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NC State Sciences

@NCStateSciences

The @NCState College of Sciences is a one-of-a-kind environment that values collegiality, creativity, diversity and scientific excellence.

 Raleigh, North Carolina
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What comes after a historic trip around the moon? 🌕 The Artemis II crew is taking on new roles, including NC State alumna Christina Koch, who will step into a NASA engineering leadership position.🚀 Read the update. ➡️:ncst.at/MTCx5102c20
All Four Artemis II Astronauts Have Now Retired From Spaceflight, Here's What They're Doing Next -...

All Four Artemis II Astronauts Have Now Retired From Spaceflight, Here's What They're Doing Next -...

In all four cases, it appears that once they got around the dark side of the Moon, each astronaut saw the Earth and decided to never leave it again.

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Once Ms. Wuf, now Roary.🐺🦁 Rachel Fenton ’23 is making history as the first full-time mascot for the North Carolina Courage after turning her passion for mascotting into a career. Read her story ➡️:ncst.at/vXv65101Swr
Suited for the Job

Suited for the Job

A former Ms. Wuf, Rachel Fenton ’23 finds her calling as a professional mascot.

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Alumna Germaine Johnson ’85 relied on financial aid to earn her degrees. 🎓 Now, she’s helping students follow in her footsteps with a scholarship endowment honoring her parents. ❤️ Read her story. ➡️: ncst.at/TPvz5101SrQ
Passing On the Gift of an Education

Passing On the Gift of an Education

Germaine Johnson ’85 has established an endowment to help need-based students fund their education.

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Did dinosaurs snack on seaweed?🦖🌊 Research co-authored by NC State paleontologist Lindsay Zanno suggests coastal dinosaurs may have eaten marine resources that washed ashore. Read more about the fossil evidence. ➡️:ncst.at/5Vtn5100Znt
Dinos Bellied Up to the Cretaceous Seaweed Bar

Dinos Bellied Up to the Cretaceous Seaweed Bar

Dinos might have been beachcombers that dined on washed-up seafood, a new study has found.

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Christina Koch joins a long list of remarkable Wolfpack women honored across NC State’s campus. 🌕🐺 From Gertrude Cox to Katharine Stinson to Marye Anne Fox, their names carry stories of leadership, discovery and impact. 🚀 Read more. ➡️:ncst.at/p7sk5100ZfK
A New Addition to Campus Landmarks Named After Women

A New Addition to Campus Landmarks Named After Women

NC State’s newest building to honor a woman is one of many such landmarks on and off campus, a tradition that goes all the way back to the school’s first female employee in 1889.

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How can researchers measure protein diversity across the entire human proteome?🧬 Hear Northwestern chemist Neil Kelleher discuss this challenge at NC State’s Michael S. Bereman Distinguished Lecture. 📅 Oct. 23 | 3:30 p.m. 📍 Hunt Library More info ➡️:ncst.at/RvSX5100gqh
Michael S. Bereman Distinguished Lecture in Analytical Chemistry

Michael S. Bereman Distinguished Lecture in Analytical Chemistry

In this colloquium, Neil Kelleher, the Walter and Mary Elizabeth Glass Professor of Life Sciences in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University, will speak about his analytical chemistry...

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How do you explain your research in three sentences?🔬 Join NC State science engagement director Jory Weintraub TODAY for a free workshop on communicating research through storytelling. 📍 D.H. Hill Jr. Library ⏰ 10-11 a.m. Details ➡️:ncst.at/aHFO50ZYLrQ
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Join NC State chemistry graduate students for a free, family-friendly science fair with interactive exhibits and hands-on activities at Chemistry Under Construction!. 🧪🔬 📅 Oct. 24, noon to 3 p.m. 📍 Moore Square Details ➡️:ncst.at/iunk50ZYLtq
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From NC State classrooms to the far side of the moon. 🌕🚀 Explore the science and engineering behind Artemis II and how Christina Koch used her physics and electrical engineering background during the historic mission. Read the story ➡️: ncst.at/fMmo50ZYLrr
The Science and Engineering of Space Travel

The Science and Engineering of Space Travel

NASA astronaut Christina Koch used the engineering and physics skills she gained at NC State during the Artemis II mission.

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Looking for an internship?📈 Statistics students shared advice at the department’s inaugural Share Fair, including how to build your network, find opportunities and make your application stand out. Read their tips ➡️:ncst.at/Su1850ZY7Ws
How to Land an Internship: Department of Statistics Hosts Inaugural Share Fair

How to Land an Internship: Department of Statistics Hosts Inaugural Share Fair

Statistics students exchanged ideas and information about finding and securing internships and research opportunities.

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What can an astronaut teach you about college? 🚀🐺 Christina Koch shared lessons from her NC State journey, including how to find your focus, explore beyond the classroom, build your Wolfpack and push through self-doubt. Read the story. ➡️:ncst.at/OyCB50ZXAW3
Think and Do Like an Astronaut

Think and Do Like an Astronaut

Christina Koch's experiences as a student at NC State gave her the foundation to become an astronaut. Follow in her footsteps and reach for your dreams as part of our Wolfpack.

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Research is more memorable when it has a story. 📖🔬 Learn practical storytelling techniques to help communicate your research at this free NC State workshop on Oct. 19. Open to all, especially students and researchers. Learn more ➡️: ncst.at/o0SY50ZY7Tb
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NC State physicist Dali Sun has received a five-year $1.35 million Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation grant.🏆 His research explores how conducting polymers could open new possibilities for moving information through materials. Read more ➡️:ncst.at/WoAw50ZXAVK
Physicist Sun Wins $1.35M Moore Foundation Grant

Physicist Sun Wins $1.35M Moore Foundation Grant

Dali Sun has been named to the 2026 cohort of Experimental Physics Investigators.

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.@NCState researchers have engineered a new thin-film material that could open doors for applications from electronics to space travel. Read the story ➡️: ncst.at/8n1e50ZXAPQ
New Material Is an Extreme Thermal Insulator

New Material Is an Extreme Thermal Insulator

The new material approaches the theoretical limit of how good a thermal insulator can be.

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What happens in the sea doesn’t stay in the sea. 🌊🦖 New research co-authored by NC State paleontologist Lindsay Zanno reveals clues that ancient coastal dinosaurs may have relied on marine resources to supplement their diets. Read the story. ➡️:ncst.at/IULC50ZXAOv
Dinos Bellied Up to the Cretaceous Seaweed Bar

Dinos Bellied Up to the Cretaceous Seaweed Bar

Dinos might have been beachcombers that dined on washed-up seafood, a new study has found.

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What does it mean to be a public scientist? 🦖🔬 For Lindsay Zanno, it means making groundbreaking discoveries while inspiring millions of students, educators, museum visitors and lifelong learners. Learn more .➡️:ncst.at/8JIP50ZWB7g
Governor Stein Announces Recipients of 2026 North Carolina Award, State’s Highest Honor

Governor Stein Announces Recipients of 2026 North Carolina Award, State’s Highest Honor

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Meet Christina.🌕🌲 NC State’s Moon Tree was planted in honor of Christina Koch, the three-time graduate who fulfilled her lifelong dream of traveling around the moon aboard Artemis II. 🐺🚀 Read more. ➡️:ncst.at/kcbX50ZWB6Z
A Moon Tree Planted in Honor of a Moon Visitor

A Moon Tree Planted in Honor of a Moon Visitor

One of NC State’s newest trees, a 6-foot-tall loblolly pine on Centennial Campus, is the descendant of an original 1971 Moon Tree, whose seed flew on Apollo 14. It was planted in honor of NASA...

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A campus she once called home now has a landmark named for her. 🌕🐺 Christina Koch’s return to NC State this August was a full-circle moment for the three-time graduate and Artemis II astronaut. 🚀 Read the story. ➡️:ncst.at/cTru50ZVXSH
A New Name at Home

A New Name at Home

NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned to the campus where she earned three degrees, welcomed by a cheering crowd, a renamed building with her name on it and a limited-edition taste of her own...

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Faster ocean data could lead to better forecasts.🌊 NC State researchers developed a method for estimating sea surface temperatures from sparse observations that trains in about 1 minute and could help improve weather and climate predictions. READ. ➡️: ncst.at/tAiC50ZVAwB
New Method Estimates Sea Surface Temps Quickly and Accurately

New Method Estimates Sea Surface Temps Quickly and Accurately

A new method for extrapolating sea surface temperatures from sparse data is significantly more accurate than other commonly used computational methods.

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New semester, new faces. 🐺 We’re welcoming eight new faculty members this fall, bringing new expertise and perspectives to classrooms, labs and research across the college. Learn more.➡️: ncst.at/RH8N50ZVAvF
Meet Our Newest Faculty

Meet Our Newest Faculty

The College of Sciences is welcoming eight new faculty members in the fall of 2026.

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