the willingness of managers to use smart utility meters is a key driver in reducing energy consumption and related costs.

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Mar 26, 2024

The Art of Insect Flight

Adrian Smith and artist Xavi Bou collaborate on an insect-based art project.

Mar 22, 2024

New Sustainable Labs Program Launched

The new Sustainable Labs program empowers NC State researchers and lab users to adopt sustainable practices in campus lab spaces.

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Mar 21, 2024

‘Courtship’ Gene Shows Different Effects in Two Fruit Fly Species

A gene associated with courtship behavior in fruit flies does not operate the same way in two different fruit fly species.

Mar 20, 2024

Research and Innovation Fellows Projects of Interest

Mid-Career Faculty Retention Sponsors are investing in proven mid-career faculty teams to develop long-term, multidisciplinary research programs in areas of sponsor interest. These faculty are attractive to other universities and…

Mar 20, 2024

Office of Research and Innovation Fellows

The Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) is dedicated to encouraging cutting-edge faculty research leadership. Our fellows are selected by their commitment to constant improvement in identifying strategic opportunities, innovation,…

Mar 20, 2024

Charting a Future: Interdisciplinary Research Across NC Commodities