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NC State Spinout Company Seeks to Spark Innovation, Fight Food Waste

Author: Staff

Feb 6, 2023

60 Seconds with Skylar Hopkins

Assistant Professor of Applied Ecology 
A small green plant grows out of of a clear, plastic container. The plant is on the left half of the container.

Jan 12, 2023

Fungi Could Be the Future of Healthier Plants

Researchers at NC State are studying how mycorrhizal fungi can enhance plant health and could lessen our reliance on non-renewable fertilizers. 
Rich Bonanno

Dec 20, 2022

Rich Bonanno Named Vice Provost for Outreach and Engagement

Rich Bonanno has been named vice provost for Outreach and Engagement, effective Jan. 1, 2023. 
Dr. Jacob Jones, right, talks with three female students in the STEPS lab.

Dec 6, 2022

STEPS Center takes on phosphorus sustainability

In the first year since the Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS) Center launched, 20 research projects are in progress — all working toward the goal of reducing dependence on phosphorus mining and the amount of phosphates lost to water and soil. 
Fraser Fir Seed Orchard

Dec 5, 2022

Scientists Prepare for Exploding Christmas Tree Seeds

A new seed facility will help NC State researchers prepare for the next generation of Fraser fir Christmas trees selected for their superior traits. 
brown-furred marten with grey ears is perched on the branch of a pine tree

Nov 7, 2022

Carnivore Gut Microbes Offer Insight Into Health of Wild Ecosystems

The work highlights an emerging tool that will allow researchers and wildlife managers to assess the health of wild ecosystems. 
Emily Oven holds snake under study

Nov 3, 2022

Scientists Monitor Emerging Fungal Disease in Snakes

NC State researchers track an emerging infectious disease in small snakes. 
Triangle deer are under study

Nov 1, 2022

Scientists Track Triangle Deer to Learn How They Deal With Development

NC State researchers are tracking white-tailed deer as they move around cities, suburbs and rural areas in the Triangle. 
NC State Memorial Belltower in the fall

Oct 27, 2022

Horticulture’s Yencho and Pecota Win NC State’s Innovator of the Year Award

Craig Yencho and Ken Pecota were both honored with the Innovator of the Year award, and Marshall Brain received the Entrepreneur of the Year award. 
Two people in white lab coats and hair nets work at machinery. Packets of orange puree are in the foreground.

Oct 21, 2022

NC State Spinout Company Seeks to Spark Innovation, Fight Food Waste

SinnovaTek, a company co-founded by an NC State professor and one of his former students, helps small-scale entrepreneurs get products to market while curbing food waste from farms.