The Abstract: NC State's research blog
‘Rounding Up’ Beats Traditional Fundraising Requests
What's the best way to solicit donations for charity?
Top Vegetables Grown in North Carolina
Support NC farms -- eat your veggies!
What’s the Value of Lost Recreation Days from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill?
How do you calculate the cost of people not showing up?
Changing the Landscape of Graduate Education
Problems related to food, energy and water are becoming increasingly complex. NC State is taking a new approach to prepare the scientists who will solve them.
Beyond Bacon & BBQ: 11 Foods Associated With North Carolina
North Carolina has many unique meat products that deserve recognition.
Building a Sound Map of Raleigh – for Science
Sound can affect everything from human health to the well-being of wildlife, but there is very little data on the levels and types of sound in U.S. cities.
Building New Tools to Study the Epigenome
Researchers are developing molecular-scale tools that can monitor and/or modify the epigenome.
What is the Epigenome? What is Epigenetics?
Most people know that genetics is the study of genes, but what is epigenetics?
Envisioning Research Winners Capture Insights Into the World Around Us
The winners of this year’s Envisioning Research contest demonstrate the many ways research offers new perspectives on our world.
Following the Path: Making Huge Calculations Predictable
New approach narrows down huge calculations – like those involved in quantum physics – by focusing on a single, predictive parameter.