The Abstract: NC State's research blog
Partnering With Hunters, Anglers For Citizen Science
A new citizen science project is enlisting the hunting and fishing communities to help scientists understand the basic biology of a host of fish, bird and mammal species.
Improving Public Engagement with Science Museums
A team of computer science, education and museum researchers is launching a project to better understand how museum visitors interact with educational exhibits. The ultimate goal: helping museums capture public interest.
How Memes Use Humor to Discredit African-American English
A recent study finds video memes can use humor to contribute to – and reinforce – negative views of black culture.
Using Virtual Reality to Plot Urban Green Spaces
Research with VR goggles gives landscape designers fresh insight on how green landscapes refresh city residents.
How Mediation Training Could Promote Student Resilience, Well-Being
Universities are searching for ways to help their students. Mediating training may be part of the answer.
Langston Hughes’ Hidden Influence on MLK
Learn more about poet Langston Hughes' influence on Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a guest post from NC State's Jason Miller, a noted Hughes scholar.
An Egg-cellent Discovery
High on a rocky cliff in central Utah, paleontologists Lindsay Zanno and Bucky Gates found something rare – a large clutch of fossilized dinosaur eggs.
Experiment Seeks to Determine Why Matter Outnumbers Anti-matter In The Universe
New project is aimed at detecting a process called neutrinoless double-beta decay, which could be key to explaining why there is more matter than anti-matter in the universe.
Electromagnetic Field Therapy For Dogs With Spinal Injuries
Noninvasive pulsed electromagnetic field treatment could improve pain, reduce inflammation in dogs with spinal injury.
“It Depends”: the Psychology of Health, Stress and Daily Life
Psychology offers insights into how we respond to the ups and downs of daily life.