News

Aug 3, 2017

Finding Neutrinos – a Q&A with Matthew Green

The world’s smallest neutrino detector has found neutrinos: elusive, electrically neutral particles that interact only weakly with matter.

Aug 3, 2017

NC State Receives DARPA Funding to Develop, Test Gene Drive System

Developing and testing a gene drive system to reduce invasive mouse populations is the focus of a DARPA-funded research project.

Aug 3, 2017

From Planetary to Microscopic: Winners of the 2017 NC State Research Image Contest

From a map of Mars to the microscopic surface of a leaf that only looks like an alien landscape, see the NC State Research Image Contest winners.

Aug 1, 2017

Physics App Selected as a 2017 Campus Technology Impact Award

Campus Technology magazine recognizes NC State’s MyTech App as a 2017 Campus Technology Impact Award recipient in the Teaching & Learning category.

Jul 12, 2017

Bridging the Funding Gap from Research to Commercialization

Five promising NC State projects will receive support from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund to help them move their inventions into the marketplace.

Jun 29, 2017

Variation at a Central Metabolic Gene Influences Male Fruit Fly Lifespan

Why do females outlive males? For fruit flies, the answer can be found in the expression of an important metabolism gene.

Jun 20, 2017

Ancient Skulls Shed Light on Migration in the Roman Empire

Skeletal evidence shows that, hundreds of years after the Roman Republic conquered most of the Mediterranean world, coastal communities in what is now south and central Italy still bear distinct physical differences to one another.

Jun 14, 2017

Online Organic Chemistry Teaching Professor Inspires Students to Learn

For Kay Sandberg, using a light-hearted approach to her teaching is a win-win for her. Students remember more and gain excitement for the subject for a lifetime, not just one class.

Jun 13, 2017

Kathryn Council Honored with 2017 Godwin Red Torch Award

Kathryn Council, an NC State alumna, volunteer and former staff member, received the 2017 Jerry and Elizabeth Godwin Red Torch Award on June 8 in recognition of her impact at the university.

Jun 9, 2017

Physicists Use Numerical ‘Tweezers’ to Study Nuclear Interactions

Researchers use numerical tweezers to study how interactions between protons and neutrons produce forces between nuclei.