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Close-up of a dog's face with a hopeful expression
Jun 18, 2019 | Research and Innovation

How Dogs Evolved ‘Puppy Dog Eyes’

Researchers have discovered the secret of the "puppy dog eyes" dogs use to tug at human heartstrings.
Students collaborating around laptop in baseball stadium stands
May 21, 2019 | Magazine

Field of Dreams

Meet NC State statistics and math students and alumni who used their passion for sports and penchant for data crunching to become MVPs in sports analytics.
Student walks to Talley Student Union in the rain.
Jun 19, 2019 | Research and Innovation

What Does ‘Chance of Rain’ Actually Mean?

We asked atmospheric scientist Gary Lackmann how to figure out whether the forecast means you should grab an umbrella.
Tom Stafford and Emily Caporali in the Shrine Room
Jun 11, 2019 | Alumni & Friends

Ringing True

For biological sciences alumna Emily Caporali, the Belltower is a place that has held extraordinary memories before, during and after her time at NC State.
The view from Thunder Hill Overlook along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Watauga County.
May 31, 2019 | Research and Innovation

NCICS to Host NOAA Cooperative Institute

The institute will be dedicated to expanding our understanding of the full Earth system and its interactions with human activities.

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Jun 19, 2019

N.C. Study: Warmer Water Linked to Higher Proportion of Male Flounder

In the wild and in the lab, researchers find higher water temperatures lead to fewer female flounder, a cause for concern.

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Jun 18, 2019

Crumpler Wins University Award for Excellence

Crumpler, a teaching technician in the Department of Biological Sciences, was one of 12 to receive NC State’s most prestigious non-faculty honor.

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Jun 11, 2019

‘Sandwich’ Structure Key to Thin LSMO Films Retaining Magnetic Properties

LSMO, a promising material for spintronic devices, retains its magnetic properties in atomically thin layers if it is “sandwiched” between two layers of a different ceramic oxide, LSCO.

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Jun 18, 2019

The Evolution of Puppy Dog Eyes

Nature World News
Co-author and anatomist Adam Hartstone-Rose, at NC State, said: “These muscles are so thin that you can literally see through them – and yet the movement that they allow seems to have such a powerful effect that it appears to have been under substantial evolutionary pressure.”

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Jun 14, 2019

Why alligators with orange heads are showing up around the Cape Fear region

WECT
A team of researchers from NC State has been capturing, testing and tagging alligators across the state as part of a study to learn more about the potential health impacts that Perfluorinated compounds (PFAS), like GenX, can have on animals.

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Jun 13, 2019

Transgenerational BPA exposure may contribute to autism, study finds

News Medical Life Sciences
Transgenerational bisphenol A (BPA) exposure may contribute to autism, according to a mouse study led by an NC State behavioral neuroendocrinologist and published in Endocrinology.

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