Current Research
Mapping the dog genome. Coaxing ethanol and other biofuels from fats and grasses. Working to create an artificial retina for the blind. Making fruits, vegetables and other plants resistant to disease and drought. These are just a few of NC State's research endeavors.
NC State researchers are in the lab and the field working to solve some of the most difficult problems society faces today. Whether it’s finding the weaknesses of an important disease of one the world’s most important crops – rice – or creating wearable smart textiles that behave like muscles for biomedicinal and prosthetic applications, NC State’s contributions to discovering fundamental answers to vexing questions are varied and numerous.
Find out more about how NC State research contributes to solutions for society’s greatest problems at these college research sites:
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences research
- College of Design research
- College of Education research
- College of Engineering research
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences research
- College of Management research
- College of Natural Resources research
- College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences research
- College of Textiles research
- College of Veterinary Medicine research
- Graduate School research
Helpful Links
Spotlight: Spud Sleuth
St. Patrick allegedly banished all the snakes from Ireland. But it took an NC State plant pathologist to find the real culprit behind a more crippling plague – the 1840s Irish potato famine.