biological sciences

Jun 18, 2019

Crumpler Wins University Award for Excellence

Crumpler, a teaching technician in the Department of Biological Sciences, was one of 12 to receive NC State's most prestigious non-faculty honor.

Tom Stafford and Emily Caporali in the Shrine Room

Jun 11, 2019

Ringing True

For biological sciences alumna Emily Caporali, the Belltower is a place that has held extraordinary memories before, during and after her time at NC State.

May 9, 2019

Biological Sciences Student Aalia Shariff Earns Distinguished Goodnight Award

The May 2019 graduate, who excelled in scholastic achievement and advocacy for underserved communities, was recognized for embodying the core values and mission of the Goodnight Scholars Program.

Graphic of listeria in cells with and without cell-killing proteins.

Apr 18, 2019

Cell-Killing Proteins Suppress Listeria Without Killing Cells

What happens when proteins that kill cells as a defense mechanism decide to not kill cells? An NC State study reveals the answer.

Mar 13, 2019

Epigeneticist Jirtle Wins EMGS Hollaender Award

Randy Jirtle has received the prestigious Alexander Hollaender Award from the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society.

NC State Belltower lit red at night with the Hillsborough Street traffic circle in the foreground

Mar 5, 2019

Six Sciences Faculty and Staff Nominated for Equity for Women Awards

The College of Sciences had the most nominees of any college at the university.

Illustrations of six different types of insects

Dec 13, 2018

College Textbooks Largely Overlook the Most Common Animals

Recent research found that biology textbooks devote less than 1 percent of their text to discussing insects, which make up more than 60 percent of animal species.

Illustration of a Stenopterygius ichthyosaur

Dec 5, 2018

Soft Tissue Shows Jurassic Ichthyosaur Was Warm-Blooded, Had Blubber and Camouflage

Research published in Nature describes what soft-tissue analysis reveals about an ancient, dolphin-like marine reptile.

Disposable plastic utensils on a countertop

Nov 8, 2018

Q&A: Understanding and Avoiding Harmful Environmental Chemicals

In this Q&A, find out from biologist Heather Patisaul what everyday products might pose a danger to your health.

Michael Bereman (right) and graduate student Josh Beri look at a computer in his lab in 2017.

Nov 5, 2018

Researchers Identify Promising Proteins for ALS Diagnosis and Prognosis

A team led by an NC State researcher with ALS has discovered new links between particular proteins and this deadly disease.