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2 College of Sciences Faculty Win Fulbright Scholar Awards

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White flowers bloom on a tree in front of the Bell Tower

Aug 31, 2023

$1.2 Million NOAA Grant to Support Marine Sciences Students, Research at NC State

A $14.9 million NOAA grant will fund the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s plans to expand an existing Pamlico Sound oyster sanctuary network, as well as hands-on opportunities for underrepresented marine sciences students at NC State and NC Central University.

Aug 21, 2023

NC State Researcher Discovers New, Unique Plant-Eating Dinosaur

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“Finding Iani was a streak of luck,” said Lindsay Zanno, an associate research professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at NC State. “We knew something like it lived in this ecosystem because isolated teeth had been collected here and there, but we weren’t expecting to stumble upon such a beautiful skeleton, especially from this time in Earth’s history. Having a nearly complete skull was invaluable for piecing the story together.”
Ms. Wuf tries on her solar glasses on August 21, 2017, for Solar Eclipse Day on the Brickyard.

Aug 14, 2023

A Decade of Discovery: NC State’s College of Sciences Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

In honor of the College of Sciences’ 10th anniversary, check out 10 of our most memorable moments.

Aug 1, 2023

Why You Shouldn’t Declaw Tigers or Other Big Cats

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“What people might not realize is that declawing a cat is not like trimming our fingernails; rather, it is removing part or all of the last bone of each digit,” says Adam Hartstone-Rose, professor of biological sciences at North Carolina State University and corresponding author of the research.

Ron Fodor doing field work in 2007

Jul 20, 2023

Endowment Honoring Late Geologist Supports Geoscience Field-Based Opportunities

The Ron V. Fodor Endowment will support geoscience student research, travel and field-based experiences in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

Jun 1, 2023

2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins: Here’s What to Know About This Year’s Storms

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North Carolina State University outlook: Similar to NOAA, university forecasters released a range of possible season activity and expect 11 to 15 named storms to form in the Atlantic basin this year.

May 25, 2023

NOAA Predicts up to 17 Named Storms, up to 4 Major Hurricanes This Hurricane Season

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North Carolina State University revealed its forecast on April 12, predicting as many as eight hurricanes in the Atlantic basin this hurricane season. NC State forecasters believe there will be 11 to 15 named storms, six to eight hurricanes and two to three major hurricanes.

May 17, 2023

Contact Lenses Contain Dangerous Levels of Cancer-Causing Chemicals: Study

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Researchers from a number of American universities including North Carolina State University tested 18 different pairs of soft contact lenses to see if they contained PFAS. At least half were daily lenses.

May 17, 2023

Cancer-Causing ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Many Kinds of Contact Lenses, Study Finds

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“You could consider [the lenses] almost pure PFAS,” Scott Belcher, a North Carolina State University researcher and scientific adviser of the lab testing, told The Guardian.
The Memorial Belltower framed under a brick arch on NC State's campus.

May 11, 2023

2 College of Sciences Faculty Win Fulbright Scholar Awards

College of Sciences faculty Karen Daniels and Charlie Smith will use their awards to conduct research in India and Japan, respectively.