May 28, 2025 The Washington Post

Double-dipping may seem gross, but it’s not as risky as you think

While people may be introducing bacteria or viruses into the communal bowl, it does not mean these organisms are the type that can make you sick, said Benjamin Chapman, department head of agricultural and human sciences at North Carolina State University. Pathogens that cause the common cold, influenza and covid, for instance, have not been… 

May 27, 2025 The Atlantic

The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming

The USDA supported research by Max Scott, an entomologist at North Carolina State University, to create a male-only strain that could reduce the number of flies needed for dispersal, but funding ended last summer. He has also proposed using gene drives, a still-controversial technique that could rapidly “drive” genetic material that makes females sterile into… 

May 27, 2025 WRAL

NC State grad Abby Lampe finishes 2nd in cheese-rolling race

Abby Lampe, a Johnston County native and NC State University graduate, expanded her empire as cheese-rolling legend on Monday. Lampe, 24, did not get her third first-place finish at Cooper Hill’s annual cheese rolling competition as she’d hoped, but rolled fast enough to place second in the women’s race. Thanks to drier conditions, Lampe wasn’t covered… 

May 27, 2025 Specialty Fabrics Review

NC Textile Engine receives $350,000 grant from Walmart Foundation

The North Carolina Textile Innovation and Sustainability Engine (The Textile Engine) and North Carolina State University’s Wilson College of Textiles have received a $350,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to advance their research. Researchers will use the funding to conduct Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) for yarns made from some of the industry’s most commonly used… 

May 27, 2025 Higher Ed Dive

Simplicity as strategy: The future of higher ed procurement

Sharon Loosman, director of procurement and business services at North Carolina State University, can relate. With one procurement team serving 12 colleges and 150 departments, Loosman aimed to create systems that would allow colleges to operate independently as experts of their own needs, while making policy-compliant purchases. Notably, Loosman noticed that faculty and staff often… 

May 23, 2025 Walter Magazine

Turtle-y Awesome: Eastern Box Turtles

Luckily, there are a lot of organizations trying to help these charismatic reptiles. Several groups in North Carolina — including Box Turtle Connection, Herpmapper and Neighborhood Box Turtle Watch — are doing long-term research projects monitoring box turtle populations, some involving the use of trained dogs to locate the turtles for study. And if you… 

May 23, 2025 Morning Ag Clips

What’s in Fire Ant Venom?

When defending their mounds or attacking prey, fire ants use the stingers on their abdomens. Each sting injects a venom made primarily of alkaloids that are cytotoxins – meaning the venom kills the cells it comes in contact with. Researchers at NC State have actually recorded these stings in slow motion. If you’re stung, it feels like… 

May 23, 2025 WRAL

NOAA forecasts 60% chance of above-average hurricane season

For the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, North Carolina State University researchers are predicting between 12-15 named storms and Colorado State University predicted 17 named storms. 

May 23, 2025 Yahoo! News

Beloved Triangle bakery & restaurant will open new locations soon at NC State

A European-style bakery and Mediterranean restaurant, both founded in the Triangle, are expanding to Raleigh’s NC State University. Owned by married couple Lionel and Missy Vatinet, La Farm Bakery is expected to begin serving students, faculty and staff this fall at Park Shops, moving into the Port City Java space, according to NC State. 

May 22, 2025 Morning Ag Clips

Pioneering Biological Solutions for a More Sustainable World

“To be among people who invented Post-it Notes, cardiac stents, the Super Soaker and all these amazing inventions was amazing and humbling,” says Marrone, crediting her experience as an NC State doctoral student in entomology for helping her get there. Acknowledging the contributions Marrone has made to her alma mater, Steve Lommel, associate dean for research… 

May 22, 2025 USA Today

Walmart says expect price hikes due to tariffs. What will get more expensive and when?

Robert Handfield, professor of supply chain management at North Carolina State University previously told USA TODAY Walmart took in “a lot” of advance shipments to prevent empty shelves when they saw the tariffs coming.  “Their warehouses are full of product because they planned ahead,” Handfield said in April. “When they’re depleting inventory and need to restock, that’s… 

May 22, 2025 Triangle Business Journal

La Farm Bakery comes to campus with new location

La Farm Bakery is coming to North Carolina State University. The homegrown bakery based in Cary will open a location at N.C. State this fall in the former Port City Java at 101 Current Drive in Park Shops, according to the university. 

May 22, 2025 The News & Observer

Beloved Triangle bakery & restaurant will open new locations soon at NC State

A European-style bakery and Mediterranean restaurant, both founded in the Triangle, are expanding to Raleigh’s NC State University. Owned by married couple Lionel and Missy Vatinet, La Farm Bakery is expected to begin serving students, faculty and staff this fall at Park Shops, moving into the Port City Java space, according to NC State. 

May 21, 2025 Coastal Review

North Carolinians condemn EPA’s PFAS regulation delay

“Overall, PFOA and PFOS are chemicals of the past, though they are still present in drinking water sources. So removing them will get a lot of others,” said N.C. State University epidemiologist Jane Hoppin in an email. “But the other four are chemicals of the future, particularly GenX, so removing these rules would not be… 

May 21, 2025 Environmental Health News

Millions in the U.S. may rely on PFAS-contaminated drinking water

“In general, private homeowners with their own private drinking water wells are responsible for that testing and cost,” David Genereux, a hydrogeologist at North Carolina State University who studies how water and chemicals move through the environment, told EHN. Genereux was not involved in the study. PFAS, he explained, can persist in groundwater sites for…