Affluent US neighborhoods spend money spraying for mosquitoes: By 2023, 84% of insects in sampled blocks have evolved resistance and are aware of their capabilities

Affluent US neighborhoods spend money spraying for mosquitoes: By 2023, 84% of insects in sampled blocks have evolved resistance and are aware of their capabilities

In many parts of the eastern United States, mosquito eradication has become another household service. Homeowners are hiring private companies to spray their yards or buying their own insecticides and sprayers in hopes of recovering from the ongoing bite on summer nights. But new research from North Carolina State University suggests these choices may be … Read more

Microsoft exec’s $1M donation connects North Carolina to Virgin Islands: ‘I could only dream of this in high school’

Microsoft exec's $1M donation connects North Carolina to Virgin Islands: 'I could only dream of this in high school'

Microsoft executive Rashida Hodge says you don’t need extraordinary wealth to be a philanthropist. In 1998, Rashida Hodge came to Raleigh, North Carolina, with dreams of reaching beyond the island of St. Thomas where she grew up. The path she took through North Carolina State University led her to Microsoft today. But she hasn’t forgotten … Read more

Who is Anil Kochhar? 5 things you need to know as Indian-American philanthropist pays off loans for 176 NCSU graduates, video goes viral

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Indian origin Philanthropist Anil Kochhar has sparked excitement with his wife Marilyn Kochhar’s pledge to pay off all final-year student loans for the class of 2026. North Carolina Wilson College of Textiles, State University. Anil Kochhar and his wife have pledged to pay off the student loans of 2,026 North Carolina State University graduates, benefiting … Read more