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Jun 12, 2025

NC State Scientists Advance Understanding of Cystic Fibrosis by Finding Drug Class to Avoid 

By Bethany Brookshire People with cystic fibrosis are in a constant battle with the thick, sticky mucus that builds up in the airways of their lungs. But while the genetic disease is due to mutations in one specific gene, it takes a score of proteins to make mucus, and not all of them are fully…

Jun 3, 2025

Kelliher Named Roberts and Mikhail Distinguished Chair in Plant Genome Editing

Timothy Kelliher will join NC State University this July as the director of the Genome Editing Center for Sustainable Agriculture (GEC). Integrated with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ (CALS) state-of-the-art Plant Sciences Initiative (PSI) and its expertise in genome editing and CRISPR, the GEC is poised to revolutionize agriculture.

Apr 2, 2025

‘A Wicked Success’: Award-Winning NC State Experience Celebrates Five Years of Impact

As Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions marks five years of challenging incoming students to Think and Do, it’s also earning national recognition, including winning the Online Learning Consortium Award of Excellence in Digital Learning Innovation at OLC Innovate 2025.

Apr 2, 2025

Fred Gould: Lessons in Science and Humanity

Colleagues and former students credit renowned NC State scientist Fred Gould for teaching them about life as well as science.

Mar 20, 2025

What Do Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs and ‘Jurassic Park’ Have in Common? Ask This Up-And-Coming Population Geneticist

Through NC State’s Genetics and Genomics Scholars program, Ph.D. candidate Megan Dillon has become a leading expert in the population genetics of stray dogs living around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Mar 6, 2025

Optimizing Corn Production for Greater Efficiency

CALS researchers are digging in to find a way to grow corn that uses less fertilizer, aiming to save farmers time and money while also reducing nitrogen waste in the environment.

Sep 16, 2024

Growing Christmas Trees for the Future

NC State is leading a nearly $7.5 million project to accelerate the genetic improvement of Christmas trees to mitigate the impacts of climate change and disease and pest outbreaks.

Aug 12, 2024

NC State Leading New Collaborative Grant to Study Immune Receptors

The grant includes a $645,180 award for NC State. 

Jul 10, 2024

The CRISPR Revolution: Chancellor Woodson Talks Science and Innovation with Professor Rodolphe Barrangou

Professor Rodolphe Barrangou joins Chancellor Woodson to discuss CRISPR, a game-changing technology that has turned science fiction into reality.

Jun 25, 2024

GGA Faculty Spotlight: Joe Gage on ‘throwing a dart at the course catalog’

Deciding your undergraduate major comes with a lot of excitement as well as apprehension. In the moment, this decision may feel like you are choosing the course of the rest…

Jun 17, 2024

Jeff Yoder Named Professor of Biological Sciences and Executive Director of Genetics and Genomics Academy

Jeff Yoder has been appointed professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and executive director of the Genetics and Genomics Academy, effective August 1.

Jun 14, 2024

GGA Faculty Spotlight: Hong Wang on Career Detours and Outlooks on Science

Growing up while China was still mostly closed to the world, Hong Wang found inspiration from small picture books about fascinating stories of famous western and eastern scientists, including Marie…