Jun 22, 2023 Futurity

PFAS Found In Pet Horses And Dogs In North Carolina

“Horses have not previously been used to monitor PFAS exposure,” says Kylie Rock, a postdoctoral researcher at North Carolina State University and first author of the study, published in Environmental Science and Technology. “But they may provide critical information about routes of exposure from the outdoor environment when they reside in close proximity to known… 

Jun 22, 2023 WRAL Tech Wire

Can workplace conflict be positive? NCSU professor’s new book tackles tough issues

The book, Communication for Constructive Workplace Conflict, is the culmination of more than two decades of research, drawing on a wide variety of research disciplines. To learn more, we talked with author Jessica Jameson, a conflict management expert and head of NC State’s Department of Communication. 

Jun 21, 2023 ABC11

Corpse flower blooming at NC State in JC Raulston Arboretum

 Things are about to get a little stinky in the NC State campus area. One of the biggest and stinkiest flowers in the plant kingdom, also known as the corpse flower, is blooming this week at North Carolina State University. The rare titan arum is commonly known as the corpse flower due to the odor of… 

Jun 21, 2023 Mirage News

PFAS Detected in Blood of Dogs, Horses Near Fayetteville, NC

In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University detected elevated PFAS levels in the blood of pet dogs and horses from Gray’s Creek, N.C. – including dogs that only drank bottled water. The work establishes horses as an important sentinel species and is a step toward investigating connections between PFAS exposure and liver… 

Jun 21, 2023 The Hill

Scientists find ‘forever chemicals’ in the blood of North Carolina dogs and horses

A team of North Carolina State University scientists have identified elevated levels of “forever chemicals” in the blood of every pet dog and horse they tested in a recent community study. The research, published Wednesday in Environmental Science and Technology, establishes horses and confirms dogs as important sentinel species for gauging human exposure to cancer-linked… 

Jun 21, 2023 Yahoo! News

Scientists find ‘forever chemicals’ in the blood of North Carolina dogs and horses

A team of North Carolina State University scientists have identified elevated levels of “forever chemicals” in the blood of every pet dog and horse they tested in a recent community study. The research, published Wednesday in Environmental Science and Technology, establishes horses and confirms dogs as important sentinel species for gauging human exposure to cancer-linked… 

Jun 20, 2023 Genetic Literacy Project

Still-unapproved CRISPR gene-drive could suppress fruit-killing vinegar flies

Researchers have developed a “homing gene drive system” based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila suzukii vinegar flies—so-called “spotted-wing Drosophila” that devastate soft-skinned fruit in North America, Europe and parts of South America—according to new research from North Carolina State University. 

Jun 20, 2023 The News & Observer

The corpse flower stinks — and people love it. Watch one bloom this week in Raleigh.

A free, stinky celebration that will be experienced by thousands of curious gawkers is returning to N.C. State University’s Arboretum. One of N.C. State’s rare corpse plants — nicknamed Wolfgang — is expected to bloom Monday or Tuesday with a pungent odor that can be compared to the smell of rotting flesh. The smell is… 

Jun 20, 2023 KSL

New dinosaur species found in Utah helps researchers piece together Earth’s history

“Finding Iani was a streak of luck. We knew something like it lived in this ecosystem because isolated teeth had been collected here and there, but we weren’t expecting to stumble upon such a beautiful skeleton, especially from this time in Earth’s history,” said Lindsay Zanno, an associate research professor at North Carolina State University,… 

Jun 20, 2023 WRAL

A corpse flower, which smells of rotting flesh, is about to bloom at NC State

North Carolina State University is readying for another rare and stinky “corpse flower” to bloom. A livestream is available on YouTube. According to the university, the 8-year-old plant, named Wolfgang, could bloom Wednesday, June 21, in JC Raulston Arboretum, which is open to visitors. It will be the fourth corpse flower to bloom on N.C.… 

Jun 19, 2023 WSOC

What’s that smell? Rare ‘corpse flower’ blooming at NC State

There’s something special growing in Raleigh for flower fans, just don’t stop to smell this one. A rare titan arum flower, also known as the corpse flower, is expected to bloom this week at North Carolina State University’s JC Raulston Arboretum. The flower is notorious for its noxious smell, which has been described as smelling… 

Jun 19, 2023 WNCN

Fact check: This is why NC State experts say ‘missing middle’ housing won’t work in Raleigh

Two North Carolina State University professors who have studied potential solutions to the affordable housing shortage say it may not be quite the magic bullet its advocates think it is. “The research shows it really doesn’t work, has not worked where they’ve tried it,” said Eileen Taylor of N.C. State’s Poole College of Management. 

Jun 19, 2023 Yahoo!

Stinky smell warning: Corpse flower to bloom at NC State

The plant could start blooming as soon as Monday or Tuesday this week, the university says. 

Jun 19, 2023 WTVD

Stinky smell warning: Corpse flower to bloom at NC State, here’s how to see it

Things are about to get a little stinky in the NC State campus area. One of the biggest and stinkiest flowers in the plant kingdom, also known as the corpse flower, is expected to bloom this week at North Carolina State University. The rare titan arum is commonly known as the corpse flower due to the… 

Jun 16, 2023 Consumer Affairs

As water purity issues grow, water filters appear to be improving

Detlef Knappe, a professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at North Carolina State University, told the Times that most municipal water treatment plants fall short when it comes to screening out PFAS, as well as pharmaceutical drugs that increasingly are showing up in water supplies. Selecting a filter that can reduce those contaminants might…