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Jun 17, 2021

Science House To Provide Support for Rural STEM Teachers

The Science House is leading the $2.6 million, National Science Foundation grant-funded project.

Jun 15, 2021

NC State Hurricane Experts Studying How Future Storms Will Impact NC Roads, Infrastructure

CBS17
New research underway at North Carolina State University could shape the future of roads in North Carolina.

Jun 15, 2021

Family Remembers NC State Professor Who Died From ALS

ABC11
Six years ago, Michael Bereman was diagnosed with ALS. He and his wife, Meagan, were fairly new parents to their 1-year-old son Mason.

Jun 14, 2021

How the Upcoming Missions to Venus Could Reveal How Life on Earth Will End

BBC Science Focus
It’s typical, you wait for one Venus mission and three show up at once: DAVINCI+ and Veritas sent by NASA and EnVision sent by ESA. Planetary scientist Paul Byrne reveals how these missions could help answer one of the biggest questions in science: is Earth unique?

Jun 10, 2021

Venus Will Have a Fleet of Spacecraft as Europe Adds Orbiter Mission

The New York Times
“This is the best possible news,” said Paul Byrne, a planetary scientist at North Carolina State University. “You couldn’t have asked for a better situation.”

Jun 9, 2021

Opinion: NASA Is Planning to Return to Venus. It’s About Time.

The Washington Post
"Venus is more than simply a curious, little-explored world next door. It holds the key to understanding the past — and present — of our own world," writes Paul Byrne in this op-ed.

Jun 9, 2021

Students Helping Students

Two biology students are among the work study students with the NC State Juntos Program who motivate and inspire Latinx high schoolers around the state, keeping them on track to go to college.

Jun 8, 2021

Michael Evans – Co-Founder and CFO, 2x Statistics Graduate and Miller Fellow

Michael Evans knew a statistics major would give him highly sought-after transferable skills, but little did he know it would also open a door to the world of entrepreneurship.

Jun 3, 2021

Earthlings, Rejoice: We’re Visiting Venus Again. Twice.

Mashable
“Instead of one big leap forward, we now take three, because these missions together will be more than the sum of their parts,” says Paul Byrne, a professor of planetary science at North Carolina State University.

Jun 3, 2021

NASA Picks 2 Missions to Explore Venus, the First in Decades

Scientific American
The fact that both missions were chosen shows that NASA is not content with giving the world a cursory glance, says Paul Byrne, a planetary scientist and vocal Venus advocate at North Carolina State University.