May 6, 2025 IEEE Spectrum

Smart Shirt Tracks Workouts—and Goes Straight to the Wash 

“Practical design choices like the removable circuit board and machine washability directly address common user concerns around maintenance and comfort,” says Rong Yin, an assistant professor in the department of textile engineering, chemistry and science at North Carolina State University, who was not involved in the research.“This user-centric approach significantly increases the potential for widespread… 

May 6, 2025 WUNC

Amid bird flu concerns, NC Farm Act aims to ban raw milk sales in the state

“Milk basically has all of the things that any self-respecting bacteria would want to grow in. It’s got sugar, it’s got protein, it’s got fat, it’s got minerals, growth factors. It’s got everything that will make it possible for bacteria to grow very quickly,” Gabriel Keith Harris, a N.C. State University professor and food science… 

May 6, 2025 Triangle Business Journal

SAS teams with NC State spinout to save the whales

Fathom Science and SAS Institute are partnering to save the whales — literally. The companies — one with 12 employees and the other with more than 6,000 in the Triangle — both got their start in laboratories at North Carolina State University. Now, the unlikely pair is teaming up on a project that, while it… 

May 6, 2025 CNN

New Trump admin plans targeting forever chemicals ‘raise serious red flags,’ experts say

For people wanting to limit their exposure to PFAS, “the first thing I would recommend is to learn what their utility is doing to reduce PFAS in drinking water,” said environmental epidemiologist Dr. Jane Hoppin, a professor in the department of biological sciences and principal investigator of the GenX Exposure Study at North Carolina State… 

May 5, 2025 WREX

New Trump admin plans targeting forever chemicals ‘raise serious red flags,’ experts say

For people wanting to limit their exposure to PFAS, “the first thing I would recommend is to learn what their utility is doing to reduce PFAS in drinking water,” said environmental epidemiologist Dr. Jane Hoppin, a professor in the department of biological sciences and principal investigator of the GenX Exposure Study at North Carolina State… 

May 5, 2025 The Johnston Co. Report

You Decide: Who Controls The Federal Reserve?

One of my favorite topics, both when I was teaching at NC State University and now as I continue to speak to various groups, is the Federal Reserve. To me, the Federal Reserve — usually simply called “the Fed” — is interesting because it has the power to significantly influence the economy, yet many people are… 

May 5, 2025 CBS17

Nearly 7,000 accept degrees at NC State commencement

As several central North Carolina colleges and universities held commencement exercises Saturday, North Carolina State University in Raleigh was among them. Nearly 7,000 students accepted their degrees from N.C. State University Saturday morning at Carter-Finley Stadium. Of those graduating Saturday, some received multiple degrees, while more than 5,000 bachelor’s degrees were awarded. 

May 5, 2025 Live Science

When was beer invented?

“We don’t actually know exactly how [beer] was discovered,” Tate Paulette, an associate professor of history at North Carolina State University, told Live Science. “Partly because of the kind of evidence we have, it’s unlikely that we’re going to get that kind of answer.” Because humans discovered fermentation so long ago, it’s difficult to find evidence… 

May 2, 2025 WRAL Tech Wire

Mike Walden: Tariff discussions could turn economic outlook from concern to optimism

The NCSU INDEX OF NORTH CAROLINA LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS (the “Index”), an indicator of the direction of the state economy in the upcoming months, retreated by 2.1% in March, the latest month with available data. This drop occurred after a noticeable increase in the Index during February. The pullback was led by a significant decline… 

May 2, 2025 Coastal Review

Bald Head Island’s abundant deer spur management talks

Dr. Chris DePerno, a North Carolina State University professor and wildlife biologist whose expertise includes population ecology and management, works with local governments in other states that manage deer populations each year through culling. “Understand that deer are reproductively efficient,” DePerno said during the council’s April 11 meeting. “They’re good at it and as soon… 

May 2, 2025 Green Economy

SAS validates whale protection program with machine learning

Data and AI leader SAS is helping Fathom Science Inc., a North Carolina State University tech spin-off that is building digital twins of the ocean, validate their state-of-the-science whale location prediction model so vessels can avoid striking critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. Fathom Science seeks to provide expert, tailored information on the marine environment… 

May 2, 2025 Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Make room in your North Texas garden for this group of flowering tropicals

Where did it all start? North Carolina State University tells us there are more than 180 identified species of the genus Mandevilla. They’re native from the Desert Southwest of the United States through Mexico and Central America to South America. However, Brazil gets credit for the largest number of those species, and the genus itself… 

May 1, 2025 WUNC

As tariffs drive up prices of Chinese goods, Asian restaurants could take a major hit

Andrew Greenland, an assistant professor of economics at North Carolina State University, said that small businesses like restaurants and grocery stores are especially vulnerable to the impact of these tariffs. “If I’m a grocer, I can’t stockpile fresh blueberries, or whatever it is that I’m going to be selling – those are going to expire,”… 

May 1, 2025 New Atlas

Ring-bodied, light-powered robot makes its way up tracks like a cable car

Developed by Assoc. Prof. Jie Yin and colleagues at North Carolina State University, the “robot” is actually just a looped ribbon of light-sensitive liquid crystal elastomer. That ribbon has numerous twists in it, making it look a bit like a spiraled rotini noodle that’s been formed into a ring. 

May 1, 2025 Forbes

How Preschool Can Boost Your Child’s Mental Health

“Because preschool is so much more than academics, we see benefits across a wide range of outcomes,” says Dr. Michael Little, an author of preschool research and an associate professor of educational evaluation at North Carolina State University. “While high-quality preschool education definitely benefits early academic skills, attending has also been linked to improvements in…