2019

Nov 19, 2019

Inspiring Tomorrow’s Statistics Leaders

Six female graduate and undergraduate students from the Department of Statistics recently attended a national conference, thanks to funding from two endowed professorships.

Nov 19, 2019

Goodnight Spotlight: Loulou Batta

College has been a challenging journey for chemistry major Loulou Batta, but she wouldn't trade it for anything else.

Nov 19, 2019

Margaret Atwood and the Biotechnology of Tomorrow

Renowned author Margaret Atwood visited NC State to discuss fiction's role in the future of biotechnology and genetic engineering.

Nov 18, 2019

Carbon Electronics Cluster Opens New Facility at NC State

NC State inaugurated a new carbon electronics laboratory on Nov. 18, formally launching a state-of-the-art facility that is bringing together scientists and engineers across the university to do cutting-edge work in this emerging field.

Nov 18, 2019

Common Fire Retardant Makes Prairie Voles Anxious, Less Social

Medical News Today
The new research appears in the journal Neurotoxicology and Teratology, and the corresponding author is Heather Patisaul, a professor and associate dean for research at the Department of Biological Sciences at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. “There is concern that early life exposure to flame retardants is contributing to neurodevelopmental disorders,” Patisaul explains.

Nov 15, 2019

Exposed: A Scientific Stalemate Leaves Our Hormones and Health at Risk

Environmental Health News
Biologist Heather Patisaul of North Carolina State University attended the European Food Safety Authority conference in Italy. She is one of the academics participating in a large-scale, controversial study examining the effects of BPA exposure with our hormones and the developing brains and reproductive systems of children.

Nov 12, 2019

Molecular Toxicologist Smart Named Goodnight Distinguished Chair

The College of Sciences has named Rob Smart as the Goodnight Distinguished Chair in Molecular Toxicology.

Nov 12, 2019

Statistician Laber Named Goodnight Distinguished Professor

The College of Sciences has named Eric Laber as a Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Statistics.

Nov 12, 2019

Statistician Reich Named Cox Distinguished Professor

The College of Sciences has named Brian Reich of the Department of Statistics the Gertrude M. Cox Distinguished Professor.

Nov 12, 2019

Flame-Retardant Exposure Increases Anxiety, Affects Social Behaviors in Prairie Vole

This research supports the hypothesis that chemical flame retardants can adversely affect neurological development and social behavior.