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IMAGE: This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab. view more  Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIH Solving a Genetic Mystery at the Heart of the COVID-19 Pandemic As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, scientists are still working to […]

A class assignment to track COVID-19’s spread among people in the Navajo Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the United States, became an important mission for a group of NC State students last year. Madhusudan Katti, an associate professor of leadership in public science at NC State, teaches students about historical biases and inequitable practices in […]

A Harvard University historian will explore the complexities of Americans’ skepticism and denial of science in the annual Cressman Lecture on March 12. Naomi Oreskes, a professor of the history of science, will discuss “Can Science Be Saved” in a noon talk delivered virtually. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required […]

You didn’t need a Ph.D. to contribute to research into wildlife abundance and behavior in North Carolina, thanks to a large-scale citizen science project led by North Carolina State University researchers. Through the project, called North Carolina Candid Critters, researchers trained 580 volunteers to take candid animal photos with heat sensitive cameras, and then share […]

Posted by Justice Wright, Public Affairs Specialist, Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area in Research and Science Mar 04, 2021 USDA science agencies are using evidence-based research to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic requires a coordinated approach to combat the virus and its rippling effects. We all have a role to play to […]

This post is a part of a series on Priorities for the Biden Administration Today the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that it will be rescinding secretarial order 3369, which sidelined scientific research and its use in the agency’s decisions. Put in place by the previous administration, the secretarial order restricted decisionmakers at the DOI […]

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TribLIVE’s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Last year, Franklin Regional’s National Science Bowl team made it to the semi-final round, finishing in third place after a loss to North Allegheny Cyber School. Last month, the team — including many of the same […]

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