Apr 26, 2024

From the Departments

Catch up on the latest news from our academic departments.

Apr 26, 2024

Podcast: Toxic Algae

Astrid Schnetzer, associate professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at NC State, joins us to talk about toxic algal blooms, including what can trigger them, and what researchers are doing to better predict – and potentially mitigate – them.

Apr 24, 2024

Animals Are Stressed During Eclipses. But Not for the Reason You Think

NPR
This month’s total solar eclipse is behind us, but researchers in various fields are just beginning to make sense of the data they collected during totality, including biologist Adam Hartstone-Rose. He led a study of animal behavior during the eclipse at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas, and he set out to answer one big question. Why are animals so stressed out during an eclipse?

Apr 24, 2024

Geologist Liu Named College’s First Director of International Affairs

Paul Liu has been named director of international affairs at the College of Sciences.

Apr 22, 2024

EPA Sets First-Ever Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

Impo Magazine
“It’s that accumulation that’s the problem,” said Scott Belcher, a North Carolina State University professor who researches PFAS toxicity. “Even tiny, tiny, tiny amounts each time you take a drink of water over your lifetime is going to keep adding up, leading to the health effects.”

Apr 22, 2024

New State Heat Resilience Toolkit Offers Solutions to Reduce Heat-Related Health Problems

Local governments and partners are encouraged to prepare for extreme heat.

Apr 19, 2024

Tweaked Science Textbook Diagrams Boost Student Understanding

Futurity
“We were shocked by the study results,” says Jennifer Landin, an associate teaching professor of biological sciences at North Carolina State University and corresponding author of the study published in the journal Education Sciences.

Apr 19, 2024

NC State Researchers Predict Above-Average Hurricane Season

WCNC-TV Charlotte
A changing weather pattern and a warming planet are leading researchers to predict a very active hurricane season this year. Researchers at North Carolina State University predict a higher-than-usual 2024 hurricane season in the Atlantic basin, according to a forecast outlook released by the school this week.

Apr 19, 2024

Atlantic Faces ‘Concerning’ Increase in Storms This Hurricane Season

Newsweek
The predictions from researchers at North Carolina State University mark a notable increase in several averages, according to a university statement. The long-term average for named storms, which is calculated between 1951 and 2023, is 11, while the more recent average, which is calculated between 1994 and 2023, is 14. The research was led by Lian Xie, a professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at NC State.

Apr 19, 2024

Atmospheric Scientist Gary Lackmann Named Head of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Lackmann has been an atmospheric science faculty member at NC State since 1999 and has served in several leadership roles during that time.