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2017

Oct 17, 2017

Keratin, Pigment, Proteins From 54 Million-Year-Old Sea Turtle Show Survival Trait Evolution

Fossil tissues show that a pigment-based survival trait common to modern sea turtles evolved at least 54 million years ago.

Taylor Glacier

Oct 12, 2017

Tracing Subglacial Water Storage

Seventy percent of the world’s population consumes water that has some glacial input, so it’s important to understand how these icy giants operate.

Oct 10, 2017

Mass Extinctions Led to Low Species Diversity, Dinosaur Rule

An NC State biology researcher found patterns after two of the Earth's mass extinction events.

Oct 3, 2017

Adam Hartstone-Rose Named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Adam Hartstone-Rose, a prominent biologist with significant experience in student engagement, has been named the college's new associate dean for academic affairs.

Oct 3, 2017

Designer Biosensor Can Detect Antibiotic Production by Microbes

NC State chemistry researchers have engineered designer biosensors that can detect antibiotic molecules.

NC State Belltower on a snowy day

Sep 29, 2017

Enter the 2017 College of Sciences Kids Holiday Art Contest

The College of Sciences invites young artists whose parents are Sciences alumni, faculty or staff to enter our 2017 Holiday Art Contest.

Hunt Library dance performanc

Sep 24, 2017

NC State Takes Part in ACC Creativity Festival

NC State will join ACC schools to display innovative, interdisciplinary research at the Smithsonian Institution in October.

Dean Ditto sitting and talking with students

Sep 14, 2017

5 Things I Love About NC State Physics

Dean Bill Ditto, a physicist, says few physics departments anywhere can rival NC State's rich tradition.

Mary Schweitzer and research team in her molecular paleontology lab

Sep 13, 2017

Dino Pioneer

Mary Schweitzer, a pioneer in the field of molecular paleontology, learns about dinosaurs by studying original molecules preserved inside fossils for millions of years.

Sep 13, 2017

Quiz: Do You Know Your Dinos?

Is your dinosaur IQ extinct or dino-mite? Test yourself with our NC State-themed quiz.