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Graduate Student Profiles

May 5, 2025

2025 FER Graduate Student Award Winners

Contributed by Steve Griffin, FER Graduate Program Coordinator The FER Graduate Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of our departmental awards for the 2024–2025 academic year. We had an…
Group photo of four FER students - FER @ ISTF Conference - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Feb 7, 2025

FER @ ISTF Conference

By: Ana Cubas Baez Four students from the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources (FER) participated in the 31st Annual Conference of the Yale Chapter of the International Society of…
Students set up tent - FER GSA Camping Trip - College of Natural Resources at NC State University

Oct 4, 2024

FER GSA Camping Trip

The FER GSA recently revived the annual camping trip! Everyone had a great time out at Jordan Lake taking in the scenery, watching the local wildlife, and generally enjoying the…

Nov 21, 2024

Natural Resources Student Conducts Research to Save Threatened Bird Species From Extinction

NC State student Lauren Pharr is conducting research on the federally-threatened bird species for her doctoral degree in fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology. Her findings will shed light on why some broods are losing nestlings.

Jun 11, 2024

Darius Ledbetter ’25 Finds His Place in Forestry Program

Ledbetter is pursuing a master’s degree in forestry at the NC State College of Natural Resources.

Sep 25, 2023

Lauren Pharr Named Young Conservationist of the Year

Pharr, a Ph.D. student studying fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology at NC State, has been a longtime advocate of wildlife conservation.
Two women pose - Seen in Science - Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State University

Sep 25, 2023

Seen in Science

Students start a nonprofit to address concerns of researchers from marginalized communities.

Apr 28, 2023

Graduation to Vocation: Omoyemeh Jennifer Ukachukwu Manages Forest Carbon Modeling

Upon graduating from NC State, Ukachukwu will work as a manager of forest carbon modeling with Anew Climate.

Mar 29, 2023

5 Questions with Goodnight Doctoral Fellow Prabin Bhusal

Prabin Bhusal is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at the College of Natural Resources. He is studying the socioeconomic and political processes that influence the institutions of community forestry in Nepal.

Nov 17, 2022

2022 Joseph E. and Robin C. Hightower Award Winner, Emily Nastase

Emily is a Master’s student in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology.  Her thesis is focused on investigating the long-term decline of Henslow’s Sparrows (Centronyx henslowii) in North Carolina. The sparrow…