Apr 25, 2025 Morning Ag Clips

It’s Strawberry Season on Georgia Farms

North Carolina ranks third in the U.S. behind California and Florida for fresh market strawberries, according to North Carolina State University Extension. 

Apr 25, 2025 The News & Observer

Blind cockatoo, a 40-year-old therapy bird, regains sight after NC State surgery

To get at Boo’s cataracts requires a board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist and specialized ultrasound equipment — not available on every corner. It also requires anesthesia, which few vets are willing to perform because birds’ respiratory systems include not just lungs, but also air bags that act like bellows, said Dr. Amanda Day, post-doc intern at NC State.… 

Apr 25, 2025 The Cool Down

Researchers make disturbing findings in household dust near industrial plant: ‘Every dust sample had at least one’

In February 2019, GenX Exposure Study researchers returned to the same area where they detected PFAS — or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — in drinking water near the fluorochemical plant in the counties of Bladen and Cumberland, North Carolina. This time, they collected dust samples from 65 homes within about six miles of the plant.… 

Apr 25, 2025 Roswell Daily Record

Trump science cuts target bird feeder research, AI literacy work and more

Caren Cooper, a North Carolina State University professor of forestry and natural resources, said she expected her work would be targeted after it made Cruz’s list. Her grant project also sought to include people of color and people with disabilities in participatory science projects, in collaboration with the Audubon Society and with the aim of… 

Apr 24, 2025 Wevolver

Robotics Research for Real-World Autonomy

Today, we swing the spotlight down to North Carolina State University. That’s where we find Donggun Lee, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. Donggun holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkely (2022), as well as a Master’s of Science in the same discipline from the Korea Advanced Institute… 

Apr 24, 2025 Today Headline

‘Happiness, love’ at Moonie mass wedding after Japanese court blow

Since the 1960s, the church is believed to have generated as much as 80 percent of its global revenues from Japan, according to Levi McLaughlin, a religious studies professor at North Carolina State University. 

Apr 24, 2025 Salisbury Post

You decide: Who controls the Federal Reserve?

One of my favorite topics, both when I was teaching at NC State 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 unaware of… 

Apr 24, 2025 The TODAY Show

Fewer than 20 red wolves are left: Inside the fight to save them

The red wolves are the most endangered wolves in the world with fewer than 20 living in the wild, all in eastern North Carolina. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports for TODAY on the fight to grow their population and save the animal from extinction. 

Apr 23, 2025 Forbes

If You Don’t Take Microbreaks At Work, Here’s Why You Should

Researchers at North Carolina State University conducted two studies. In the first study, on days when full-time employees had poor sleep quality, they experienced higher fatigue the next morning and took microbreaks more frequently at work. After taking microbreaks, they had higher work engagement during the day and lower end-of-work fatigue. Study 2 replicated and… 

Apr 23, 2025 Taiwan News

Taiwan stock market dips amid US rate cut speculation

Investor reaction to interest rate changes often depends on the perceived context. If a rate cut is seen as lowering borrowing costs and boosting corporate profitability, equities may rise, but if the move is interpreted as a response to looming recession risks, it may instead trigger market declines, according to NC State University.. 

Apr 23, 2025 Yahoo! News

‘Cutting-edge’ supercomputing facility, a $2.8B investment, planned for Spartanburg County

It can do this multiple ways, either with the use of a custom-built supercomputer or a cluster of individual computers all working together, to give the user more computing power than a standard, single computer. North Carolina State University, for example, offers one such cluster. 

Apr 23, 2025 Barron's

‘Happiness, Love’ At Moonie Mass Wedding After Japanese Court Blow

Since the 1960s, the church is believed to have generated as much as 80 percent of its global revenues from Japan, according to Levi McLaughlin, a religious studies professor at North Carolina State University. 

Apr 23, 2025 Clean The Sky

SAS Aims to Corroborate its Whale Protection Program

A whale protection program, aimed at preventing vessel strikes on critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, is being advanced through a collaboration between SAS and Fathom Science Inc., a tech spin-off from North Carolina State University. As such, SAS is “supporting the validation of Fathom’s whale location prediction model, enhancing maritime safety through data-driven conservation.” 

Apr 22, 2025 Inside Water

Cleaning microplastics with microcleaners

In a new paper, researchers at North Carolina State University have shown the proof of concept for a system that could actively remove microplastics from water in a single cycle. The findings, described in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, hold the potential for advances in cleansing oceans and other bodies of water of tiny plastics… 

Apr 22, 2025 Morning Ag Clips

‘Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season’

As farmers prepare for the 2025 growing season they are still dealing with the aspects of recovery from Helene. But, they do have some help from N.C. State Extension professionals who have been on the ground since after the storm and through the winter helping those get back on their feet.