Apr 10, 2018 New York Women in Film & TV

Camerawoman Angela Murray Gibson Films Herself into History

Marsha Gordon is Professor of Film Studies at North Carolina State University. 

Apr 10, 2018 The University Network

New 3-D Printing Method of Metallic Glass Alloys Opens Door To More Efficient Electric Motors

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a method to print large amounts of metallic glass alloys using 3-D technology. 

Apr 10, 2018 West Virginia Public Radio

Rising Costs, Not Natural Gas, Main Driver of Coal Mine Closures

Harrison Fell, an associate professor at North Carolina State University who was not involved in the study, said it was surprising that natural gas prices didn’t play a more central role. 

Apr 10, 2018 EdScoop

School districts ‘not prepared to handle’ cyberattacks, Friday Institute director says

At the Friday Institute — the education research and innovation center housed on North Carolina State University’s campus — Phil Emer has his hands full with a massive, six-year project to modernize school business systems, including finance, payroll, HR, reporting and licensure. 

Apr 10, 2018 Fox News

New foam armor for tanks can pulverize enemies

Scientists at North Carolina State University and the U.S. Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate have been working together on this remarkable foam. 

Apr 10, 2018 Wilmington Star News

Mushrooms arrive with the season; so does the danger

North Carolina State University identifies at least 14 poisonous mushrooms that grow in the state, including this Amanita chlorinosma. 

Apr 9, 2018 TEVO News

Firefighters stay safe in the hood

Experts at the College of Textiles’ Textile Protection and Comfort Center (T-PACC) at NC State University are developing and testing new personal protective equipment (PPE) for firefighters. 

Apr 9, 2018 Pop Journalism

Fungi take centre stage in new doc, ‘The Kingdom: How Fungi Made Our World’

“Some fungi will save us, others will threaten us. And we are just beginning to understand which is which,” says biologist Rob Dunn from North Carolina State University. 

Apr 9, 2018 Genetic Literacy Project

Talking Biotech: How do we decide whether to use gene drives?

Jennifer Kuzma received her training in biochemistry, and then later found herself working in social sciences. She is now the Co-Director of the Genetic Engineering and Society program at North Carolina State University. 

Apr 9, 2018 News & Observer

NC State professor’s novel connects her two worlds of Africa and the South

Orr, an English professor at N.C. State University, is the author of “A Different Sun: A Novel of Africa,” and the memoir, “Gods of Noonday: A White Girl’s African Life.” 

Apr 6, 2018 WUNC's "State of Things"

Orchestra Event Honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream

Host Frank Stasio talks to Jason Miller, an English professor at North Carolina State University and author of “Origins of the Dream: Hughes’s Poetry and King’s Rhetoric.” Miller will talk about King’s Rocky Mount speech before and after a concert Sunday, April 8, on the NC State campus. The Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra will  perform music… 

Apr 6, 2018 WRAL

Remains of Vietnam veteran from NC finally return home

Col. Edgar Felton Davis, an Air Force navigator with the 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, was shot down Sept. 17, 1968, aboard an RF-4C Phantom fighter-bomber during a mission near the border of Vietnam and Laos, officials said. Davis, who graduated from Brogden High School in Dudley in 1953 and was an ROTC Squadron Commander and… 

Apr 6, 2018 Feedstuffs

Future holds challenges, opportunities for dairy producers

“Dairy farmers in 2067 will meet the world’s needs for essential nutrients by adopting technologies and practices that provide improved cow health and longevity, profitable dairy farms and sustainable agriculture,” said Dr. Jack H. Britt, North Carolina State University professor and associate dean emeritus.   

Apr 6, 2018 MD Magazine

Antibiotics Help Clostridium Difficile Compete for Nutrients to Grow

Researchers studying how antibiotic use affects the growth of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) bacteria in the gut of mice may have taken a step toward developing strategies for preventing the infection.“If we can figure out what C. difficile requires for growth in the gastrointestinal tract, we can use this information against C. difficile to design… 

Apr 6, 2018 The Nature of Things (Canadian Broadcasting Company)

Fungi Are Responsible for Life on Land as We Know It

“The warm-bloodedness of mammals, including ourselves, has evolved, in part, as a response to the pressure from fungus,” says Rob Dunn, a professor at North Carolina State University. “And so we seem to have cooked out the fungal pathogens.”