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Veronica Augustyn Named Sloan Research Fellow

February 19, 2019 | Staff

Veronica Augustyn has been awarded a 2019 Sloan Research Fellowship in Chemistry...

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Escuti named Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors

February 16, 2019 | Staff

Dr. Michael Escuti has been elected as a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors for producing technologies that have brought real impact on society...

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NC State Spinout Locus Biosciences Inks Historic Licensing Deal

February 10, 2019 | Staff

NC State provides innovators with a range of programs and services to develop, protect, market and commercialize inventions developed at the university...

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Two NC State Faculty Named to Academy of Inventors

February 9, 2019 | Staff

Two NC State faculty have been named to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2018 class of fellows....

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Artificial Intelligence Can Identify Microscopic Marine Organisms

February 6, 2019 | Staff

How AI advances can help us understand prehistoric oceans....

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Molecular Analysis of Anchiornis Feather Gives Clues to Origin of Flight

January 28, 2019 | Staff

Molecular analysis of a fossil feather could help scientists understand when dinosaur feathers developed capacity.......

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Melissa Marshall’s “Powerful Presentations”

January 25, 2019 | Staff

The Research Leadership Academy (RLA) has spent the past few years creating impactful faculty-led and -driven events across NC State’s campus. The most recent RLA-hosted event starred science communicator Melissa Marshall....

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Researchers Create Algorithm to Predict PEDV Outbreaks

January 24, 2019 | Staff

PEDV is a virus that causes high mortality rates in preweaned piglets. The virus emerged in the U.S. in 2013 and by 2014 had infected approximately 50 percent of breeding herds…...

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Local Students Talk to NASA Astronaut, Build Robots

January 22, 2019 | Staff

The FIRST LEGO League is a collaboration between the LEGO Group – yes, the ones who make the toys beloved by kids of all ages – and the FIRST nonprofit, which was created to inspire youth to pursue further studies and careers in science and technology, and to help students acquire the knowledge and skills needed to compete in the technologically-driven global economy. ...

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Graduate Student Kevin Singer Receives NASPA Research Award

January 22, 2019 | Staff

Kevin Singer, a doctoral student in the NC State College of Education, has received the 2019 Spirituality and Religion in Higher Education Research Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)....

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Ancient Carpet Shark Discovered with ‘Spaceship-Shaped’ Teeth

January 21, 2019 | Staff

A small prehistoric shark with spaceship-shaped teeth takes its name from the video game Galaga....

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person with prosthetic leg walking on treadmill

Reinforcement Learning Expedites ‘Tuning’ of Robotic Prosthetics

January 17, 2019 | Staff

New research may allow patients to walk with prosthetic legs in minutes, rather than the hours...

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Research Finds Serious Problems With Forensic Software

January 14, 2019 | Staff

New research finds significant flaws in recently released forensic software....

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For First Time, Researchers Can Measure Insecticide on Surface of Mosquito Nets

January 9, 2019 | Staff

Researchers from NC State and the CDC have come up with a technique to measure how much insecticide is found on the surface of mosquito nets – paving the way for efforts to determine how long the nets are effective....

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New NSF Project to Increase Student STEM Identity through e-Mentoring

January 9, 2019 | Staff

Fifty high school students in four high-poverty school districts in rural North Carolina will soon have the opportunity to engage with mentors studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subject areas thanks to a newly funded National Science Foundation grant awarded to NC State College of Education faculty and staff....

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NC State Names Executive Director, Chief Scientist for IBM Q Hub

January 8, 2019 | Staff

NC State recently named two leaders for the new IBM Quantum Computing Hub on Centennial Campus....

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Rebar to Retire From Office of Research and Innovation

December 12, 2018 | Staff

Leadership of NC State’s research enterprise will shift at the start of the new year as Alan Rebar retires and Mladen Vouk takes the helm....

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NC State Professor Sophia Kathariou with students

Tackling Listeria: New Study Reveals Hypervirulent Strains and Emerging Clones

December 11, 2018 | Staff

Recent research at NC State will provide baseline data critical for the development of targeted strategies to reduce food safety threats associated with Listeria-contaminated produce and other ready-to-eat foods....

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Saving By The Barrel

December 10, 2018 | Staff

Students and staff have collaborated to install a cistern that will collect rainwater for irrigation on campus....

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How Big Can Snowflakes Be?

December 7, 2018 | Staff

Snowflakes can get pretty darn big....

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