May 23, 2025 Walter Magazine

Turtle-y Awesome: Eastern Box Turtles

Luckily, there are a lot of organizations trying to help these charismatic reptiles. Several groups in North Carolina — including Box Turtle Connection, Herpmapper and Neighborhood Box Turtle Watch — are doing long-term research projects monitoring box turtle populations, some involving the use of trained dogs to locate the turtles for study. And if you… 

May 23, 2025 Morning Ag Clips

What’s in Fire Ant Venom?

When defending their mounds or attacking prey, fire ants use the stingers on their abdomens. Each sting injects a venom made primarily of alkaloids that are cytotoxins – meaning the venom kills the cells it comes in contact with. Researchers at NC State have actually recorded these stings in slow motion. If you’re stung, it feels like… 

May 23, 2025 WRAL

NOAA forecasts 60% chance of above-average hurricane season

For the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, North Carolina State University researchers are predicting between 12-15 named storms and Colorado State University predicted 17 named storms. 

May 23, 2025 Yahoo! News

Beloved Triangle bakery & restaurant will open new locations soon at NC State

A European-style bakery and Mediterranean restaurant, both founded in the Triangle, are expanding to Raleigh’s NC State University. Owned by married couple Lionel and Missy Vatinet, La Farm Bakery is expected to begin serving students, faculty and staff this fall at Park Shops, moving into the Port City Java space, according to NC State. 

May 22, 2025 Morning Ag Clips

Pioneering Biological Solutions for a More Sustainable World

“To be among people who invented Post-it Notes, cardiac stents, the Super Soaker and all these amazing inventions was amazing and humbling,” says Marrone, crediting her experience as an NC State doctoral student in entomology for helping her get there. Acknowledging the contributions Marrone has made to her alma mater, Steve Lommel, associate dean for research… 

May 22, 2025 USA Today

Walmart says expect price hikes due to tariffs. What will get more expensive and when?

Robert Handfield, professor of supply chain management at North Carolina State University previously told USA TODAY Walmart took in “a lot” of advance shipments to prevent empty shelves when they saw the tariffs coming.  “Their warehouses are full of product because they planned ahead,” Handfield said in April. “When they’re depleting inventory and need to restock, that’s… 

May 22, 2025 Triangle Business Journal

La Farm Bakery comes to campus with new location

La Farm Bakery is coming to North Carolina State University. The homegrown bakery based in Cary will open a location at N.C. State this fall in the former Port City Java at 101 Current Drive in Park Shops, according to the university. 

May 22, 2025 The News & Observer

Beloved Triangle bakery & restaurant will open new locations soon at NC State

A European-style bakery and Mediterranean restaurant, both founded in the Triangle, are expanding to Raleigh’s NC State University. Owned by married couple Lionel and Missy Vatinet, La Farm Bakery is expected to begin serving students, faculty and staff this fall at Park Shops, moving into the Port City Java space, according to NC State. 

May 21, 2025 Coastal Review

North Carolinians condemn EPA’s PFAS regulation delay

“Overall, PFOA and PFOS are chemicals of the past, though they are still present in drinking water sources. So removing them will get a lot of others,” said N.C. State University epidemiologist Jane Hoppin in an email. “But the other four are chemicals of the future, particularly GenX, so removing these rules would not be… 

May 21, 2025 Environmental Health News

Millions in the U.S. may rely on PFAS-contaminated drinking water

“In general, private homeowners with their own private drinking water wells are responsible for that testing and cost,” David Genereux, a hydrogeologist at North Carolina State University who studies how water and chemicals move through the environment, told EHN. Genereux was not involved in the study. PFAS, he explained, can persist in groundwater sites for… 

May 21, 2025 NC Field & Family

New and Emerging Crops Program Studies North Carolina Sesame

Barrier says in April 2020, he received two simultaneous inquiries about growing sesame and learned about a company that was interested in testing sesame varieties in the Southeast. He connected with Dr. David Suchoff, assistant professor and alternative crops specialist at NC State University. “I got a message from Hunter asking me to come out to… 

May 21, 2025 WRAL

Tracking trash: NC State study reveals hidden path of plastic pollution

Twenty bottles, each fitted with a tracker and a scannable QR code, were dropped into the water off Stony Brook Drive at 10 a.m. The high‑tech launch is part of a NOAA‑funded study led by North Carolina Sea Grant, NC State University and a coalition of local nonprofits and agencies. “We’re here see how far this litter… 

May 20, 2025 The Charlotte Observer

Ticks can pose a serious danger in NC. What you need to know

The Charlotte Observer spoke to Chris Hayes, an extension associate of structural pest management at NC State University who specializes educating the pest management industry on critter habits, to learn more about these arachnids – and the types of organisms they like to feed on for blood meals. =They could be, due to the relatively mild… 

May 20, 2025 The News & Observer

Lawn rules on hiatus in Waynesville for No Mow May

If you’re thinking that No Mow May isn’t necessarily great for your grass – you’re right. And that’s the whole point, explained David R. Tarpy, professor and extension apiculturist at North Carolina State University. “It’s not good for the lawn, but lawns aren’t good for bees,” he said, calling the modern idea of neatly trimmed… 

May 20, 2025 ZME Science

Everything You Need to Know About Bird Flu

Still, it is uncertain whether the US would ever broadly deploy an avian flu vaccine. Pitesky says that much of the power rests with farmers who raise broiler chickens for meat and export; broilers make up about two-thirds of US poultry sales. If the broiler farmers aren’t on board, he believes it’s unlikely the USDA…