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The Story of Dire Wolves Goes Beyond De-Extinction

In the Community

May 5, 2025

How To Weatherproof Your Home for Extreme Weather

This Old House
Gary Lackmann, professor and head of the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University, offers simple strategies for improving energy efficiency.

May 5, 2025

Digging Dinos: Student Who Spent 4 Years ‘Playing Paleontology’ at Montana State Gets His Reward

Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Heath Caldwell received a Goodnight Fellowship to attend NC State, where he will pursue a doctorate in paleontology.

May 5, 2025

New Trump Admin Plan Targeting Forever Chemicals ‘Raise Serious Red Flags,’ Experts Say

WREX
For people wanting to limit their exposure to PFAS, “the first thing I would recommend is to learn what their utility is doing to reduce PFAS in drinking water,” said environmental epidemiologist Dr. Jane Hoppin, a professor in the department of biological sciences and principal investigator of the GenX Exposure Study at North Carolina State University.

Apr 30, 2025

Decision Looming for Trump Administration on First PFAS Drinking Water Limits

ABC News
The EPA said the PFAS found in North Carolina, often called GenX chemicals, can be toxic to the kidney. While other types of PFAS may raise kidney cancer risk, little research has focused on the link between kidney cancer and GenX, according to Sue Fenton, director of the Center for Human Health and the Environment at North Carolina State University.

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Apr 29, 2025

Paul Liu Concludes Provost Faculty Fellowship, Focuses on Enhancing NC State Global Research Profile

During his term, Liu investigated strategies to deepen NC State’s international research integration and elevate its worldwide visibility.
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Apr 29, 2025

In Photos: State of the Sciences 2025

More than 500 science lovers packed the James B. Hunt Jr. Library on April 11 for the college's State of the Sciences event.

Apr 16, 2025

12-15 Named Storms Predicted for 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season by NC State Researchers

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During this year’s Atlantic hurricane season (June 1-Nov. 30), North Carolina State University researchers predict we will have a season that’s “in line with recent averages."
Event goers look at a project display at the Marbles Kids Museum’s first-ever Backwards Science Fair.

Apr 16, 2025

For All the Marbles

The College of Sciences participated in the Marbles Kids Museum’s first-ever Backwards Science Fair, where kids were the judges.

Apr 15, 2025

A Critical Weather Tool Is Disappearing. How Fewer Weather Balloons Could Put You at Risk During a Storm.

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Gary Lackmann, professor and head of the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, discusses the importance of weather balloons.

Apr 11, 2025

The Story of Dire Wolves Goes Beyond De-Extinction

Science News
Scientists outside of Colossal, though, are eager to examine the pups. “I’d really like to see these animals,” says Adam Hartstone-Rose, a comparative anatomist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He studies dire wolves and wants to compare the new pups’ teeth and bones to those of ancient animals.