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Jun 20, 2024

Physicist Kemper Named Associate Dean for Research

Alexander “Lex” Kemper, an accomplished physicist who has been an NC State faculty member for nearly a decade, has been named associate dean for research for the College of Sciences.

Jun 19, 2024

What’s a Heat Dome? Here’s Why So Much of the U.S. Is Broiling This Week

AP News
It’s helpful to think of a heat dome as what’s happening in the atmosphere. A heat wave is how that affects people on the ground, said Ken Kunkel, a research professor of atmospheric sciences at North Carolina State University.

Jun 18, 2024

Meet the 2024 Award for Excellence Winners

NC State honored Wall Crumpler, teaching technician in the Department of Biological Sciences, with an Award for Excellence.

Jun 17, 2024

Jeff Yoder Named Professor of Biological Sciences and Executive Director of Genetics and Genomics Academy

In his role as executive director, Yoder will work as part of a team of interdisciplinary leaders within the Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs. 

Jun 14, 2024

Ceremony Showcases Integrative Sciences Building’s Progress

The structural frame of the Integrative Sciences Building has been completed.

Jun 13, 2024

Biologist Zakas Receives NSF CAREER Award

Christina Zakas, an assistant professor of biological sciences, has received a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation.

Jun 10, 2024

Biologist Schulte Named Head of Biological Sciences at NC State

Schulte joins NC State from Western Kentucky University, where he has been serving as associate vice president for strategy, performance and accountability and university distinguished professor.

Jun 7, 2024

Terry ‘Bucky’ Gates Receives 2024 Libraries Faculty Award

Terry “Bucky” Gates — an assistant teaching professor of biological sciences who collaborates with the Libraries in the areas of open pedagogy and citizen science — has won the 2024 NC State University Libraries Faculty Award.

May 17, 2024

New Breakthroughs in Spintronics: How Cobalt Oxide Thin Films Could Revolutionize the Future of Data and Computing

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The results were published in the journal Science Advances on May 3, along with colleagues from North Carolina State University. Through this research, the team was able to move spin current through two cobalt oxide thin films, demonstrating the potential for using spin instead of charge as a means of information transfer.

May 17, 2024

Study Explores Role of Epigenetics, Environment in Differing Alzheimer’s Risk Between Black and White Communities

Science Daily
A study from North Carolina State University has found that environmentally caused alterations to specific areas of the genome — known as imprint control regions — during early development may contribute to the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, and that Black people may be more affected than white people.