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Philanthropy Helps ‘What If’ Become ‘What Is’ for Biology Alumnus

January 2019

Illustration of Anchiornis huxleyi

Jan 28, 2019

Molecular Analysis of Anchiornis Feather Gives Clues to Origin of Flight

Molecular analysis of a fossil feather could help scientists understand when dinosaur feathers developed capacity for flight.
NC State Belltower lit red at night with the Hillsborough Street traffic circle in the foreground

Jan 24, 2019

NC State Researchers to Invite Fayetteville-Area Residents for GenX, PFAS Study

NC State’s GenX Exposure Study will study Fayetteville residents' water, blood and urine for the presence of certain chemical substances.
Illustration of a Galagadon shark swimming in ocean water

Jan 22, 2019

Ancient Carpet Shark Discovered With ‘Spaceship-Shaped’ Teeth

A newly discovered small, prehistoric shark with spaceship-shaped teeth takes its name from the video game Galaga.
Astrophysicist Katie Mack stares up at a starry night sky

Jan 17, 2019

Disorientation: A Science Poem by Katie Mack

Astrophysicist Katie Mack encourages us to "see [our] world from four billion miles away" in this poem, presented in text and video formats.
E.coli under a microscope

Jan 16, 2019

Researchers Create ‘Shortcut’ to Terpene Biosynthesis in E. coli

NC State chemists have created a better enzymatic pathway for producing terpenes — molecules useful in everything from cancer drugs to biofuels — in E. coli.
Fred Wright stands in front of a large computer

Jan 16, 2019

Five Questions About Bioinformatics and Interdisciplinarity With Fred Wright

Fred Wright, a member of the Bioinformatics faculty cluster and director of the Bioinformatics Research Center, talks about his research and the impact of interdisciplinarity at NC State.
First graduating class from NC State in 1893. Frank T. Meacham, fourth from left, back row, entered the university's then new graduate program immediately after graduating earned the first master's degree in 1894.

Jan 14, 2019

NC State’s First Master’s Graduate Studied Chemistry

Frank Meacham is being recognized as the university celebrates 125 years of graduate education.
Ann Ross works in her forensic bone with a graduate student lab at the Park Shops

Jan 14, 2019

Research Finds Serious Problems With Forensic Software

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

Jan 10, 2019

Statistics Graduate Student Earns SAS Fellowship

First-year Ph.D. student Kasia Dobrzycka has been awarded the SAS Computational Statistics Fellowship by the Department of Statistics.
KeJuan Weaver (foreground), Hillary Spangler and Andrew Miller discuss the impact of philanthropy at Red and White Night 2018.

Jan 9, 2019

Philanthropy Helps ‘What If’ Become ‘What Is’ for Biology Alumnus

Biology grad and physician in training Hillary Spangler continues to embrace the Think and Do spirit since graduating from NC State.