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Apr 17, 2024

Geologist Liu, Mathematician Pang Named 2024-25 Provost’s Faculty Fellows

Geologist Paul Liu and mathematician Tao Pang were named to the 2024-25 class of Provost’s Faculty Fellows.

Apr 16, 2024

EPA Sets First Federal Limits on Dangerous ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

Smithsonian
Research has linked PFAS exposure to cancer, heart and liver problems, and immune and developmental damage in children, per the EPA. “It’s that accumulation that’s the problem,” Scott Belcher, who studies PFAS toxicity at North Carolina State University, tells the AP. “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 16, 2024

NC State Researchers Predict Active Hurricane Season

NC State researchers predicted that hurricane season should be more active than usual.

Apr 15, 2024

Why Figuring Out How Potassium Is Destroyed in Stars Is Important to Understanding the Universe

If you want to know where elements come from, look to the stars.

Apr 12, 2024

2023-24 University Teaching Awards Announced

Several Sciences faculty were honored with 2023-24 University Teaching Awards.

Apr 11, 2024

College Honors Outstanding Teachers and Advisors

The event recognized nominees for College of Sciences and university-level teaching and advising awards.

Apr 11, 2024

From Animal Behavior to Space Weather: What We Can Learn From the Total Solar Eclipse

1A (NPR)
We’re here with another researcher who studies how animals respond to the eclipse. Adam Hartstone Rose is a professor of biological sciences at North Carolina State University. He’s back from the Fort Worth Zoo where he did a wide ranging study on how different animals responded to the event.

Apr 11, 2024

Biden Administration Imposes First-Ever National Drinking Water Limits on Toxic PFAS

Associated Press
“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 11, 2024

How To Limit PFAS in Your Drinking Water and Food, According to Experts

CNN
“Let’s say you have 10 nanograms of PFAS in your body right now. Even with no additional exposure, five years from now you would still have 5 nanograms,” Jane Hoppin, director of the Center for Human Health and the Environment at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, told CNN.

Apr 10, 2024

Physicist Belmonte Receives NSF CAREER Award

Julio Monti Belmonte, an assistant professor of physics, has received an Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation.