2026-11-10 Huffington Post

Take These Important Steps To Ensure Food Safety, Says An Expert

The leading cause of food borne illness is norovirus, which typically peaks in the winter months, while pathogens like Salmonella, Campylobacter, and E.coli can also cause severe symptoms, said Dr. Ellen Shumaker, the director of outreach at the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at North Carolina State University.

2026-11-10 Yahoo! News

How AI Is Transforming Preventive Pet Health

Dr. Autumn Harris, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), DACVNU, a board-certified veterinary internist and Associate Professor of Nephrology-Urology at NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine, has highlighted the value of continuous at-home data: "As an internal medicine specialist, I know how valuable trends can be, and I think tools like the PETKIT smart ecosystem can help pet owners recognize subtle changes earlier and have more informed conversations with their veterinarian."

2026-11-09 Knowridge

New defenses could strip hidden traps from AI before deployment

The work comes from North Carolina State University researchers Jung-Eun Kim, Jianwei Li and collaborators.

2026-11-09 Yahoo! News

Federal cuts hobble efforts to prevent overdoses from contaminated drugs

Jennifer Carroll is an associate professor of anthropology at North Carolina State University who partners with the Harm Reduction Coalition to evaluate testing results from such equipment. The university received funding from the North Carolina Collaboratory to enable this work. The utility of the technology excites her; each new drug sample presents a mystery.

2026-11-09 Indy Week

When a Freeman Vines Hanging Tree Guitar Goes On Display, Community Care Is Called In

Nishani Frazier, a professor of history and the director of public history at North Carolina State University, first heard about Freeman Vines, the Black artist, blues musician, and guitar maker, through what she jokingly calls “the Devil’s Network”—aka social media.

2026-11-09 WRAL

Earth is surrounded by millions of pieces of space junk and the problem is getting worse

Now, a new British mission aims to send a robotic spacecraft into orbit to remove dead satellites, while researchers at North Carolina State University are exploring an unexpectedly simple way to encourage cleanup: a deposit system similar to those used for returnable bottles.

2026-11-08 Southern Living

Can You Save A Dying Tree? Here’s What Arborists Say

In fact, some symptoms are not necessarily a death sentence. “For example, browning and dieback on evergreens is one of these signs that may be due to drought and heat stress,” says Barbara Fair, PhD, certified arborist and associate professor of landscaping and extension specialist at North Carolina State University. “Sometimes you can let it go and see what happens. As long as there’s no risk, such as a tree that could fall and cause damage to people or property, you may choose to wait and see. It may recover.”

2026-11-06 Quartz

13 common sourdough mistakes and what each one really costs a loaf

In a study led by microbiologist Anne Madden of North Carolina State University and her colleagues, starters made with identical flour each carried a different mix of microbes. Two people with the same instructions are therefore not working with the same ingredient.

2026-11-05 Utility Dive

Eaton CEO: AC to DC migration for data centers ‘is real’

Earlier this year, the Electric Power Research Institute, New York Power Authority and North Carolina State University tested a 1-MW SST under “real-world” conditions and cut power losses in half compared to a traditional transformer configuration.

2026-11-05 Interesting Engineering

​World’s first laser-generated plasma antenna could enable space communications

​”This is the first step, but it is a big step – it is the first time anyone has ever demonstrated that plasma-filament antennas can work,” said Prya Darshni, corresponding author of the study and a Ph.D. student at North Carolina State University.

2026-11-05 ABC News (Australia)

Future of Donald Trump’s MAGA movement questioned after midterms backlash

"This long post was kind of throwing Donald Trump under the bus," North Carolina State University (NC State) political scientist Steven Greene said.

2026-11-04 WIRED

Chernobyl’s Dogs May Be Evolving, but Scientists Don’t Know Why

The dogs in Chernobyl city “are more genetically similar to dogs in the Galapagos Islands than they are to the dog population” at the nuclear plant, said Megan Dillon, a postdoctoral researcher at North Carolina State University and first author of the study.

2026-11-04 LiveScience

When dinosaurs are sold to the highest bidder, we all lose

The sale of the Nanotyrannus "Jodi" for over $47 million shines a stark light on the commodification of Earth's history. By selling dinosaurs off to the highest bidder, we lose what makes them valuable in the first place. - Lindsay Zanno is an associate research professor at NC State University

2026-11-04 Discover

World’s First “Lightsaber” Antenna Uses Plasma to Transmit Radio Waves

“Traditional metal antennas are prone to mechanical deployment failures, such as kinking or breaking during unfolding in space,” Prya Darshni, a Ph.D. candidate at North Carolina State University, told Discover.

2026-11-04 Nature

AI agents run this automated biology lab that sequences DNA and more

The system, called AutoDNA, is remarkable both for its degree of autonomy and because it can readily incorporate a diverse range of lab equipment, says Milad Abolhasani, a chemical engineer at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. “The future of science is going to involve a lot of autonomous labs.”