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Apr 20, 2018

Taking Aim at Destructive Weeds

Palmer amaranth is one of the biggest production challenges farmers in the Southeast face. At NC State, scientists and graduate students are making progress toward lessening the weed’s impact in a range of crops. Here, we highlight the work of soon-to-graduate students Nicholas Basinger and Cole Smith.

Apr 19, 2018

Partnering With Hunters, Anglers For Citizen Science

A new citizen science project is enlisting the hunting and fishing communities to help scientists understand the basic biology of a host of fish, bird and mammal species.

Apr 19, 2018

Age Affects How We Predict and Respond to Stress at Home

A recent study finds older adults are better than younger adults at anticipating stressful events at home – but not as good at using those predictions to reduce the adverse impacts of the stress.

Apr 18, 2018

Alumna Leigh-Kathryn Bonner Selected for Inc’s 30 Most Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs

The buzz surrounding NC State alumna Leigh-Kathryn Bonner’s company isn’t dying down. Founder Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, 25, was recently selected as one of Inc.’s 30 Most Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs of 2018.

Apr 17, 2018

Zarifa Zakaria Earns Fellowship to Research STEM Mentorship Program for Girls

Zakaria, a doctoral student in educational psychology at the NC State College of Education, received the American Association of University Women Fellowship to study girls’ mindsets on STEM education in Bangladesh.

Apr 16, 2018

NC State Researchers Predict Active 2018 Hurricane Season for East Coast

Researchers predict active 2018 hurricane season

Apr 10, 2018

Researchers Propose a Blockchain Data Network to Boost Manufacturing

Researchers are proposing the creation of a public, open-source network that uses blockchains to share verifiable manufacturing data.

Feb 5, 2018

How Solitary Cockroaches Gave Rise to Social Termites: Tales from Two Genomes

Termites are “social cockroaches.” NC State researchers examine the genomes of both termites and cockroaches to find clues about how this evolution occurred.

Feb 5, 2018

Envisioning Research: NC State Calls for Research Image Contest Submissions

NC State is calling on grad students, postdocs, faculty and staff to take part in Envisioning Research, the university’s annual research image contest.

Jun 1, 2017

Can Tiny Plumbing Fix Broken Hearts?

Researchers at NC State are helping to advance the field of regenerative medicine.