2026-08-28 Prevention

Why Does It Feel Like There’s a New Food Recall Every Day?

“This reduction certainly comes with impacts, but not really to the recall process,” explains Ellen Shumaker, Ph.D., food safety expert and director of outreach for the Safe Plates program at North Carolina State University.

2026-08-28 Boston Globe

Are fish photos contributing to the striped bass decline?

"Education helps, but when influential anglers or organizations get involved, that’s what really helps get everyone onboard," said Jeffrey Buckel, a professor at the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology at North Carolina State University.

2026-08-27 WRAL

Is hydroponic produce safer during foodborne illness outbreaks?

“There’s always a risk,” said Chip Simmons, an area specialized agent at North Carolina State University who focuses on fresh produce food safety. “The goal is always to reduce the risk.”

2026-08-27 WRAL

Federal officials travel to Raleigh to see life-saving crash tech. Will they mandate it?

North Carolina State University graduate Aaron Keifer invented the "safety skirt," which is designed to prevent underride crashes. The device looks almost like a seatbelt that surrounds the tractor trailer, outside its wheels, to provide a barrier that would prevent a car from going underneath the trailer. Keifer describes it as a simple device that costs about $2,000.

2026-08-27 Carolina Journal

NC leads nation in wildfire risk as fall fire season approaches

According to Jeffrey Dorfman and Blake Brown, both agriculture professors at North Carolina State University, the state suffered approximately $5 billion in losses in 2024 due to weather and production conditions.

2026-08-27 Vox

The obscure documentary fueling Islamophobia in Texas

“Islamophobia has passed the dinner table test. You can say things about Muslims with basic impunity today,” Nathan Lean, a researcher, assistant professor at North Carolina State University and author of the book The Islamophobia Industry, told me. “And it’s institutionalized in the way that prejudice that targets other marginalized communities is not.”

2026-08-27 Asheville Citizen-Times

Hummingbird migration is underway. When to stop feeding in Western NC

However, this doesn't mean that feeders should come down at around the same time ― in fact, N.C. State University says the exact opposite might be best for those hoping to help ruby-throated fall travelers.

2026-08-26 CNET

NASA Astronaut Christina Koch’s Secret Trick to Decompress After Artemis II

“I spent that first week journaling about the mission without looking at any photos from the mission,” Koch told CNET on Monday during a visit to her alma mater, North Carolina State University, where an engineering building was being named after her. “I knew that, one day, the photos might define my memories, but initially, it was important to remember things as they were [with] fresh memories.”

2026-08-26 ABC 11

Christina Koch closes NC State homecoming with message of ‘grit and self-trust’

NASA astronaut and three-time NC State alum Christina Koch wrapped up a two-day homecoming visit Tuesday with a packed event inside Stewart Theatre, where she spoke to students about wellness, ambition, failure and the self-trust that shaped her path from campus to deep space.

2026-08-26 Chemical Processing

Chemical Engineers Develop Mesh to Capture Varying-Size Microplastics

Chemical engineers at North Carolina State University (NC State) have developed a biopolymer mesh that can capture microplastics across a broad range of particle sizes, potentially offering a single material for removing larger microparticles and much smaller particles from water.

2026-08-26 N&O

The ‘true story’ of NASA spaceship’s broken toilet, from astronaut Christina Koch

Remember when the toilet on NASA’s manned, moon-bound rocket ship malfunctioned this spring? Well, the astronauts who were there do. NC State students got the full, behind-the-scenes story on Tuesday from mission specialist Christina Koch, who dealt with the toilet malfunction firsthand.

2026-08-26 WRAL

WRAL’S Elizabeth Gardner and Aimee Wilmoth discuss Christina Koch’s impact

NASA Astronaut Christina Koch returned to her alma mater, NC State, this week for the first time since her trip to the moon.

2026-08-26 WNCN

‘Patchwork of fall colors’ expected across NC this year, according to NC State foliage forecast

According to a forecast put out by North Carolina State University on Wednesday, fall colors across the Tar Heel State could vary greatly due to a mix of both drought and above-average rainfall as well as high temperatures.

2026-08-26 Phys.org

AI framework challenges student ideas early, helping undergraduates think critically about research

"Formulating a good research question is a bottleneck in undergraduate inquiry," says Aram Mikaelyan, corresponding author of a journal article on the work and an associate professor of entomology at North Carolina State University. "Students can name topics they're interested in, but struggle to find ways to turn that interest into a meaningful research question that makes sense and can be developed into a research project."

2026-08-24 Ars Technica

Data centers become “killer application” for new power transformer tech

“It’s kind of this one magic box that eliminates a lot of the infrastructure and also provides one control location that eliminates a lot of the interoperability challenges that you may see in a traditional data center, where various components within the data center are trying to regulate the same thing,” said Srdjan Lukic, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University. “Now you have one conversion stage outside the data hall and then you just go straight to the rack.”