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Roper to Give NC State Winter Commencement Speech

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Scientist Max Scott stands in front of a vehicle used to distribute sterile male flies to suppress the spread of the New World screwworm.

Jun 11, 2026

NC State Expert Offers Insight on Stopping the New World Screwworm

Maxwell Scott, an expert on the New World screwworm, explains what’s being done to control its spread in the U.S. 
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Apr 29, 2026

NC State’s José Alonso Elected to National Academy of Sciences

José Alonso, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and University Faculty Scholar in plant and microbial biology, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the world’s most important and influential scientific societies. 
An array of protein-rich foods, including meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products, beans, tofu, nuts and seeds, surrounding a chalkboard label of "protein."

Jan 28, 2026

Unpacking Protein: A Q&A with NC State’s April Fogleman

A registered dietitian explains protein requirements and digs into some common myths. 
a group of people gather outside in a building courtyard

Nov 13, 2025

CALS Wolfpack Harvest: ‘A Brand-New Tradition’

Alumni, faculty, staff, students and prospective students came together on Nov. 8 for the inaugural CALS Wolfpack Harvest to celebrate everything that makes the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences so special. 
A green-metallic New World screwworm fly on a branch

Jul 31, 2025

What To Know About the New World Screwworm

NC State University entomologist Maxwell Scott discusses efforts to eradicate the New World screwworm and new genetic approaches under development for controlling the parasite, which feeds on living tissue in livestock and other mammals. 
a hen eats corn in a barn

Feb 27, 2025

Avian Flu: How Scientists and Farmers are Working to Adapt

What’s driving the current outbreak of Avian flu? And how are scientists working to find solutions? 
Rodolphe Barrangou and Ph.D. student Echo Pan in the lab.

Nov 12, 2024

Future-proofing Food and Agriculture: NC State’s Genome Editing Center

How will genome editing benefit food and agriculture? We asked CRISPR expert Rodolphe Barrangou, an NC State faculty member and co-founder of five companies. 
side view of a steak on a grill above hot coals

Jul 1, 2024

The Science of Steak on the Grill

Did you know that grilling a steak involves science? 
A black and white cow eating in a barn.

Apr 24, 2024

What to Know About Avian Influenza in N.C. Dairy Cattle

Virus expert Matt Koci, from the Prestage Department of Poultry Science, sheds light on highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cows and what it means for consumers and farmers. 
jelly beans

Dec 7, 2023

California, Candy and Consumers

NC State experts explain how one state’s ban on four food additives could affect consumers and food processors across the country. 
Bee on a flower

Feb 1, 2023

Vaccination for Bees Doesn’t Sting

The first product approved to immunize insects could help beekeepers protect honeybees from a devastating disease, an NC State expert explains. 
Supermarket shopper pushing cart past empty refrigerator cases

Apr 22, 2020

Q&A: Food Supply Chain, Disrupted

Let's talk about the big picture of how we get our food. 
Camera trap photo of a coyote in eastern Panama

Dec 20, 2019

Camera Traps Show Coyotes on the Doorstep of South America

Panama is poised for another milestone in mammal history, as coyotes eye a new continent. 
A graduate student takes a cell phone photo at the commencement ceremony

Dec 18, 2019

NC State to Hold Fall Commencement Ceremony on Thursday

It's tassel turning time for more than 3,500 graduates. 
Students celebrate commencement.

Nov 22, 2019

Roper to Give NC State Winter Commencement Speech

Graduates will hear from the interim president of the UNC System during commencement on Dec. 19.