Apr 12, 2023 Farm Progress

Quality of habitat key role in conserving bee populations

North Carolina State University researchers studied the effects of a N.C. Department of Agriculture program that installed pollinator-friendly flowers on 16 agricultural research stations from the mountains to the coast in 2016-18. Mixtures of planted bee-friendly flowers were evaluated for their effectiveness in supporting bee populations – with the goal of increasing the abundance and… 

Apr 12, 2023 CBS17

Digging Deeper: A look inside the world of sneakerhead culture

Dr. Delisia Matthews, Associate Professor in the Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management at North Carolina State University, said her fascination with sneakers started at an early age. “I grew up with a cousin who was all about sneakers. I’m going to take it way back to Bo Jackson and his sneakers that… 

Apr 11, 2023 Star News Online

North Carolina’s wetlands emit lots of climate-warming methane gas. Is that bad?

An October 2022 study by researchers from N.C. State University found overall greenhouse gas emissions from a restored coastal wetland in northeastern North Carolina, restored by raising the groundwater in the pocosin wetlands that had been drained for farmland, were significantly reduced. 

Apr 11, 2023 WRAL

DNA in dust could be new source of evidence to solve crimes

You can barely see it, but the dust in our homes may be hiding something important: DNA. A forensic scientist at North Carolina State University believes that dust can be used to solve crimes. Dr. Kelly Meiklejohn sees dust as a source of evidence. It can contain some of the hundreds of thousands of skin… 

Apr 11, 2023 Fox News

North Carolina GOP goes on offense, pushing ambitious agenda with new supermajority in state House

“The really big battle in North Carolina will be over the budget, and I suspect that it is here, in particular, that Cotham’s switch will have the most dramatic impact,” said Steven Greene, a professor of political science at North Carolina State University. “So much of the partisan conflict in North Carolina comes out in… 

Apr 11, 2023 Bharat Times

The Impact of Internet Information on Teenager’s Stress, Check What This New Study Says

The findings highlight the need for news literacy programs to help young people discern fact-based, trustworthy sources from misinformation and conspiracy theories, and how social media use affects well-being and mental health. Supports a more nuanced understanding. The nine co-authors are based at North Carolina State University, the University of Virginia, the South Carolina-based non-profit… 

Apr 11, 2023 ABC11

NC State alum named new director of the National Hurricane Center

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration named Mike Brennan, who was supervising hurricane forecasters during one of the busiest times for storms hitting America, as the new director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Brennan, who started Monday, had been branch chief since 2018 for the center’s hurricane specialist unit, which writes warnings and… 

Apr 10, 2023 Spectrum News

High school students explore the future of artificial intelligence at N.C. State

Poring over the results of her recent artificial intelligence project with 28 high school students, N.C. State assistant professor Shiyan Jiang says she is impressed with their ability to use this developing technology. “It’s for them to plant a seed, and for them to understand the AI technologies,” Jiang said. “Also we want to empower… 

Apr 10, 2023 WFIN

North Carolina GOP goes on offense, pushing ambitious agenda with new supermajority in state House

“The really big battle in North Carolina will be over the budget, and I suspect that it is here, in particular, that Cotham’s switch will have the most dramatic impact,” said Steven Greene, a professor of political science at North Carolina State University. “So much of the partisan conflict in North Carolina comes out in… 

Apr 10, 2023 Ruetir

Amazon has been fighting a losing battle against counterfeits for years (and doesn’t know what else to do anymore)

Robert Handfield, a professor at North Carolina State University who studies counterfeits, estimated that 80% of counterfeits arriving in the US come from the Asian country. In 2022, in fact, one of the largest operations was carried out in which three counterfeiting networks were dismantled and 24,000 luxury items, sportswear and car accessories were seized,… 

Apr 10, 2023 The News & Observer

With bug bounties, Triangle companies pay hackers millions to (legally) break in

“It was controversial when it first came out,” said Ray Zeisz, senior director of the North Carolina State University Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. “There were people in the industry thinking, ‘Oh, my God, you’re crazy. You’re writing checks to the bad guys.’ But it’s not necessarily what’s happening.” Zeisz said a few of his… 

Apr 10, 2023 AOL

With bug bounties, Triangle companies pay hackers millions to (legally) break in

“It was controversial when it first came out,” said Ray Zeisz, senior director of the North Carolina State University Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. “There were people in the industry thinking, ‘Oh, my God, you’re crazy. You’re writing checks to the bad guys.’ But it’s not necessarily what’s happening.” 

Apr 7, 2023 Miami Herald

On barrier islands ravaged by Hurricane Ian, residents rebuild despite the risks

Coastal ecosystems act as barriers — hence the name “barrier islands” — that protect ecological and human communities from storm and sea level rise, according to the study. The takeaway is that any efforts to preserve and rebuild coastal infrastructure must take into account the role of storms and erosion, said Elizabeth Sciaudone, a North… 

Apr 7, 2023 The Washington Post

‘War on drugs’ deja vu: Fentanyl overdoses spur states to seek tougher laws

Legislators “have claimed the laws are not about targeting people who use drugs, that they’re about targeting some imaginary kingpin, big-dealer type,” said Jennifer Carroll, a medical anthropologist at North Carolina State University. “But by expressly writing these laws, they are targeting average people.” 

Apr 7, 2023 Business Insider Africa

Will ChatGPT make essay writing obsolete?

Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT can be used to boost education, according to an associate professor of English, Paul Fyfe, hailing from North Carolina State University. He further mentioned how there’s enough space for both educators and AI to collaborate. In this context, Fyfe said (according to NBC news), “It’s important to be talking…