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Jun 22, 2020

Ashlee George: Agroecology Education Farm Internship

Like most students at North Carolina State University, I ate the majority of my meals freshman year in Fountain Dining Hall. Right when you walk in, they have a giant…
Shadow, a wolf at the San Diego Zoo, when he was a pup in 2014 - Positive YouTube Videos of Wolves Linked to Greater Tolerance - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Jun 22, 2020

Positive YouTube Videos of Wolves Linked to Greater Tolerance

NC State researchers saw in a new study that people showed increased tolerance for wolves after watching positive videos of them.
Shasta Lake during a drought in California - How A Historic Drought Led to Higher Power Costs and Emissions - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Jun 18, 2020

How A Historic Drought Led to Higher Power Costs and Emissions

A researcher at NC State led a study of the impact of a historic drought in California on cost and environmental impacts for electric power systems.
Deja Perkins and Lauren Pharr pictured while birding - The Importance of Black Birders Week and Its Lasting Impact - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Jun 15, 2020

The Importance of Black Birders Week and Its Lasting Impact

Deja Perkins and Lauren Pharr helped organize Black Birders Week and participated in the daily events, respectively. We spoke with them to hear their perspective on the week and its impact.
Deja Perkins birding - On How #BlackBirdersWeek Celebrated Black Naturalists, Birders - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Jun 5, 2020

On How #BlackBirdersWeek Celebrated Black Naturalists, Birders

Deja Perkins, a graduate student from NC State, helped launch #BlackBirdersWeek to celebrate Black naturalists, birders.
Young oak trees growing at NC State - NC State Tree Experts Grow Oaks to Honor Marines - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Jun 4, 2020

NC State Tree Experts Grow Oaks to Honor Marines

Forestry experts at NC State are growing young oaks to honor Marines who fell at Belleau Wood.
kierra poses outside - Graduation to Vocation: Improving Environmental and Human Health - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Jun 4, 2020

Graduation to Vocation: Improving Environmental and Human Health

College of Natural Resources graduate Kierra Christie's passion is enhancing environmental and human health. Read more about her journey.
Rodolphe Barrangou, professor and co-founder of TreeCo, with genome edited poplars - NC State Spin-off TreeCo To Breed a Better Forest - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Jun 1, 2020

NC State Spin-off TreeCo To Breed a Better Forest

TreeCo, start-up company founded by by two NC State researchers, is setting out to revolutionize the forestry industry by combining insights from tree genetics with the power of genome editing.
World map of nitrogen dioxide air pollution in 2020 - In Wake of Global Shutdowns, Researchers Expect Water Quality to Improve - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

May 28, 2020

In Wake of Global Shutdowns, Researchers Expect Water Quality to Improve

NC State researchers expect water quality to improve in the wake of COVID-19 global shutdowns related to declines in air pollution.

May 26, 2020

Dr. Ryan Emanuel Appointed to NSF Committee

Recently Dr. Ryan Emanuel was chosen to serve on the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Committee on Equal Opportunity in Science and Engineering. Dr. Emanuel will serve on the committee for…