Tag: research

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 4, 2020

Connecting Your World With Your Health

The Center for Human Health and the Environment shares its expertise with communities across North Carolina. 

Published on Feb 18, 2020

Mathematician Vinzant Receives NSF CAREER Award

The award is one of the National Science Foundation's top honors for young faculty in the sciences. 

Published on Feb 11, 2020

Next Generation of Greenhouses May Be Fully Solar Powered

Many greenhouses could become energy neutral by using see-through solar panels to harvest energy. 

Published on Feb 11, 2020

Dear NC State: Show Us Your Awesome Research

NC State is calling for students, faculty and staff to take part in the Envisioning Research image contest. 

Published on Feb 3, 2020

Remote Sensing and the Science of Sound

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Shannon Ricci is innovating the detection of small boats in satellite imagery to better understand the impacts of maritime traffic on underwater soundscapes. 

Published on Jan 10, 2020

Study: Columbus’ Caribbean ‘Cannibal’ Claims Were Correct

New evidence suggests one of Christopher Columbus' tales about a warlike Carib people was actually true. 

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 Dec 16, 2019

Mercury’s Volcanic Activity — or Lack of It — Could Help Us Find Other Earth-like Worlds

Planetary geologist Paul Byrne's research on how volcanic activity changes rocky planets over time can help us identify other planets similar to Earth. 

Published on Dec 12, 2019

Epidemiologist Hoppin Elected to International Scientific Society

Jane Hoppin, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, has been elected as a fellow of the prestigious Collegium Ramazzini.