Apr 11, 2024 ABC 11

North Carolina Japan Center prepares for visit from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

Kishida will be taking part in two events at NC State, meeting with students studying at Nagoya University’s campus at the school, as well as students of all ages at the North Carolina Japan Center. 

Apr 11, 2024 CBS 17

‘A historic event’: Japanese prime minister set to visit NC State during U.S. trip

“The last time a sitting head of state visited [North Carolina State University] was 70 years ago in 1954,” said David Robinson, who serves as Honorable Consul for Japan in North Carolina. 

Apr 11, 2024 Farms.com

Research Team Releases New Fertilizer Prediction Tool

Deanna Osmond, soil science researcher at North Carolina State University, is also one of the FRST Project leaders. “Until now, soil fertility faculty in each state worked independently,” Osmond said. “But for farmers who work across state lines, it’s difficult to compare or assimilate multi-state guidelines. Our goal is to improve the accuracy of nutrient… 

Apr 10, 2024 Business Insider

The best dog food in 2024, with advice from veterinarians

Sensitive stomach foods are usually low in fat and contain easy-to-digest carbohydrates, like white rice or whole wheat, says Dr. Korinn Saker, associate professor of clinical nutrition at the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University. 

Apr 10, 2024 Business Insider

The best wet cat foods of 2024, according to veterinarians

Byproducts are repurposed ingredients that keep the cost of cat food down, says Dr. Korinn Saker, a board-certified veterinarian and associate professor of clinical nutrition at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. 

Apr 10, 2024 1A (NPR)

From animal behavior to space weather: what we can learn from the total solar eclipse

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 10, 2024 The Hill

Breast milk can expose babies to toxic ‘forever chemicals’

For example, the U.S. chooses to not be involved in a global monitoring plan established under the Stockholm Convention, explained Fenton, who at the time was a group leader in the Mechanistic Toxicology Branch of the National Toxicology Program at the National Institutes of Health. This past fall, she transitioned roles and took over as… 

Apr 10, 2024 Associated Press

Biden administration imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS

“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 10, 2024 CNN

How to limit PFAS in your drinking water and food, according to experts

“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 9, 2024 Triangle Business Journal

Tech startup with N.C. State roots raises $4 million

A health technology firm with ties to N.C. State has raised a few million dollars and is looking to add more. 

Apr 9, 2024 Associated Press

Biden to meet Japan’s PM Kishida amid shared concerns about China and differences on US Steel deal

On Friday, Kishida will tour Toyota’s electric vehicle battery factory under construction as well as Honda’s business jet subsidiary in North Carolina. He will also meet students at North Carolina State University. 

Apr 9, 2024 CNN

Scientists observed odd zoo animal behavior during totality in Fort Worth

Similar behaviors were seen among other mammals and reptiles, including a crocodile that began to get ready for bed as the sky darkened, and tortoises that broke the door to their evening enclosure attempting to go inside for the night, according to Dr. Adam Hartstone-Rose, professor of biological sciences at North Carolina State University in… 

Apr 9, 2024 News & Observer

Raleigh hit 2 new tree pollen highs this year. Here’s how climate change factors in.

Robert Bardon, the assistant dean of Extension at N.C. State’s College of Natural Resources, said a mixture of warm temperatures, high winds and humid conditions in the midst of pollen season all came together to generate this week’s record-high pollen levels. 

Apr 8, 2024 Idaho Mountain Express

How to not feel older when you’re stressed

However, up until now, there has been little research on the amount of stress younger adults are experiencing compared to what previous generations experienced when they were young, says Shevaun Newport, professor of psychology at North Carolina State University. 

Apr 8, 2024 Newsweek

Solar Eclipse Impact on Pets Revealed

“In the annual eclipse, people closer to the path were more likely to think that their dogs had a reaction. What was interesting was that 1/2 thought that their dogs became quieter, and the other 1/2 said that they started howling or barking,” Adam Hartstone-Rose, a researcher at North Carolina State University and co-author of…