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Nov 18, 2021

NC State’s SDG Initiative: First Semester Recap

NC State launched a campus programming initiative during the fall 2021 semester to educate students on the Sustainable Development Goals.

Nov 16, 2021

Goodnight Scholars Program Spotlight: Briany Santos-Villalobos

Briany Santos-Villalobos, a transfer Goodnight Scholar majoring in biological sciences, found a unique way to learn about NC State's campus and traditions.

Nov 16, 2021

Park Scholar Emma Grace Barnes ’24 Co-founds Lux to Support Survivors of Sexual Violence

Neurobiology major Emma Grace Barnes co-founded Lux, a nonprofit that provides support to survivors of sexual violence.

Nov 11, 2021

Multiple PFAS Tested For Found in Almost All 150+ Blood Samples Taken From People in Cape Fear River Basin

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"The fact that it's not detected in you doesn't mean it might not have health effects because we know people have been drinking this water for a long time," said Jane Hoppin, N.C. State University biological sciences professor.

Nov 11, 2021

NC State Launches Universitywide Genetics and Genomics Academy

The Genetics and Genomics Academy will expand on NC State’s historic strength in genetics research and education.

Nov 8, 2021

Keeping Track of Rare Mountaintop Plants With Drones

Researchers from the Center for Geospatial Analytics have devised a method to more safely and efficiently monitor endangered high-elevation plants.

Nov 6, 2021

Why Can’t We Predict When a Volcano Will Stop Erupting?

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Incredible advances are being made in volcanology all the time, so a future in which the entirety of an eruption's evolution, from start to finish, can be known from the first murmurs is easy to envisage. But we must be patient. "Volcanology is a young science," said Arianna Soldati, a volcanologist at North Carolina State University.

Nov 2, 2021

Researchers Focus In On Impact of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pittsboro

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"We wanted to go upriver and include Pittsboro in our understanding of PFAS exposure throughout the basin, as well as trying to focus on what the potential health effects could be," said Jane Hoppin, an environmental epidemiologist at North Carolina State University. "We don't know what's happening maybe in Greensboro, maybe in Burlington. The Cape Fear is a long river and so that would also be very interesting to ultimately get those resources."

Oct 28, 2021

Tooth Roots Reveal the Size of Fossil Primates

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Ashley Deutsch, graduate student at North Carolina State University and first author of a paper on the research, wanted to know if it was possible to identify a primate's diet without having the actual tooth crowns at hand-by looking instead at the roots. "The tooth root transmits the force of the jaws into the food," says coauthor Adam Hartstone-Rose, professor of biological sciences at NC State.

Oct 27, 2021

2 Sciences Students Nominated for 2021 Leader of the Pack Award

Student Leadership and Engagement has announced six finalists for its Leader of the Pack award, including two from Sciences.