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Rodolphe Barrangou and Ph.D. student Echo Pan in the lab.

Nov 6, 2024

Future-proofing Food and Agriculture: NC State’s Genome Editing Center

How will genome editing benefit food and agriculture? We asked CRISPR expert Rodolphe Barrangou, an NC State faculty member and co-founder of five companies.
Someone holds an electric bandage that reflects the red light behind it.

Nov 5, 2024

Battery-Powered Bandages Could Become a Simpler and More Affordable Treatment for Chronic Wounds

An NC State professor has invented an electric bandage that could potentially treat chronic wounds more effectively — and affordably.

Nov 5, 2024

Melinda Morrill’s Study Examines How Natural Disaster Closures Impact Student Performance

A recent study by Poole professor Melinda Morrill examines how natural disaster school closures affect student performance across economic groups.
a group of people making wolf signs with their hands and holding a small robot

Nov 4, 2024

Run With the RoboPack

RoboPack and WOLFadvance design teams give agricultural robotics students hands-on experiences to sharpen their skills so they’re ready to future-proof the food supply.
Adam Fahrenholz, Associate Professor of Feed Manufacturing; Dr. Marissa Cohen, Area Specialized Agent for Animal Food Safety; Dalas Norton, Research Technician & Hauler for LWRFL; Samuel Brown, Feed Mill Education Unit Manager; Corey Wishon, doctoral student; Dr. Andrea Rubio, post-doctoral scholar.

Nov 4, 2024

Feed Mill Donates 11 Tons of Feed to Western North Carolina

CALS’ Feed Milling Program jumped into action to produce 11 tons of chicken feed to help small farmers and backyard chicken keepers in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene.
Ghost forest in North Carolina.

Oct 31, 2024

Satellite imagery may help protect coastal forests from climate change

Sea-level rise caused by climate change poses a serious and often unpredictable threat to coastal forests, and new tools are needed to help mitigate damage and allocate conservation resources.   A new study from North Carolina State University and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) details how satellite imagery may help identify forested areas that…
A Feed the Pack volunteer loads a basket in the food pantry.

Oct 30, 2024

Support Feed the Pack as Pantry Bowl Approaches

For the fourth straight year, the Wolfpack and Tar Heels will square off in the Pantry Bowl, an annual competition to raise money for NC State’s Feed the Pack Food Pantry and UNC’s Carolina Cupboard. 
a classroom is filled with empty desks and chairs

Oct 29, 2024

Which Students Fare Worst When Natural Disasters Close Schools?

School closures due to natural disasters have similar impacts on student performance across economic groups.
Ms Wuf and Mr Wuf wearing Halloween costumes on field at Carter-Finley Football Stadium

Oct 29, 2024

A Spooky, Sustainable Halloween with the Sustainability Stewards

Craft your own spooky, sustainable Halloween with the tips from the NC State Sustainability Stewards for fun, low-waste costumes.
Woman smiling in field of pink flowers

Oct 29, 2024

Reaping the Data Harvest

Ashley Walgren’s journey into agriculture and data science has allowed her to use powerful machine learning tools to tell data-driven stories and uncover solutions for agricultural sustainability.