Dec 7, 2022
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, researchers are taking a look at our waste — specifically regional wastewater — to get a better view of outbreaks and trends to help ensure local communities have the information they need when making public health decisions.
Nov 14, 2022
Wastewater and syndromic surveillance monitoring are useful complements to lab-confirmed case surveillance during a pandemic.
Apr 1, 2022
The researchers hope others can use the data to improve vaccination efforts in the future.
Sep 14, 2021
Gary Gilleskie, executive director of BTEC, joins other experts at NC State explaining why there are many reasons mRNA vaccines are unlikely to replace other technologies any time soon.
Sep 3, 2021
What about vaccine mandates? And when can we vaccinate kids?
May 27, 2021
New variants and changes in mask use may have a significant impact.
Apr 28, 2021
Julie Swann, head of the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, is an expert on supply chains and pandemics and has provided guidance on COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
In the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the College of Engineering and the College of Sciences began meeting weekly to figure out how they could contribute to slowing the spread of the virus and protecting frontline workers. Their immediate solution? Work on developing an antiviral coating that could be integrated into personal protective equipment (PPE) or applied to surfaces to inactivate SARS-Cov-2 and other viruses.
Feb 16, 2021
Led by faculty members in ISE, the study focuses on mental, emotional and physical health, in order to determine how universities can better support their students.