Jul 23, 2024 The Sun Herald

Biden’s exit makes history, but 2 other sitting presidents cut it close to Election Day

“There have been a few presidents, I think most famously James K. Polk, who simply decided one term was enough,” said Steven Greene, a professor of political science at N.C. State University. “What makes this instance so interesting, though, is it would be the first since 1968, which means it would be the first since… 

Jul 23, 2024 The Weather Channel

Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Wake From Its Current Slumber By Early August

Incidentally, a bit of a late July lull has shown up in data since 1995, according to North Carolina State University Ph.D. candidate Cameron Masiello. 

Jul 23, 2024 MSN

What to Do When You Find Gunk in Your Food

The black widow is the most common venomous spider in the Tar Heel State, according to the North Carolina State University Extension. Its shiny, bulbous black body and tell-tale red “hourglass” marking are easy to spot, if you dare to get close enough. Not all black widows bear the scarlet marking, however, and not all… 

Jul 23, 2024 Craft Brewing Business

Pinnacle’s Crisp Sour Lachancea yeast strain originally came from a wasp

Bee beer is not new, but it is still very cool. About 10 years ago, yeasts were first extracted from paper wasps and bumblebees by researchers John Sheppard, Rob Dunn and Anne Madden at North Carolina State University. These researchers uncovered a species of yeast that had never been used in commercial beer brewing. 

Jul 22, 2024 The Post-Journal

Eyeing Options: New Invasive Species Remains Focus On Lake

Brittle naiad is also a priority on the lake’s list of emerging invasive species. In 2023 stands of it were located in the lower south basin and the beginning of the lake outlet. It continues to be tracked by lakewide plant surveys done by SUNY Oneonta and North Carolina State University, both of which reported… 

Jul 22, 2024 Online Engineering Programs

Is Quantum Computing Finally Ready For Primetime?

Like so much at the frontier of science and engineering, quantum computing looks and sounds like science fiction. IBM’s Quantum System Two boasts a vacuum-sealed “quantum chandelier” on its insides, glimmering both literally and figuratively. And, for the layperson, the typical reaction is a mix of confusion and amazement. But for the engineer, quantum computing… 

Jul 22, 2024 Phys.org

Even in ‘care work,’ women face lower wages if they have kids

“We know that there is a parenthood wage gap in professional work—in which women make less money after having children, while men do not,” says Anna Manzoni, co-author of the study and professor of sociology at North Carolina State University. “We were interested in exploring whether a parenthood wage gap occurs among care workers.” 

Jul 22, 2024 Phys.org

New method allows 3D printing of light-responsive hydrogel structures

“We knew that you could 3D print hydrogels that would contract when heated,” says Joe Tracy, co-corresponding author of a paper on the work and a professor of materials science and engineering at North Carolina State University. “And we knew that you could incorporate gold nanorods into hydrogels that would make them photoresponsive, meaning that they would… 

Jul 19, 2024 MSN

North Carolina State University chancellor announces plan to retire

North Carolina State University Chancellor Randy Woodson announced Thursday he will retire on June 30, 2025. Woodson’s 14-year tenture is the third longest for an NC State chief executive in the university’s history, according to a press release. “For 14 years, Randy Woodson has perfectly captured the pragmatic brilliance of NC State,” said UNC System President Peter… 

Jul 19, 2024 Futurity

Why Is Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Shrinking?

For the study, Keaveney, who is part of Yale’s earth and planetary sciences department, and his coauthors, Gary Lackmann of North Carolina State University and Timothy Dowling of the University of Louisville, focused on the influence of smaller, transient storms on the Great Red Spot. The researchers conducted a series of 3D simulations of the… 

Jul 19, 2024 The News & Observer

NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson to retire in 2025 after 15 years leading the Wolfpack

NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson will retire next summer, ending a 15-year tenure leading the Wolfpack. He announced his plans to retire at a meeting of the NC State Board of Trustees in closed session Thursday afternoon. “As I told the trustees, it’s been my honor, and really the honor of my professional career, to serve… 

Jul 19, 2024 Pack Insider

NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson Announces He will Retire Next Summer

NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson announced yesterday that he will be retiring next summer. Chancellor Randy Woodson, a transformative leader who guided North Carolina State University to new heights in student achievement, research output, facility expansion and fundraising, announced today that he will retire on June 30, 2025. The UNC System will appoint a search committee… 

Jul 19, 2024 NPR

A newly-discovered dinosaur may have spent part of its life underground

Found in Utah by North Carolina State University researchers and paleontologists, the Fona herzogae was a small-framed, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in the Cenomanian age — about 100-66 million years ago. Avrahami is a Ph.D student at North Carolina State University and was part of the team that identified this new dino. They published their research in… 

Jul 18, 2024 WUNC

New burrowing dinosaur discovery by NC scientists

Researchers at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State University have discovered a new dinosaur species that they believe lived at least some of their lives in underground burrows. 

Jul 18, 2024

Beetles take flight at 6,000 frames per second in this perspective-shifting short

Adrian Smith, who heads the Evolutionary Biology and Behavior Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State University, is known for his videos that capture flying insects via ultra slow-motion and high-definition photography. Exquisite to watch, these images also offer new insights into the physics and biology of how…