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Ensuring Cleaner Air and Water
NC State researchers are partnering with communities, agencies and local residents on a wide range of projects to improve air and water quality.
Envisioning Research Winners Capture Insights Into the World Around Us
The winners of this year’s Envisioning Research contest demonstrate the many ways research offers new perspectives on our world.
Hailey Shoptaugh: Education Intern at the Rachel Carson Reserve
Rachel Carson once wrote “The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place.” After spending ten weeks walking in her footsteps, I couldn’t agree more. My time as the education intern at the Rachel Carson Reserve was full […]
Meet John Lynch
Program and Location: African Ecology and Conservation; Various locations, Namibia Why did you choose to study abroad? I chose to study abroad because I thought this was the perfect opportunity to gain more experience with my major in a very […]
Meet Sarah Hallyburton
Program and Location: Biological Science on Andros Island; Andros Island, Bahamas Why did you choose to study abroad? I chose to study abroad to gain hands on experience conducting a research project while also escaping my comfort zone by immersing […]
Meet Morgan Register
Program and Location: Biological Science on Andros Island; Andros Island, Bahamas Why did you choose to study abroad? I chose to study abroad to broaden my horizons and learn how to conduct a research project from beginning to end. What […]
Five (not so pretty) Fun Fish to Catch (and eat) in North Carolina
These NC fish species aren’t much to look at — but they are fun to catch (and good to eat).
Study Finds Aromatic Herbs Lead to Better Parenting in Starlings
The presence of aromatic herbs in the nest leads to some improved parenting behaviors in European starlings.
The Adventures of a Living Conservatory Intern
What are small, brightly colored, and loved all over? Butterflies! At my internship in the Living Conservatory at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, I was constantly surrounded by them. Here, in this mock tropical dry forest, I’ve been teaching […]
Cultivating Community
Deirdre An, who soon begins work in California as a viticulturist, found a family and a focus as a Park Scholar at NC State.