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Aug 30, 2019

7 Sciences Faculty Earn 2019-20 DELTA Grants

Faculty from four Sciences departments are working with DELTA to create opportunities for student success.

Katie Mack and Laura Bottomley

Aug 30, 2019

What Does the Universe Look Like?

We asked NC State Sciences professor Katie Mack and NC State Engineering professor Laura Bottomley to answer some popular out-of-this-world questions.

Sera Cole

Aug 30, 2019

The Newest Members of the Sciences Pack

The college is welcoming more than 750 new students this fall. Meet three of them.

Aug 30, 2019

Astronaut Chats With Students at NC State from Outer Space

Spectrum News
High schoolers and middle schoolers packed the student union at NC State University Friday to hold a conversation that’s out of this world. Christina Koch is currently onboard the International Space station. She is a graduate of N.C. State University She took questions about daily life and the future of space exploration.

Aug 30, 2019

Preparation Key to Success in Space for NC State Grad, Astronaut

WRAL
On Friday NASA astronaut and NC State grad Christina Koch talked with students at her alma mater about what it’s like to live and work in Earth’s orbit. NASA Mission Control in Houston connected NC State’s campus with the International Space Station.

Michael Brennan stands next to a satellite image of a hurricane on a screen in the National Hurricane Center

Aug 29, 2019

Inside the National Hurricane Center: A Q&A With Alumnus Michael Brennan

A branch chief at the National Hurricane Center clears up some common misconceptions about hurricanes and describes what life is like at the center of the forecasting action.

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Aug 29, 2019

4 Sciences Faculty and Students Recognized in Envisioning Research Contest

See the winning entries in the annual contest illustrating the beauty of NC State's research.

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Aug 27, 2019

Meet Our New Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty

Eight accomplished tenured and tenure-track faculty are joining the College of Sciences in 2019-20.

Aug 27, 2019

Nuking Hurricanes Out of the Sky ‘Doesn’t Make Sense at All’

Popular Science
Since the dawn of nuclear explosives, citizens and scientists alike have speculated that the government might be able to repurpose weapons of war as weapons of weather. Most recently, President Donald Trump asked why we couldn’t just nuke hurricanes out of the sky. Meteorologists are wincing at the reappearance of this all-too-familiar myth. “It is a spectacularly bad idea,” says Gary Lackmann, a meteorologist and professor at North Carolina State University’s department of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences.

Aug 23, 2019

Christina Koch, Tar Heel of the Month, Explores From the International Space Station

The News & Observer
The NC State University graduate always has been adventurous, pushing herself to channel her fears into sharp focus to accomplish her goals. And her historic path from growing up in Eastern North Carolina to outer space has been unconventional — with a few stops in the arctic between her NASA jobs.