May 23, 2023 The Scientist

A Pioneer of The Multiplex Frontier

Rodolphe Barrangou, leader of the CRISPR lab at North Carolina State University, was one of the first to discover CRISPR’s initial repeated regions in the Streptococcus thermophilus genome. 

May 23, 2023 WRAL

5 ways to help your child read better

Teaching someone to read includes some dos and don’ts. Why clapping along to words is effective — and why context clues aren’t, according to an N.C. State University researcher. 

May 23, 2023 The Guardian

‘We go for all and by all’: Artemis II crew certain of moon mission success

Koch grew up in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and spent summers on her family’s farm in Michigan. She studied electrical engineering at North Carolina State University in Raleigh and was selected as a Nasa astronaut in 2013. 

May 22, 2023 KUER

Utah Inland Port now says it will be lean and green. Experts are skeptical

Robert Handfield is a professor of supply chain management at North Carolina State University who in recent years testified before Congress about supply chain woes brought on by the pandemic. 

May 22, 2023 The Hill

What El Niño means for the 2023 hurricane season

North Carolina State University released its own predictions, which didn’t stray too far from Colorado State’s. 

May 22, 2023 Forbes

How Hot Is A Fully-Laden Bumblebee And Why Should We Care?

“Getting warmer from carrying pollen could put bumble bees in the range of those stressful, critically hot temperatures”, said lead author of the study, ecologist Malia Naumchik, who was an undergraduate student of biology at North Carolina State University when she completed this study. 

May 22, 2023 Gizmodo Australia

Bumblebees Are Working Even Harder Than We Thought

The findings were a big surprise to study co-author Elsa Youngsteadt, an entomologist at North Carolina State University. 

May 19, 2023 WRAL TechWire

Professor A.I.: New NCSU model writes test questions like a human

“We provide QUADL with the courseware contents and the learning objectives for the curriculum, and QUADL can then develop questions that help students achieve those learning objectives,” says Noboru Matsuda, associate professor of computer science at North Carolina State University and co-author of a paper on the work. 

May 19, 2023 Phys.org

Study tracks how newcomers may change ecosystem functions

In a study tracking climate-induced changes in the distribution of animals and their effects on ecosystem functions, North Carolina State University researchers show that resident species can continue managing some important ecological processes despite the arrival of newcomers that are similar to them — but resident species’ role in ecosystem functioning changes when the newcomers… 

May 19, 2023 The Sun

How to Keep Your Home Ant Free

Sydney Crawley, a professor at North Carolina State University, has shared tips on how to stop a bug infestation. 

May 19, 2023 Spectrum News

New model aims to improve how quickly first responders get to accidents

A Ph.D. candidate at North Carolina State University found a way to help first responders with accident response time. 

May 18, 2023 The Irish News

Bumblebees warm up carrying pollen, raising climate change questions – study

Specifically, the North Carolina State University study found that bee body temperatures rose 0.07C for every milligram of pollen they carried. While fully laden bees were 2C warmer than unladen bees. Malia Naumchik, a former applied ecology minor undergraduate and lead author of the study, said: “Getting warmer from carrying pollen could put bumblebees in… 

May 18, 2023 The Independent

Bumblebees warm up carrying pollen, raising climate change questions – study

Specifically, the North Carolina State University study found that bee body temperatures rose 0.07C for every milligram of pollen they carried. While fully laden bees were 2C warmer than unladen bees. Malia Naumchik, a former applied ecology minor undergraduate and lead author of the study, said: “Getting warmer from carrying pollen could put bumblebees in… 

May 18, 2023 CNN

Older dogs who sleep badly may have dementia, study says

“Just like humans with Alzheimer’s disease, dogs with CCDS experience sleep disruptions, such as insomnia and sleep fragmentation,” said veterinarian Dr. Natasha Olby, a professor of neurology, neurosurgery and gerontology at North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine in Raleigh. 

May 18, 2023 The News & Observer

Bull attack on NC dairy farmer just one risk among most dangerous US jobs

Other risks are less obvious, like vaccination needle sticks and exposure to sun, weather, chemicals and livestock medicines, stress, and mental and behavioral health issues, said Alyssa Spence. Spence is an N.C. State University expert in agromedicine, farm safety and health and an N.C. Cooperative Extension agent who leads farm safety workshops in eastern North…