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Aug 24, 2026

New App To Help Farmers Act Against Flooding

A new web-based app is in the works that will help farmers take action to protect crops, livestock and farm machinery when a storm or flooding event is forecasted.

Aug 12, 2026

AI-Enabled Stethoscope Can Miss the Beat in Pets

Fourth-year veterinary students matched – and experienced clinicians outperformed – an AI-enabled digital stethoscope in diagnosing heart murmurs and arrhythmias in cats and dogs.

Aug 5, 2026

Researchers Use Electric Field to Reverse Phonon Chirality in Ferroelectric Crystal

Researchers used an electric field to switch the chirality of phonons within a ferroelectric crystal.

Jul 27, 2026

Plasmids, Horizontal Gene Transfer and Antimicrobial Resistance

The Abstract sat down with Siddhartha Thakur and Daniel Monte, to talk about what plasmids are doing and what – if anything – we can do to stop them.

Jul 17, 2026

Backyard Mosquito Sprays May Be Fueling Insecticide Resistance

The choices people make to control mosquitoes in their own backyards may be helping some of those mosquitoes survive the very insecticides meant to kill them.

Several peaches with bacterial spot of peach disease

Jul 13, 2026

The Family Tree of Viruses Just Grew – and It Paves the Way for a New Approach to Agricultural Research

Researchers have discovered that a group of viruses known to infect an agriculturally important plant pathogen has remained genetically stable for an astonishing four decades. The discovery of a disease-fighting virus that doesn’t mutate at a rapid rate points the way toward new tools for fighting crop disease – and highlights how little is known…

hand holding test tube with blood sample

Jun 18, 2026

Researchers Find Rare Mutation Doesn’t Always Result in Blood Cancer

A genetic mutation associated with a rare group of blood cancers does not always result in development of the disease.

Students observe a colorful virtual display of butterfly specimens inside the darkened interior of the Teaching and Visualization Lab.

Mar 27, 2026

Discover Our Dynamic Libraries

These spaces across the NC State University Libraries are yours to explore, whether you're looking to learn, create, connect or recharge.

Mar 11, 2026

Female Resistance, Not Just Choice, Drives Mosquitofish Diversity

Female mosquitofish drive population isolation both by preferring native males and aggressively resisting outsiders.

sounding club members attach radiosonde to weather balloon

Feb 25, 2026

Improving Atmospheric River Forecasting

Students launch weather balloons to better understand atmospheric rivers.

Three different images next to each other showing a microscopic image of bone, a close-up of tree bark, and an image of a white wind turbine against a blue sky.

Feb 18, 2026

Engineered Materials Can Self-Heal and Last Centuries

Researchers at NC State University created a system that enables engineered composites to self-heal, similar to the regenerative abilities found in organic materials like bone and wood. Recently they demonstrated that this technique effectively mends cracks in aerospace and wind turbine materials — maintaining its efficacy over 1,000 healing cycles.

A man in a military uniform stands behind a microphone.

Jan 28, 2026

Stepping Down, and Ramping Up

The day after Maj. Gen. Allen Boyette ’87 retired from the U.S. Army, following 37 years of service — including 31 years in the North Carolina National Guard — he did the same thing he’s been doing on most days for the last quarter century: He came to work at NC State. Boyette, an NC…

Jan 28, 2026

Online Programs Garner High Rankings

NC State’s online programs have made another strong showing in the most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings, with five programs earning top-10 spots in their respective fields for 2026. The online master’s degree in educational administration made the biggest jump in the rankings, climbing from No. 15 in 2023 to No. 6 this…

Jan 5, 2026

Researchers Develop Guidelines for Diagnosing, Monitoring Canine Cognitive Decline

The guidelines define the condition, offer practical diagnostic criteria and are meant to aid both clinicians and researchers in helping senior dogs with cognitive issues.

Dec 10, 2025

Search Committee Invites Your Nominations for Provost

Dear NC State University community, As the co-chairs for the search for our next executive vice chancellor and provost, we’d like to thank you so much for all your responses to our campus listening sessions and to our campus survey. A copy of the provost position profile can be found here. The recruitment process is…