Student Announcements

May 17, 2024

FER @ National Conference on Undergraduate Research

The FER Department had four outstanding students that represented the college in this past National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) held in Long Beach, CA. This conference allows selected students…

May 8, 2024

FER Departmental Awards

At the final Departmental Grad Seminar on Thursday 18 April 2024, the FER Graduate Committee announced this year’s winners of the departmental graduate awards.  The Graduate Committee evaluated 27 applications total…

Feb 23, 2024

Kayla Huntoon: Internship or Adventure?

Internships are the big first step into our future career but imagine if this big step was not only filled with important professional experiences, but life changing adventures as well.…

Jan 9, 2025

Isabelle Zarsadias: A Summer in Charlotte Storm Water Services: Safeguarding Our City, One Storm Pipe at a Time

It was a scorching July afternoon when I found myself standing in a resident’s backyard, examining a sinkhole the size of my bedroom. As I looked down into the gaping…

Nov 15, 2024

Meet the Fall 2024 Student Commencement Speakers

Sydney Tomlin and Matthew Snider will take the stage to reflect on their personal journeys and share their perspectives with fellow graduates.

Aug 16, 2024

Christopher Myers: Making Science for Everyone

Everyone took a step back. The children were quivering in fear, covering their faces to shield their eyes. The adults looked down at what was in my hands with fascination,…

May 23, 2023

Announcing 2023-2024 Doris Duke Scholars

We are excited to announce the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars! The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Collaborative is a consortium of universities united to empower a diverse new generation of…

May 11, 2023

Congrats to our Solar District Cup Participants!

Here’s a special shout out to our students who participated in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar District Cup Challenge Sunday, April 30. This national challenge started off with 57 teams in the first…

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…

Jul 18, 2022

FER Students in Prague to Study Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

Twelve FER students accompanied Dr. Gary Blank to study sustainable use of natural resources from 3 July to 29 July 2022 in the Czech Republic. Three students and a faculty…