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Jun 17, 2020

OIS Goes Virtual to Keep Students Connected

Sandra Pfeffer’s trip to the United States hasn’t gone as planned. She arrived at NC State from Vienna in February with her boyfriend. He came to do research in industrial engineering, she wanted to improve her English. She looked forward to meeting new people, exploring Raleigh and traveling around the South. Most of that is out…
telecommuting cat

Jun 17, 2020

Wolfpack at Work — at Home

From DIY desks (cardboard, anyone?) to furry four-legged “co-workers,” many NC State employees are making the best of working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scroll through the gallery below for a peek into the lives of some of the university’s remote workforce. (Click on the thumbnail images to open the full-screen view and read the first-person…
2019 world map

Jun 17, 2020

In Wake of Global Shutdowns, Researchers Expect Water Quality to Improve

Researchers have mapped declines in air pollution after lockdowns were imposed around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but those are not the only environmental impacts they expect to see. They think the cleaner air could also mean cleaner water – at least in the short term. “The connection between atmosphere and surface…
woman working at laptop

Jun 17, 2020

The New Normal: How Nonprofits Should Update Their Operations to Account for COVID-19

“Management of Nonprofit Organization” is a master’s-level course designed to prepare students to work with nonprofit organizations. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant upheaval in what constitutes “normal” operations for any industry, and nonprofits are no different. So we modified the class accordingly. The class had a higher-level view of the nonprofit sector during…
juneteenth memorial monument

Jun 17, 2020

What Is Juneteenth?

The arrival of Union troops in Galveston, Texas, in June 1865 put into effect, in the furthest reaches of the Confederacy, President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued two and a half years earlier. On June 19, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued an order declaring a potentially revolutionary change, one that threatened the long tradition of…
mosquito leg

Jun 17, 2020

Volcanic Glass Spray Shows Promise in Controlling Mosquitoes

An indoor residual spray made by combining a type of volcanic glass with water showed effective control of mosquitoes that carry malaria, according to a new study. The findings could be useful in reducing disease-carrying mosquito populations – and the risk of malaria – in Africa. Malaria, an infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes, annually kills some…
woman birding with binoculars

Jun 17, 2020

On How #BlackBirdersWeek Celebrated Black Naturalists, Birders

When asked about her favorite bird, Deja Perkins has trouble choosing just one. If she has to choose, though, her favorite would be the bald eagle – a bird that first captivated her when she was beginning her journey into ornithology, or the scientific study of birds. “Still to this day, seeing them soaring or diving for…
ryan cataflu

Jun 17, 2020

Student Becomes Teacher

When he received an English assignment to identify a problem that could be solved through written form, NC State computer science major Ryan Catalfu tackled it the best way he knew how: by building a website. Little did he know that his class project would be broadcast on the local news and, as a result,…
hand sanitizer

Jun 17, 2020

Fewer Cars Mean More Hand Sanitizer

Fewer cars on the road, due to shelter-in-place regulations in various states across the country, create an opportunity to use surplus ethanol – a type of alcohol used in automobile and truck fuels – to make hand sanitizer. For two problem-solving partners, the opportunity means working together to mitigate local shortages of hand sanitizer, an…
Person holding beaker of honey against light for inspection

Mar 20, 2020

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