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Apr 24, 2024

Geologist Liu Named College’s First Director of International Affairs

Paul Liu has been named director of international affairs at the College of Sciences.

Apr 22, 2024

EPA Sets First-Ever Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

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“It’s that accumulation that’s the problem,” said Scott Belcher, a North Carolina State University professor who researches PFAS toxicity. “Even tiny, tiny, tiny amounts each time you take a drink of water over your lifetime is going to keep adding up, leading to the health effects.”

Apr 22, 2024

New State Heat Resilience Toolkit Offers Solutions to Reduce Heat-Related Health Problems

Local governments and partners are encouraged to prepare for extreme heat.

Apr 19, 2024

Tweaked Science Textbook Diagrams Boost Student Understanding

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“We were shocked by the study results,” says Jennifer Landin, an associate teaching professor of biological sciences at North Carolina State University and corresponding author of the study published in the journal Education Sciences.

Apr 19, 2024

NC State Researchers Predict Above-Average Hurricane Season

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A changing weather pattern and a warming planet are leading researchers to predict a very active hurricane season this year. Researchers at North Carolina State University predict a higher-than-usual 2024 hurricane season in the Atlantic basin, according to a forecast outlook released by the school this week.

Apr 19, 2024

Atlantic Faces ‘Concerning’ Increase in Storms This Hurricane Season

Newsweek
The predictions from researchers at North Carolina State University mark a notable increase in several averages, according to a university statement. The long-term average for named storms, which is calculated between 1951 and 2023, is 11, while the more recent average, which is calculated between 1994 and 2023, is 14. The research was led by Lian Xie, a professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at NC State.

Apr 19, 2024

Atmospheric Scientist Gary Lackmann Named Head of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Lackmann has been an atmospheric science faculty member at NC State since 1999 and has served in several leadership roles during that time.

Apr 18, 2024

Sciences Staff Honored with Awards for Excellence

Eleven College of Sciences staff members were honored for their outstanding work at the college's Awards for Excellence event on April 17.

Apr 18, 2024

2 Sciences Faculty Members Elected as AAAS Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the world's largest scientific society.

Apr 17, 2024

Forever Chemicals Have Been Linked to Many Diseases. Are They Linked to Breast and Gyncological Cancers, Too?

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Further muddying the waters is the fact that breast and ovarian cancers include many unique subtypes, each of which could have inconsistent interactions with PFAS exposures, noted Fenton, who became the director of North Carolina State University’s Center for Human Health and the Environment in October 2023.