Sep 24, 2020 The Washington Post

The Trump team knocks on doors. Biden’s supporters dial phones. Voters in North Carolina see two very different campaigns, each risky.

Other groups are similarly finding ways to reach voters. On a recent weekend, more than 100 student athletes at North Carolina State University donned black shirts that read “Black Lives Matter” and marched near the campus. At one point Kevin Keatts, the head men’s basketball coach, took the bull horn: “You don’t like what’s going… 

Sep 24, 2020 WNCN

NC State planning for in-person classes, on-campus living for spring semester

North Carolina State University plans to offer in-person learning and on-campus living at reduced capacities during the upcoming spring semester, it announced Wednesday. N.C. State will offer a mix of in-person, hybrid, and remote class options for undergraduate and graduate students. It said it will work to ensure any students who want to take courses… 

Sep 24, 2020 WRAL

NCSU using furloughs, pay cuts to offset loss of revenue during pandemic

North Carolina State University has started furloughing some employees and reducing the pay and hours of others to cut costs during the continuing coronavirus pandemic, Chancellor Randy Woodson said Thursday. 

Sep 24, 2020 WNCN

NC State professor expects North Carolina’s fall foliage to be more vibrant than average

Dr. Robert Bardon, a professor of forestry and environmental resources at N.C. State University, says this year’s foliage is expected to be more vibrant than average thanks to our previous weather this year. “This year we’ve had decent weather. We’ve had a good amount of rain throughout the year so soil moisture is plentiful across… 

Sep 23, 2020 The New York Times

We’ll Have to Learn to Live With Smoke. Here’s Why.

Fire scientists agree on the need for accurate long-range smoke forecasting and robust warning systems to alert the public to risks. In some places, including in the South, residents already receive advance notice about prescribed fires through social media, list serves, or fliers left on doors, said Jennifer Fawcett, an extension associate at North Carolina… 

Sep 23, 2020 Space Ref

Venus’ Ancient Layered, Folded Rocks Point To Volcanic Origin

“There are generally two explanations for tesserae – either they are made of volcanic rocks, or they are counterparts of Earth’s continental crust,” says Paul Byrne, associate professor of planetary science at North Carolina State University and lead author of the study. “But the layering we find on some of the tessera isn’t consistent with… 

Sep 23, 2020 WRAL Tech Wire

Syngenta donates $1.5M growth chambers to NCSU in big boost to plant science

Swiss-based agricultural technology company Syngenta, which has its U.S. headquarters in North Carolina, has donated four custom plant growth chambers to North Carolina State University’s Plant Sciences Initiative. Giant cranes recently hoisted the massive chambers into the fourth floor of the Plant Sciences Building, which is still under construction and set to open in late… 

Sep 23, 2020 Futurity

Positive Messages About Blackness Buoy Black Girls

“Black teenage girls are more likely to report symptoms of depression than Black boys or white teens,” says McKenzie Stokes, first author of a paper on the work in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence and a PhD student at North Carolina State University. “We wanted to learn more about some of the factors that… 

Sep 22, 2020 Futurity

‘Front of Package’ Food Labels Boost Nutrition

“We wanted to know whether food companies were responding to increased public interest in healthier food,” says coauthor Rishika Rishika, an associate professor of marketing in North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management. “In other words, is the market driving change in the nutrition of food products? And the evidence suggest that this is… 

Sep 22, 2020 Fox News

Foods with front-of-package nutrition labels show ‘improved’ quality over the years, study suggests

A 16-year study on the effects of front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labels on food products suggests a correlation between the optional labels and the quality of nutrition within those foods, along with the foods of their competitors. The results of the study, conducted by researchers at North Carolina State University, were released this week. 

Sep 22, 2020 H2O Radio

Fading Fast? Colorado’s Iconic Aspen Trees Will Likely Decline with Climate Change

“When the wind blows, they kind of rattle or shake. So it’s sort of a multisensory experience,” says Dr. Jelena Vukomanovic, assistant professor in the North Carolina State University Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management. 

Sep 22, 2020 Futurity

Did Volcanoes Turn Venus Into a “Hellish” Planet?

“There are generally two explanations for tesserae—either they are made of volcanic rocks, or they are counterparts of Earth’s continental crust,” says lead author Paul Byrne, associate professor of planetary science at North Carolina State University. “But the layering we find on some of the tessera isn’t consistent with the continental crust explanation.” 

Sep 21, 2020 The Charlotte Observer

As climate change scorches California, it also raises wildfire risks in North Carolina

“All the conditions are there, all you need is a lack of moisture and a spark and all of a sudden things are gone,” said Joseph Roise, a professor of forestry at N.C. State University. “The Southeast this time of year looks like there’s very little probability of fire, but if you look at it… 

Sep 21, 2020 EdNC

Across North Carolina, the barriers — and solutions — to broadband internet access for students and families are multi-layered

Digital literacy skills and digital inclusion is a statewide focus for BAND-NC, a new program funded principally by the Belk Endowment and run in partnership with the Broadband Infrastructure Office and the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at North Carolina State University. 

Sep 21, 2020 Photonics

Low-Energy Light Invigorates Polymer Object Production Process

“We used ZnTPP because it allows you to see light emission from two different excited states, and we could differentiate between lower energy S1 and higher energy S2 states,” said Felix Castellano, corresponding author of the article describing the process and Goodnight Innovation Chair of Chemistry at North Carolina State University. North Carolina State University…