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Poop, Pee and Microbes: The complicated ecology of pit latrines

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A color drawing of a blue staircase with figures climbing. Each are passing red bricks to each other to help build at the top of the stairs. The sky is light blue with a white cloud in the background.

Nov 19, 2024

Office for Faculty Development and Success aims to reform caregiving policies

The College of Engineering’s Office for Faculty Development and Success (OFDS) officially kicked off its efforts to improve academia’s policies and attitudes around caregiving with a forum on Nov. 8. 
illustration shows a digital screen displaying data related to groundwater quality

Nov 12, 2024

Machine learning predicts highest-risk groundwater sites to improve water quality monitoring

The new tool allows regulators and public health authorities to prioritize specific aquifers for water quality testing. 
medical image of lungs

Aug 13, 2024

Quantitative ultrasound parameters offer new tool for diagnosing lung disease

The researchers demonstrated the parameters’ ability to accurately diagnose and assess the severity of lung diseases in an animal model. 
Jair Valenzuela, left, plays Super Smash Brothers Ultimate against Dean Jim Pfaendtner and Kaleb Decker in the new Esports Lab.

Jul 26, 2024

GG with Dean Pfaendtner

For many College of Engineering (COE) students, playing video games is a popular way to unwind. It’s also a favorite pastime of Jim Pfaendtner, Louis Martin-Vega Dean of Engineering. 
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Jul 26, 2024

NC State Active Minds chapter encourages conversations about mental health

Sav Powers knew she wanted to do something to help her fellow engineering students with their mental health. She just didn’t know what. 
photo shows a gradeschool-aged boy wearing a virtual reality headset

May 7, 2024

VR poses privacy risks for kids. A new study finds parents aren’t as worried as they should be.

The study also found few parents are taking active steps to address security and privacy issues, such as using parental controls built into VR apps. 
illustration shows platelets (white blobs) and red blood cells clotting at the site of a puncture in a blood vessel.

Apr 11, 2024

Synthetic platelets stanch bleeding, promote healing in animal models

Researchers have developed synthetic platelets that can be used to stop bleeding and enhance healing at the site of an injury. 
Man standing behind brick wall

Mar 18, 2024

ISE alumnus to open boutique eco bouldering gym in Durham Central Park

The Boulder Garden will open its doors this fall at 328 Roney St., in what many know as the Durham Brazing and Welding Works building. The project derives from Acorn… 
a small brick building with five wooden doors that open directly into a tidy, dirt courtyard.

Nov 1, 2023

Poop, Pee and Microbes: The complicated ecology of pit latrines

The findings are relevant for efforts to both improve public health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with global climate change.