May 9, 2025 Salisbury Post

You decide: Is it code red for the economy?

The troubling result for the first quarter GDP report is that it showed GDP dropping. The reduction was modest, at negative 0.3 percent, but it was the first drop in three years. Immediately, concerns about a recession rose. This is because a “rule of thumb” for declaring a recession is two consecutive quarterly drops in… 

May 9, 2025 Texas Standard

Ranchers plead for help to fight a devastating pest on its way back to Texas

Generations of American ranchers fought screwworms. “In the past when we did have screwworms, and we’re going back to the 1960s, ’70s, I remember reading about cases in the Dakotas,” said Max Scott, a professor of entomology at North Carolina State University. 

May 9, 2025 Forbes

Best Places To Retire In 2025: Greenville And Other Surprisingly Affordable Gems

Raleigh, North Carolina – State capital and college town (North Carolina State University, Shaw University) of 494,000 in the famous Research Triangle of eastern North Carolina. 

May 9, 2025 Newsweek

Items to Stock Up on Before Trump’s Tariffs Take Effect

According to CNN Underscored, the tariffs have hit brands like Samsung, LG and Dyson, which could lead to a spike in production costs for items such as refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, and air conditioners. Further, many small electric appliances come from China, Rob Handfield, professor of supply chain management at North Carolina State University, told Bloomberg. 

May 9, 2025 Triangle Business Journal

Centennial Campus gets big boost from office leases

Recent leasing activity at North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus has led to one of its buildings being fully occupied. 

May 9, 2025 Winston-Salem Journal

Greensboro, Winston will have climate of Florida by end of century

“There’s not a specific smoking gun if there’s temperatures contributing, if there are diseases that are contributing, or if there’s something else,” said Elsa Youngsteadt, associate professor of applied ecology at NC State University. 

May 8, 2025 The Atlantic

Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce

And no, washing your bagged lettuce rigorously is not the answer. If it’s infected, only a thorough cooking is going to kill the bacteria and protect you from getting sick. Rinsing your vegetables is “a mitigation step that’s reducing risk, but it is not a guarantee,” Benjamin Chapman, a food-safety expert at North Carolina State… 

May 8, 2025 Feed & Grain

Study: Benzoic acid could reduce emissions, replace antibiotics

Benzoic acid — a food preservative of interest to researchers for its antibacterial properties, could also reduce ammonia emissions from pig production, according to new research from North Carolina State University. 

May 8, 2025 The New York Times

Genetic Study Retraces the Origins of Coronaviruses in Bats

“These aren’t ancient events,” said David Rasmussen, a virologist at North Carolina State University who was not involved in the new study. “These things are happening all the time. These viruses are truly mosaics.” 

May 7, 2025 The Nassau Guardian

How cruise ship passengers can stay safe from the latest version of norovirus

Of the 19 million to 21 million norovirus illnesses that occur each year in the U.S., less than 1% are tied to cruises, said Lee-Ann Jaykus, a North Carolina State University food microbiologist and virologist who has studied norovirus. 

May 7, 2025 Philly Voice

Indoor plants do more than beautify a room. They boost mental health, too

“We see a clear connection with the fact that being around plants improves cortisol levels in our body,” Melinda Knuth, an assistant professor of horticultural science at North Carolina State University, told Time in 2023. “We hold our stress hormone, cortisol, in our saliva, and we know this is decreased when we’re around plants.” 

May 7, 2025 Environmental News Network

Development, Agriculture Present Risks for Drinking Water Quality

A new study from North Carolina State University researchers finds that conversion of forests to urban development or agriculture near streams can have harmful effects on water quality downstream, presenting both health concerns and raising the cost of water treatment. 

May 7, 2025 The New York Times Wirecutter

I’m Wirecutter’s Laundry Expert, and My Favorite Cleaning Cloth Is a Diaper

The interlacing birdseye weave makes the fabric especially absorbent, explained Karen Leonas, a professor of textile sciences at Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University. Cotton is also biodegradable, a detail I appreciate when I’m cleaning with cloth diapers. 

May 6, 2025 IEEE Spectrum

Smart Shirt Tracks Workouts—and Goes Straight to the Wash 

“Practical design choices like the removable circuit board and machine washability directly address common user concerns around maintenance and comfort,” says Rong Yin, an assistant professor in the department of textile engineering, chemistry and science at North Carolina State University, who was not involved in the research.“This user-centric approach significantly increases the potential for widespread… 

May 6, 2025 WUNC

Amid bird flu concerns, NC Farm Act aims to ban raw milk sales in the state

“Milk basically has all of the things that any self-respecting bacteria would want to grow in. It’s got sugar, it’s got protein, it’s got fat, it’s got minerals, growth factors. It’s got everything that will make it possible for bacteria to grow very quickly,” Gabriel Keith Harris, a N.C. State University professor and food science…