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2024

Carson Shaner talks to a softball player on the field.

Jun 10, 2024

5 Questions with Director of Softball Operations Carson Shaner

Shaner graduated from NC State in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in sport management and in 2023 with a master's degree in parks, recreation, tourism and sport management.
Cotton branch with pile of folded bed sheets and blankets.

Jun 7, 2024

Researchers Turn to Cottonseed Oil to Replace Toxic Chemicals in Textiles, Paper Products

NC State researchers are exploring the use of cottonseed oil to create non-allergenic, biodegradable products that can be used as finishing agents for fabrics and wet-strength agents for paper products.

May 31, 2024

Birdwatching Improves Mental Wellbeing, Science Finds, and a Global Movement Says It’s Felt the Benefits For Years

ABC News
A recent study published by NC State researchers found that the practice can reduce psychological distress and increase mental well-being among college students.
Three scholarship students pose with Mrs. Wuf

May 29, 2024

Annual Celebration Brings Donors and Scholarship Recipients Together

This spring donors and the students they support gathered to celebrate the power of philanthropy at the 2024 Trailblazing Donor Appreciation Brunch.  The interactive event held at the Dail Club…

May 22, 2024

India Leads Plan to Control Penguin Tourism

The Pioneer
NC State professor Yu-Fai Leung emphasized that the long flights and cruises across vast distances in harsh conditions contribute substantially to carbon emissions, exacerbating climate change and posing a threat to the continent's delicate ecosystem.
A female student in a blazer stands in front of trees.

May 20, 2024

Allison Markert ‘25 Wants to Make a Difference as Student Body President

Markert talks about her journey at NC State and her aspirations as the newly-elected student body president.

May 19, 2024

Safety Regulator Says Hazardous Decision After Train Cars Derailed in Ohio Was Not Necessary: ‘There Was Another Option’

The Cool Down
Nine of the 50 chemicals the Environmental Protection Agency had been monitoring post-derailment were higher than normal in the area, including the chemical acrolein. "Elevated levels of acrolein are consistent with reports of lung and throat irritation," said Jennifer Richmond-Bryant, an associate professor of the practice at NC State.
Red flowers bloom in front of the Memorial Belltower.

May 17, 2024

WestRock Endows Graduate Award in Honor of Peter Hart

WestRock has partnered with the College of Natural Resources to celebrate the legacy of Peter Hart, an adjunct associate professor of forest biomaterials at NC State for the last two decades.

May 16, 2024

NC Experts Will Discuss Vulnerable Flora and Fauna On Worldwide Endangered Species Day

Public Radio East
Red wolves are one of North Carolina’s most high-profile endangered species, and Roland Kays, head of the museum's Biodiversity Research Lab and professor at NC State, said they were among the first added to the Endangered Species List after it was introduced in 1966.

May 15, 2024

Endangered Species Day Center of Science Museum Talk

Coastal Review
Roland Kays, a professor at NC State and head of the Biodiversity Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, plans to present the findings of his study on eastern North Carolina’s endangered red wolf population.