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We traditionally light up the sky above the Memorial Belltower with a fireworks show during Packapalooza.

Mar 26, 2026

6 NC State Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows

A half-dozen NC State faculty become fellows of august scientific society, the world's largest.

Mar 16, 2026

Reevaluating Reaction Rates to Better Understand the Stars

Richard Longland talks about why reevaluating thermonuclear reaction rates will help us better understand the universe.

Mar 11, 2026

Female Resistance, Not Just Choice, Drives Mosquitofish Diversity

Female mosquitofish drive population isolation both by preferring native males and aggressively resisting outsiders.

sounding club members attach radiosonde to weather balloon

Feb 25, 2026

Improving Atmospheric River Forecasting

Students launch weather balloons to better understand atmospheric rivers.

A student and a faculty member wear protective glasses as they look down into a box full of machinery, lenses and lights.

Feb 10, 2026

Publish and Flourish

Students in NC State’s carbon electronics cluster boost their research careers by publishing in some of the world’s most prestigious journals.

The Technology Tower at Talley Student Union

Jan 21, 2026

Smith, Wagoner Selected for Digital Science Communication Fellowship

Fellows will work alongside mentors from top-tier academic, media and scientific institutions across the nation to master the art of reaching diverse audiences across digital platforms.

Crystal on dark background to illustrate how applying a thermal gradient to the crystal creates orbital angular momentum.

Jan 21, 2026

Chiral Phonons Create Orbital Current via Their Own Magnetism

Chiral phonons can create orbital current without magnetic elements, and the effect can be achieved in common crystal materials.

Three graduates in red caps and gowns cheer during commencement.

Dec 10, 2025

Celebrating Our Fall 2025 Graduates

Our fall graduates will leave NC State with knowledge, skills and an entire Wolfpack behind them. Get to know six new members of our alumni Pack.

an orange snow shovel cuts through a pile of snow

Nov 12, 2025

Hourly Weather Data Reveals Climate Trends in U.S.

Over the past forty years, parts of the northeast have lost almost 1 1/2 weeks of temperatures below freezing, while portions of some states in the Gulf and Southwest have gained almost 1 1/2 weeks of temperatures that cause heat stress.

Nov 5, 2025

Porch, McKenzie To Lead UNC System Staff Assembly

NC State employees will serve as both the chair and the parliamentarian for the advisory body for all UNC System staff.

A pack of Nanotyrannus brazenly attacks a juvenile T. rex. Illustration by Anthony Hutchings.

Oct 30, 2025

Nanotyrannus Confirmed: Dueling Dinosaurs Fossil Rewrites the Story of T. rex

A complete Nanotyrannus skeleton has just ended one of paleontology’s longest-running debates.

Oct 27, 2025

High Levels of Short-Chain PFAS Found in Wilmington Residents’ Blood

High levels of ultrashort-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were found in blood samples taken from Wilmington, N.C. residents between 2010-2016.

Oct 21, 2025

Increasing Heat is Super-Charging Arctic Climate and Weather Extremes

A “pushing and triggering” mechanism has has driven the Arctic climate system to a new state, which will likely see consistently increased frequency and intensity of extreme events across the atmosphere, ocean and cryosphere this century.

NC State students Chloe Sharpe and Ethan Clark smile and hold their hands in the wolfies pose.

Oct 1, 2025

The Minutes Matter to North Carolina’s Weather Authority

Timely and localized weather forecasting has earned third-generation NC State student Ethan Clark nearly 800,000 Facebook followers who rely on his daily weather forecasts to stay informed.

Sep 24, 2025

Study Challenges Theory Behind N.C. Blue Crab Decline

There are plenty of juvenile blue crabs in Pamlico Sound, so where are the adults?