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Alyssa Griffin, wearing red, smile and hugs two other winners of the Three Minute Thesis challenge

Dec 11, 2024

Graduate student Alyssa Griffin among winners of Three Minute Thesis competition

Graduate student Alyssa Griffin was named the second-place winner of NC State’s 10th annual Three Minute Thesis competition last month. The Graduate School hosts the competition each year to allow…
Afternoon sunlight streams through the fall foliage at Wolf Plaza

Dec 2, 2024

NC State Announces 2024-25 Goodnight Early Career Innovators

NC State announced its 2024-25 class of Goodnight Early Career Innovators today. This program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education. The 25 faculty selected will receive $22,000 ­for each of the next three years to support their scholarship and research endeavors.

Oct 28, 2024

When is a Heat Wave Just a Heat Wave, and When is it Climate Change?

A 2023 heat wave helped establish processes that tease out whether particular weather events are climate related.
water drips from faucet

Oct 10, 2024

It Could Take Over 40 Years for PFAS to Leave Groundwater

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, known commonly as PFAS, could take over 40 years to flush out of contaminated groundwater in North Carolina’s Cumberland and Bladen counties.
Faculty member Tal Ben-Horin and graduate student Zakir Bulmer prepare their gear for a scuba diving excursion

Oct 8, 2024

NC State on the Coast

On a breezy September day, doctoral student Zakir Bulmer sits on the edge of a boat on the Pamlico Sound and allows himself to fall backwards into the water. He’s spending the day scuba diving at different sites across the sound with his advisor, Tal Ben-Horin, an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences. …