Oct 30, 2025 Everyday Health

Here’s What’s *Actually* Going to Happen to You if You Eat Super Old Butter

Don’t panic—old butter can’t kill you. “Butter is a special type of food,” says Benjamin Chapman, PhD, a professor and food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University and the host of the podcast Food Safety Talk. Dr. Chapman explains that since butter is structured with the fat on the outside and the bulk… 

Oct 30, 2025 Fire and Safety Journal Americas

Dr Bryan Ormond: Leading the industry’s best kept secret  

Early in my career, my focus was always on textile and analytical chemistry and hazmat protective clothing, but when the issue of firefighter cancer began to grow, I pivoted. My group has completed significant work looking at particulate blocking hoods for firefighters and developing particulate and vapor protective garments. One of the main areas that… 

Oct 29, 2025 WAVY

All NC community college students could receive guaranteed admission to NC State University through new program

After announcing three community colleges joined a program guaranteeing admission to N.C. State University for some students, the school has announced the program is available at all community colleges in the state. “Students in the program who earn an associate’s degree from a participating community college, maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher and meet NC State’s… 

Oct 29, 2025 Popular Mechanics

A Study Proves Stoplights Need a Fourth Color: White

For the dawning age of the self-driving car, transportation engineers from North Carolina State University are proposing the addition of a fourth “white light” whose function would be to alert humans to simply “follow the car in front of them.” “Granting some of the traffic flow control to the AVs is a relatively new idea,… 

Oct 29, 2025 ProFarmer

What another Fed rate cut means for ag commodities

“The general thinking is that easing cycles, when we get the money supply expanding faster, are good for agriculture,” said Jeffrey Dorfman, the Hugh C. Kiger distinguished professor of agricultural and resource economics at North Carolina State University, in a phone interview. Expectations for rate cuts tend to be viewed as a positive for the… 

Oct 29, 2025 CBS17

All NC community college students could receive guaranteed admission to NC State University through new program

According to a press release from N.C. State University, “Wolf Pack Connect” is now available to students from all 58 community colleges in North Carolina. “This is a game-changer for our students,” said Dr. Jeff Cox, president of the NC Community College System. “Our colleges have always been the most affordable and accessible option for… 

Oct 28, 2025 The Huffington Post

A new study links cockroaches in the home to the presence of another “invader” that is dangerous to the health of residents.

As if that weren’t enough, a recent study conducted by a group of scientists from North Carolina State University (USA) has discovered that the presence of cockroaches in the home is linked to the existence of another “invader” that is dangerous to the health of the home’s residents.According to research, the appearance of cockroaches in… 

Oct 28, 2025 Farm Progress

Looking beyond the sweetpotato go-to

Covington, the “rock star” sweetpotato variety developed by Craig Yencho and Ken Pecota at North Carolina State University and released in 2005 is marking its 20th anniversary this year.  Today, Covington accounts for nearly 90% of all sweetpotatoes produced in North Carolina and 20% of the total acreage of sweetpotatoes grown in the U.S. The variety is also highly valued in the European market.   

Oct 28, 2025 WECT

Study: High levels of new PFAS chemicals found in Wilmington residents’ blood

“PFAS is in all of our bloods,” said Jane Hoppin, an NC State professor who helped spearhead the study. PFAS have been linked to a variety of serious health issues, including different types of cancer. The chemicals have become a major issue for Southeastern North Carolina since the revelation in 2017 that the Cape Fear River… 

Oct 28, 2025 The New York Times

Vaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too

“I talk to thousands of veterinarians every year across the country, and the majority are seeing this kind of issue,” said Dr. Richard Ford, an emeritus professor at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine who helped write the national vaccine guidelines for cats and dogs. The phenomenon has clear parallels to the… 

Oct 28, 2025 The Scientist

Short-Chain PFAS Eclipse Their Longer Counterparts in Blood Serum

But recently, researchers led by Jane Hoppin, an environmental epidemiologist at North Carolina State University, found that two ultrashort-chain PFAS persisted in most of the blood serum samples from people who were exposed to PFAS-contaminated drinking water.3 Together, the two molecules consisted of nearly 60 percent of all serum PFAS. The team’s findings, published in… 

Oct 27, 2025 Phys.org

Study links cockroach infestations to higher household allergens and endotoxins

Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown a link between the size of cockroach home infestations and the levels of both allergens and endotoxins in those homes, with lowering roach infestation numbers through pest control triggering significant declines in the levels of allergens and endotoxins. The study’s findings suggest that eliminating cockroach infestations could… 

Oct 27, 2025 NC Health News

A short-lived win in a never-ending fight over forever chemicals

Had it not been for Detlef Knappe and several scientists, including Mark Strynar and Andy Lindstrom of the EPA, Chemours could still be doing so.  Knappe is a distinguished professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at NC State University in Raleigh. He grew up in southern Germany in the small town of Freudenstadt, which translates… 

Oct 27, 2025 Technology Networks

Cockroach Infestations Linked to Home Allergen and Endotoxin Levels

Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown a link between the size of cockroach home infestations and the levels of both allergens and endotoxins in those homes, with lowering roach infestation numbers through pest control triggering significant declines in the levels of allergens and endotoxins. The study’s findings suggest that eliminating cockroach infestations could… 

Oct 27, 2025 USA Today

Halloween isn’t dead. But it’s adults, not kids, keeping ‘spooky season’ alive. | Opinion

Don’t get me wrong: Kids still patrol for candy and enjoy costuming. It just might be more significant that parents delight in constructing their gore-strewn yards, trying to out-creep each other, with fake werewolves straining against fences or zombies gnawing on plaster body parts. – Author: Jason C. Bivins, a professor in the Department of…