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Creating a Clearer Picture of Interplay Between a Molecule’s Electrons and Nuclei

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Chemistry professor Joshua Pierce writes on a whiteboard while talking to a student

Aug 2, 2023

Chemist Pierce Named Howard J. Schaeffer Distinguished Professor

The College of Sciences has named chemist Joshua Pierce as the Howard J. Schaeffer Distinguished Professor at NC State.

Aug 1, 2023

Why You Shouldn’t Declaw Tigers or Other Big Cats

Phys.org
“What people might not realize is that declawing a cat is not like trimming our fingernails; rather, it is removing part or all of the last bone of each digit,” says Adam Hartstone-Rose, professor of biological sciences at North Carolina State University and corresponding author of the research.

Mr. Wuf and Ms. Wuf hold a bag of Greater Good coffee

Aug 1, 2023

Chancellor Woodson Talks Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship With 321 Coffee Founders

In episode six of Red Chair Chats, Chancellor Woodson sits down with alumni Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans to talk about their mission-driven coffee shop.
Tiger on green grass

Aug 1, 2023

Why You Shouldn’t Declaw Tigers or Other Big Cats

Declawing big cats is worse for them in terms of muscular effects than for smaller species.

Jul 28, 2023

Ongoing Study May Show Overlooked Algal Bloom Causes

Coastal Review Online
“Preliminary evidence points to changes in land use and climate (especially extreme rainfall events) that can mobilize DON (dissolved organic nitrogen) from wetlands and forested landscapes into tributaries, which could be driving some of the increases in DON observed in the Chowan River. Research into the sources of DON to these tributaries is ongoing,” said Chris Osburn, professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at NC State.

Jul 26, 2023

PFAS Detected in Blood of Horses and Dogs Too Near Factory in Eastern North Carolina

Phys.org
In a recent study prompted by concerned community members, North Carolina State University researchers detected PFAS in dogs and horses in Gray’s Creek.

Jul 25, 2023

Son Shares Story of NC State Scientist’s Role in ‘Oppenheimer’ Experiments

WRAL
Lewis Seagondollar was the head of the physics department at North Carolina State University, serving there for 10 to 20 years, according to his son. In 1941, Seagondollar was among many involved with the top secret Manhattan Project.

Jul 21, 2023

PFAS Detected in Blood of Horses and Dogs Too Near DuPont-Built Factory in Eastern NC

The News & Observer
In a recent study prompted by concerned community members, NC State University researchers detected PFAS in dogs and horses in Gray’s Creek.
The NC State Belltower on main campus.

Jul 20, 2023

College of Sciences Faculty Receive 2023-24 DELTA Grants

The 2023-2024 recipients will receive $219,000 in 34 new and continuing DELTA Grants spread among 40 recipients.

inter-system crossing

Jul 20, 2023

Creating a Clearer Picture of Interplay Between a Molecule’s Electrons and Nuclei

Felix Castellano, Goodnight Distinguished Innovation Chair of Chemistry at NC State, was part of a team that recently released groundbreaking results concerning the relationship between the spin-vibronic effect and intersystem crossing in molecules.