2026-09-17 Forbes

Whiskey Tariffs Impact The Market For Brown Liquor

A study accepted for publication in The Accounting Review titled “Domestic Product Market Impacts of Politically Motivated Foreign Tariffs,” asks a simple question of when a foreign government retaliates against a domestic industry’s exports, what happens to the prices that industry charges at home? This study is co-authored by Carly Burd (NC State University) and Duke Ferguson (University of Kentucky).

2026-09-17 WTVR

Records show Chesterfield’s Shoosmith landfill leaked waste into Swift Creek years before bankruptcy

Dr. Morton Barlaz, a professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University who has researched solid waste for more than four decades, said the discharge was a “no-no."

2026-09-17 WSOC

Drought makes trees more susceptible to invasive species. The NC Forest Service is fighting back.

“It’s really a long-term stress occurrence that we witness, and we will see lasting impacts for often years,” said Kelly Oten, a specialist with NC State University.

2026-09-17 ABC 7 San Francisco

El Niño-driven Kelvin wave could raise Bay Area sea levels by up to 1 foot, scientists say

"It's a bulging of the nearest 20 to 30 kilometers of the ocean that propagates up the coastline," said Dillon Amaya, an assistant professor of marine science at North Carolina State University.

2026-09-16 GeekWire

From school nuggets to insect kibble: How the next generation of faux meats aims to win over skeptics

“Any new emerging technology always goes through challenges in scaling, economics, [and] consumer acceptance,” said Rohan Shirwaiker, director of the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein at North Carolina State University. “The trajectory, I think, is in the right direction.”

2026-09-16 Forbes

5 Ways Self-Compassion Boosts Career Success—More Than A Bubble Bath

Research from North Carolina State University highlights the value of "microbreaks"—brief pauses of five minutes or less taken throughout the workday.

2026-09-16 MSN

Examining Americans’ complicated relationship with science

In a national survey of 1,854 Americans, North Carolina State University researchers found that 60% or more were interested in science or believed it has value to society, but fewer than half considered science credible or felt a sense of belonging in the scientific community.

2026-09-15 Farm Progress

Pairing policy, tech to fix ag’s labor crisis

Labor is a top issue for farmers, large and small, said agricultural labor economist Alejandro Gutierrez-Li of North Carolina State University. He believes that given the rising costs and political bottlenecks surrounding immigration and guest workers, further automation of routine, physically demanding tasks could be the answer for U.S. farmers.

2026-09-15 Marketplace

Imports boomed this summer in anticipation of higher costs

Those importers don’t really have any alternatives. Rob Handfield, a professor of supply chain management at North Carolina State University, said that building domestic infrastructure could take a decade. “Transitioning to a domestic manufacturing base isn't easy, because we just don't have that capacity,” he said.

2026-09-15 Patch

Planetary Wave Racing Toward CA Coast Could Raise Sea Levels And Flood Danger For Months

A coastally trapped Kelvin wave currently moving north along Mexico could reach the Los Angeles area in early October and raise coastal sea levels by roughly 6 to 12 inches, Dillon Amaya, Ph.D. and assistant professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at North Carolina State University, told Patch.

2026-09-15 Wonderful Engineering

This New Steel Foam Could Completely Change What Happens When Your Car Crashes

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a composite metal foam that could improve how vehicles absorb energy during high-speed frontal crashes. Computer simulations found that front rails filled with the material reduced crash forces and injury-related measurements compared with conventional rail designs of the same weight and length.

2026-09-15 The Mountaineer

You Decide: How will Social Security be fixed?

This “pay as you go” system can periodically set up Social Security for a funding problem. This happens when the generations funding Social Security are not able to generate enough money for retirees. Forty years ago, during the 1980s, this happened when the number of retirees was increasing faster than the number of workers. We are seeing the same situation happen today, although, fortunately, not to the degree as in the 1980s. Still, today’s demographics will require adjustments to Social Security to allow the program to continue operating. It is estimated that 2032 will be the year when Social Security will not have enough funds to prevent cuts in payments to retirees. - Author: Mike Walden, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University.

2026-09-14 News & Observer

A new Raleigh water reservoir could cost over $300M. An NC State professor has a cheaper idea.

NC State University professor Sankar Arumugam, who studies government water management, said in an interview that new development especially seems to be less water intensive.

2026-09-14 Earth

Montana fossils may solve a 170-year-old dinosaur naming problem

David Varricchio of Montana State University and Heath Caldwell of North Carolina State University described, bone by bone, the hips and hind legs of five specimens from western Montana. Together, the five preserve almost the whole pelvis and hind limb.

2026-09-13 Auto Tech News

Study suggests metal foam would make cars safer in collisions

“CMF is lighter than conventional metals without sacrificing strength, and our work here tells us that its unique structure allows it to better absorb energy during high velocity impacts,” says Afsaneh Rabiei, corresponding author of the study and a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University.