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Sep 16, 2024

NC State Receives NSF Grant to Establish the Center for Accelerated Photocatalysis

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that North Carolina State University will direct a center that deploys self-driving labs (SDLs) to accelerate discovery for reactions which use light as a catalyst in challenging chemical transformations. The NSF Center for Accelerated Photocatalysis (CAPs) is supported by an NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) Program Phase I…

A rendering of the new Integrative Sciences Building

Sep 6, 2024

New Building Will Take Familiar Name

The Integrative Sciences Building, scheduled to open in 2026, will be named in honor of Chancellor Randy Woodson.

Aug 29, 2024

This Tiny Backyard Bug Does the Fastest Backflips on Earth

The globular springtail can leap 60 times its body length and spin at a rate of 368 rotations per second.

An artistic rendering of a pair of dinosaurs walking through a cave toward a swamp.

Aug 26, 2024

Discovering Dinosaurs

Researchers teamed up with paleontologists at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences to find fossils belonging to a species of dinosaur that had never been discovered before.

Several blue and yellow tentacles wave from a blue and yellow stem against a black backdrop

Aug 26, 2024

The Scope of Our Research: Winners of the 2024 Envisioning Research Contest

The 2024 Envisioning Research contest captures the spectacular landscape of research being conducted at NC State.

Aug 13, 2024

Three Actions and a Tool to Cut Methane Emissions and Slow Global Warming

Researchers examine rising methane levels and create a tool to help countries find cost-effective ways to reduce methane.

Aug 13, 2024

A New Wave of Innovation

The blue economy in North Carolina is a dynamic sector integrating economic activities with the preservation of coastal and marine ecosystems. NC State’s Blue Economy Innovation Program (BEIP) exemplifies this integration…

Aug 12, 2024

Teams Forge Communication Shortcuts Across Large Organizations to Keep Information Flowing

Shortcuts across the hierarchy is hallmark of communication in successful company.

Aug 9, 2024

Chemist Ohata Receives NIH MIRA Award

Jun Ohata, an assistant professor of chemistry, earned a prestigious research award for faculty in the sciences.

Campus gateway sign reading NC State University

Jul 25, 2024

Array Pinpoints Imprinted Genes with Potential Links to Disease

New array is a cost-effective, efficient method for exploring links between environmental exposures and genes.