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Jan 19, 2023

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

Live Science
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

Science
“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.

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.

Jan 6, 2023

NC State Study: College Textbooks Aren’t Keeping Pace With Climate Change Science

Yahoo! News
NC State researchers have found that climate change science is not getting enough coverage in college biology textbooks.

Jan 5, 2023

ACS Project SEED at NC State

Through ACS Project SEED, some high school students had the opportunity to spend last summer working alongside NC State chemists.

Dec 22, 2022

Climate Impacts Are Increasing; Textbooks Aren’t Keeping Pace

Biology textbooks are failing to share adequate information about climate change.

Dec 14, 2022

Mathematical Biologist Lloyd Named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

As associate dean, Lloyd will oversee student-centered programming and engagement, curricula development and assessment, enrollment management, advising and scholarships.

Dec 12, 2022

GenX Study Finds Chemours-Specific Chemicals in Residents

North Carolina Health News
NC State researchers found high levels of four highly fluorinated compounds in people living in the Cape Fear River basin.

Dec 6, 2022

Scientists Just Discovered That Ants Make Milk

Smithsonian Magazine
Researchers have recently discovered that ants produce a nutrient-rich liquid for other ants to feed on. “I think we’ll see a lot more studies building off what was discovered here,” said Adrian Smith, a biologist at NC State.

Dec 2, 2022

Chemist Muddiman Receives 2023 D.F. Hunt Proteomics Award

The award recognizes Professor David Muddiman's achievement in the field of proteomics.