Tag: biological sciences

Published on Mar 4, 2020

NC State Receives $7.4 Million From NIEHS to Study PFAS Toxicity, Bioaccumulation and Remediation

Carolyn Mattingly will lead a new NIEHS-funded center at NC State to study environmental and human health effects of PFAS chemicals. 

Published on Mar 2, 2020

Original Cartilage and Evidence of DNA Preserved in 75 Million-Year-Old Baby Dinosaur

Researchers have found evidence of preserved protein fragments and apparent chromosomes in cartilage from a baby dinosaur. 

Published on Mar 2, 2020

From the Departments

Catch up on the latest news from our academic departments. 

Published on Jan 15, 2020

Molecular Toxicologist Mattingly Named Head of Biological Sciences Department at NC State

Carolyn Mattingly was recently named the new head of the college's largest academic department. 

Published on Dec 18, 2019

Study: Human Management Helps Rare Plants, Butterflies Survive Hurricane

Managing habitats can help prevent hurricane-driven extinctions of rare butterflies. 

Published on Nov 12, 2019

Molecular Toxicologist Smart Named Goodnight Distinguished Chair

The College of Sciences has named Rob Smart as the Goodnight Distinguished Chair in Molecular Toxicology. 

Published on Nov 12, 2019

Flame-Retardant Exposure Increases Anxiety, Affects Social Behaviors in Prairie Vole

This research supports the hypothesis that chemical flame retardants can adversely affect neurological development and social behavior. 

Published on Sep 16, 2019

Disrupting Key Protein Alters Biological Rhythms in Water Flea

Suppression of E75 protein results in longer molt cycles and reduced numbers of offspring in the water flea. 

Published on Aug 30, 2019

The Newest Members of the Sciences Pack

The college is welcoming more than 750 new students this fall. Meet three of them. 

Published on Aug 13, 2019

Not Just Genes: Environment Also Shaped Population Variation in First Americans

New research finds that genes and environment drove population divergence in the first Americans.