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Three NC State Students Receive Goldwater Scholarships

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Several peaches with bacterial spot of peach disease

Jul 13, 2026

The Family Tree of Viruses Just Grew – and It Paves the Way for a New Approach to Agricultural Research

Researchers have discovered that a group of viruses known to infect an agriculturally important plant pathogen has remained genetically stable for an astonishing four decades, a finding that opens the door to new tools for fighting crop disease. 
a pokeweed growing green, unripe and poisonous berries

Jul 9, 2026

Mining Rare Earth Elements with Plants

The United States is looking to boost domestic mining of rare earth elements to secure greater control over pricing and manufacturing of essential technologies we rely on. To that end, the U.S. Department of Energy is backing NC State University’s interdisciplinary research for optimizing phytomining — the process of extracting valuable minerals using plants. 
a field full of green leafy crops

Jun 18, 2026

Microbial Partners May Help Plants Respond to Higher Temperatures

New research suggests the microbiome near the surface of a plant’s roots, known as the rhizosphere microbiome, may play a role in helping crops respond to heat stress. 
a large brown beetle with horns that curl behind its head

Jun 2, 2026

Scientists Identify ‘Mystery Beetle’ Attacking Blueberry Farms Across North Carolina

A new study from NC State University researchers has identified destructive beetles inhabiting North Carolina blueberry fields as Prionus imbricornus, a species of longhorn beetle. 
Two scientists in lab coats pipette and look at slides

May 22, 2026

Lessons from Collard Greens

Mallory Choudoir, assistant professor of plant and microbial biology, is exploring the ecological relationships between soil microbes and heirloom collard cultivation with support through a seed grant from NC State’s Global One Health Academy. 
a woman feeds a toddler with a spoon

May 18, 2026

Teaching with Food Boosts Preschoolers’ Science Knowledge and Vocabulary

It also might get preschoolers to taste, or at least touch, the green vegetables on their dinner plates. 
a man holds a grey T-shirt with white letters that says mental health matters

May 11, 2026

Embedded Counseling Program Expands Counseling Resource Accessibility for Students

Since the start of the 2022-23 school year, the expansion of the Embedded Counseling program, which has placed a dedicated counselor in each academic college or unit on campus, has allowed the NC State Counseling Center to expand its accessibility to students. 
a microscopic image of strawberry fungus

May 11, 2026

Study Reveals How Strawberries Were Ambushed By Fungal Parasites

Plant pathogens don’t always spread from place to place. Sometimes they lie in wait. 
photo shows a bumble bee resting on a yellow flower

May 6, 2026

How Higher Temperatures Can Benefit (or Devastate) Bumble Bee Populations

New research finds higher temperatures actually benefit some bumble bee species – but periods of extreme heat appear to more than offset those benefits. 
The NC State Memorial Belltower behind a bed of red and white flowers.

May 1, 2026

Three NC State Students Receive Goldwater Scholarships

Caitlyn Elliott, a plant biology and biochemistry double major, is among three third-year students at NC State to receive the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.