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NC State news is shared far and wide. Below are just some of our recent appearances in local, regional, national and international media publications.

Jul 7, 2025

RFK’s proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn

Other experts agree with the team’s suggestions, although they highlighted areas that need further discussion. Dr. Rocio Crespo, a poultry veterinarian at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, told Live Science that further details on potential vaccine strategies and biosecurity at farms should be explored. 

Jul 3, 2025 WRAL

Mike Walden: How rising national debt could impact the economy and your wallet

I’ve now been a professional economist for almost five decades, including over four decades teaching at NCSU. I can’t count the number of times I’ve said the national debt is the “big issue of our generation.” Yet since I keep adding new generations to my proclamation, I wonder if I will ever see a day… 

Jul 3, 2025 The News & Observer

Slashing agriculture funding hurts specialty crops important to North Carolina | Opinion

North Carolina’s land-grant universities, N.C. State and N.C. A&T, received the nation’s third-highest level of grant funding from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture from 2018 to 2023 — a total of $456.4 million. This essential funding supports agricultural research, the N.C. Cooperative Extension outreach that connects farmers statewide with science-backed guidance, and… 

Jul 3, 2025 The News & Observer

NC governor vetoes bill that would let Duke Energy miss its goal on reducing emissions

Stein cited analysis of the bill released this week by researchers at N.C. State University showing it could cost could cost North Carolina ratepayers up to $23 billion through 2050 due to higher fuel costs. “This bill not only makes everyone’s utility bills more expensive, but it also shifts the cost of electricity from large… 

Jul 3, 2025 WUNC

Stein vetoes bill seeking to strike NC’s carbon dioxide reduction target, points to fuel cost memo

Stein went on to point to a recent memo from N.C. State University researchers that shows buying that extra natural gas could largely eliminate projected savings from removing the interim target. The problem is that using more gas means North Carolina’s electricity rates are more vulnerable to shifts in natural gas markets, says the N.C.… 

Jul 2, 2025 Cyber News

New manipulative attack method gives hackers control over what AI sees

“We wanted to find an effective way of hacking AI vision systems because these vision systems are often used in contexts that can affect human health and safety – from autonomous vehicles to health technologies to security applications,” said Tianfu Wu, co-corresponding author of a paper on the work and an associate professor of electrical… 

Jul 2, 2025 Yahoo! News

Dogs and their people: Companions in cancer research

“Man’s best friend is man’s best biomedical friend,” says Matthew Breen, a geneticist at North Carolina State University. “It’s like having a mobile biosentinel organism that can help inform us about our own medical prospects over the next 25 years.” 

Jul 2, 2025 Blue Ridge Public Radio

Fishing is a way of life in Western NC – and it’s threatened by climate change

EBCI has initiated and partnered in a number of studies and climate resiliency plans to assess how future climate impacts could change the region and the fish that much of the economy depends on. Storms, fires, and heat are changing the composition of the forests on the Qualla Boundary. One study at N.C. State University,… 

Jul 2, 2025 Physics World

Periodic changes in celestial bodies give away the galaxy’s secrets

Now, mathematical statisticians from North Carolina State University have compared the robustness of these various methods for the first time. The team investigated the success of four different methods using the same simulated data, and were able to develop a list of recommended usage and limitations that will be essential guidance for all observation astronomers. 

Jul 1, 2025 Midtown Magazine

New Life for an Old Couch: Triangle’s Upcycling Trend

McKenzie’s deep dive into textile recycling led him to the Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University, one of the few textile colleges in the country. While the college doesn’t offer recycling services, McKenzie found experts eager to solve the same puzzles he grapples with. Everyone at the Wilson College of Textiles is… 

Jul 1, 2025 Miami Herald

The $10 million central to Hope Florida charity probe may harm its tax status

That argument isn’t legitimate to the IRS, said Nathan Goldman, an associate professor of accounting at North Carolina State University who writes a tax column for Forbes. “The classic defense for these organizations is that if they give to somebody else and they use it for lobbying, then all of a sudden they’ve kind of… 

Jul 1, 2025 WCTI

Tillis’ retirement sparks expected fierce battle for pivotal North Carolina Senate seat

I think it was going to be a very close election with Thom Tillis running for re-election. And I think it is still going to be a very close election.That was Professor Steven Greene. Professor Greene teaches at NC State University for over 20 years. He says that in this political climate the GOP can not… 

Jun 30, 2025 Daily Climate

New AI tool raises concerns over industry’s ability to sow doubt on pollution research

“Science denialism often sounds convincing because it contains some truthiness to it or elements of truth or elements of valid points, but it’s often based on either overemphasis or omission and doesn’t portray a full picture.” — Chris Frey, associate dean, North Carolina State University College of Engineering 

Jun 30, 2025 Southern Living

Should You Wash New Clothes Before Wearing Them?

For starters, loose dyes could destroy the rest of your outfit. During apparel production, dyes don’t always immediately become “fixed” to the fabric, says Dr. Karen K. Leonas, professor of textile sciences at NC State University. “If loose dye remains on the surface and the garment is worn over or under other garments (like camisoles, a… 

Jun 30, 2025 The Guardian

Inside a plan to use AI to amplify doubts about the dangers of pollutants

But the ACC is not a neutral force, said Chris Frey, the associate dean for research and infrastructure at the North Carolina State University’s College of Engineering who chaired the Environmental Protection Agency’s clean air scientific advisory committee from 2012 to 2015. “They lack impartiality in that they want to minimize regulatory burden on their…