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Researchers Fix ‘Fundamental Flaw,’ Improving Pandemic Prediction Model

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Thomas Theis

Mar 7, 2023

Chemist Theis Wins International Research Award

Thomas Theis, assistant professor of chemistry, won the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award for his outstanding accomplishments in research.
Biological sciences student Shilpa Giri smiles in front of a wall covered in issues of Technician

Mar 3, 2023

From the Departments

Catch up on the latest news from our academic departments.
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Feb 23, 2023

Chemist Oliver-Hoyo Wins American Chemical Society Award

Maria Oliver-Hoyo, professor of chemistry, has won the Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry.

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Feb 17, 2023

2022-23 University Faculty Scholars Named

Kurt Marsden and Tien Khai Nguyen in the College of Sciences have been named University Faculty Scholars.

NC State gateway at sunset

Feb 13, 2023

Chiral Phonons Create Spin Current Without Needing Magnetic Materials

Chiral phonons can convert wasted heat into spin information — without needing magnetic materials to do it.
image of the belltower lit red

Jan 31, 2023

Statistician Hughes-Oliver Named AAAS Fellow

Jacqueline Hughes-Oliver, professor of statistics, has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Jan 25, 2023

What Do Researchers Know About the Health Impacts of GenX?

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GenX doesn’t build up in our bodies, the way other PFAS chemicals do, but long term exposure could still pose health risks, says Jane Hoppin, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.

Jan 19, 2023

Velociraptors Probably Didn’t Use Their ‘Wicked’ Claws for Slashing, Surprising New Study Suggests

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Dromaeosaurid claws don’t resist side-to-side force well, said James Napoli, a paleontologist and postdoctoral researcher at NC State and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Jan 18, 2023

How Shapeless Blobs of Cells Grow Into Wriggling Worms

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“We are beginning to get at how a larva produces an adult body plan,” said Christina Zakas, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.

A graphic shows the ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Graphic by the CDC.

Jan 12, 2023

Researchers Fix ‘Fundamental Flaw,’ Improving Pandemic Prediction Model

By modifying an existing pandemic model, NC State mathematicians substantially improved its accuracy in predicting disease spread.