How Solitary Cockroaches Gave Rise to Social Termites: Tales from Two Genomes

cockroach close up against white background

Feb 9, 2018

How Solitary Cockroaches Gave Rise to Social Termites: Tales from Two Genomes

Termites are 'social cockroaches.' NC State researchers examine the genomes of both termites and cockroaches to find clues about how this evolution occurred.

Woman behind North Carolina Cooperative Extension Lenoir County sign, at the construction site for the new county center.

Feb 7, 2018

After the Flood: Rebuilding an Extension Center

In the 15 months since Hurricane Matthew flooded their building, Lenoir County’s Extension staff members have worked under trying conditions. But with a new building under construction, the future looks brighter.

CALS animal science student Christian Capobianco

Feb 7, 2018

Student Spotlight: Christian Capobianco Interns At The Zoo

Rhinos and elephants, giraffes and chimpanzees and many, many more, are all in a day's work for Animal Science senior Christian Capobianco in his internship at Zoo Miami.

NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Feb 7, 2018

Economic Perspective: Improving the Economy for Struggling Workers

The job market is improving, but not everyone is seeing their lives improve. What steps can be taken to expand prosperity?

NC State CALS alumnus Jim Noah sitting at his desk

Feb 6, 2018

AgPack Strong: Pursuing a “Career of Exciting Research”

After a career in the military, Jim Noah found his home as a Ph.D. student at NC State. During that time, the self-described lifelong learner became passionate about biochemistry.

Feb 6, 2018

Venus Flytraps Don’t Eat The Insects That Pollinate Them

NC State researchers discover which insects pollinate Venus flytraps – and learn that flytraps don’t dine on them.

Becky Poole and her faculty mentor Dr. Daniel Poole investigate the impact of protein supplementation on immune response in steers suffering from a disease called fescue toxicosis.

Feb 5, 2018

Student Spotlight: A Passion for Teaching and Learning

As she studies a disease that threatens the reproductive abilities of cattle, Becky Poole hopes to help farmers keep their herds healthy.

Students in biochemistry lab with Dr. Trino Ascencio-Ibanez, one of the co-principal investigators at NC State working on the cassava mosaic disease project.

Feb 2, 2018

Faculty Focus: Fighting to Save Cassava

Trino Ascencio-Ibanez and his colleagues are hard at work – with the help of two major grants – protecting the food supply for an entire continent.

Aerial view of Belltower and downtown Raleigh to the east of campus.

Feb 2, 2018

You Decide: Will the New Tax Law’s Inflation Measure Cost You?

The new federal income tax law is full of changes, including those to the inflation measure. What do the changes to the inflation measure mean for you?

Farmer standing beside a popcorn cleaning machine.

Jan 31, 2018

AgPack Strong: Ag Institute Grad Jason Barbour Diversifies

Johnston County farmer Jason Barbour grows a lot of the usual North Carolina crops – tobacco, sweet potatoes, small grains, soybeans and corn. But in recent years, with help from NC State Extension, the NC State Agricultural Institute grad added a crop that wouldn’t make that list: popcorn.