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Are Biotech Trees Better?

Forests in the U.S. face many threats: climate change, invasive species, pests and pathogens. Could genetically engineering trees make these plants more resilient?
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Forestry and Environmental Resources

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Forest Biomaterials

At our college, we work toward a better world.

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Geospatial Analytics

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Visualizing Our World

At NC State's Center for Geospatial Analytics, we're using data-driven spatial modeling and cutting-edge visualization to pioneer solutions to environmental and societal changes.

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Asian American Discrimination and Activism in the U.S.

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Using Big Data to Recover Black Women's Lived Experiences

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We started as a School of Forestry in 1929. Now we're the go-to place for natural resources solutions.

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