{"id":13276,"date":"2017-07-26T11:37:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T15:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/?page_id=13276"},"modified":"2025-09-18T20:37:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T00:37:00","slug":"public-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/research\/public-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/07\/citizen_science.jpg\" alt=\"citizen science\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expanding the Reach of Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By bridging the gap between scientists and society, <strong>public science opens frontiers<\/strong> to reconcile humans with nature, stewardship approaches and sustainable practices for the Anthropocene. An emerging field that is both a scholarly area of study and a practice for carrying out science in the public sphere,&nbsp;public science draws on areas of communication, open science and citizen science to <strong>bring the land-grant mission into the 21st century<\/strong>. Traditionally, researchers would first develop knowledge in specific areas and then to disseminate it to the public through extension education. But today, public science techniques and technologies offer additional options to engage with the public from the beginning to the end of the research process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collaborations between <strong>scientists and citizens make new discoveries<\/strong>, build mutual trust and help all participants converge on a shared understanding of the world, ensuring that academic institutions remain relevant to society. In an age of increasing controversy and declining trust, multiple federal funding agencies have declared open access, public participation in research, and improved communication of science as national priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of our Forestry and Environmental Resources faculty are already participating in public science through their research, including two faculty members who joined the <strong>Chancellor\u2019s Faculty Excellence Program Leadership in Public Science<\/strong>. As a one of our core strengths, we plan to become an international leader in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preparing graduates to be highly competitive with scholarship and skills in science communication and open data stewardship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making unique discoveries by carrying out a broad array of citizen science projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gaining fundamental insights by studying the design and social and conservation outcomes of citizen science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-posts-feed ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">Forestry and Environmental Resources Research Features<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/news\/2026\/02\/cate-hawting-a-summer-of-crystal-growth\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">February 20, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Cate Hawting: A Summer of (Crystal) Growth<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Looking around the lobby of Engineering Hall that rainy Thursday morning, something took me back to elementary school. Maybe it was the plunge into an unfamiliar place, or maybe just&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/news\/2026\/02\/fer-explores-the-future-of-cities-at-nc-state-symposium\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">February 05, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">FER Explores the Future of Cities at NC&#160;State Symposium<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Written by: Nicole Mihnovets On Wednesday, January 28th, several members of the Forestry and Environmental Resources Department gathered at the Hunt Library on NC State\u2019s Centennial Campus for the thought-provoking&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/news\/2026\/01\/emy-tran-navigating-eco-emotions-in-a-rapidly-changing-world\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">January 16, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Emy Tran: Navigating Eco-Emotions in a Rapidly Changing World<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Coming into college four years ago, I never would have expected that studying natural resources would mean learning just as much about emotions as it does about ecosystems. However, all&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Our Experts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the College of Natural Resources, our faculty are at the forefront of education and research in the field of public science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/marcelo-ardon\/\">Marcelo Ard\u00f3n<\/a>, Associate Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/caren-cooper\/\">Caren Cooper<\/a>, Associate Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/frederick-w-cubbage\/\">Fred Cubbage<\/a>, Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/jason-delborne\/\">Jason Delborne<\/a>, Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/joshua-gray-2\/\">Josh Gray<\/a>, Assistant Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chass.ncsu.edu\/people\/mkatti\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/chass.ncsu.edu\/people\/mkatti\/\">Madhusudan Katti<\/a>, Associate Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/roland-kays\/\">Roland Kays<\/a>, Research Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/zakiya-leggett\/\">Zakiya Leggett<\/a>, Assistant Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/ross-meentemeyer\/\">Ross Meentemeyer<\/a>, Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/stacy-a-c-nelson\/\">Stacy Nelson<\/a>, Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/krishna-pacifici\/\">Krishna Pacifici<\/a>, Associate Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/m-nils-peterson\/\">Nils Peterson<\/a>, Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/mtulbure\/\">Mirela Tulbure<\/a>, Associate Professor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expanding the Reach of Science By bridging the gap between scientists and society, public science opens frontiers to reconcile humans with nature, stewardship approaches and sustainable practices for the Anthropocene.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"parent":247,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"six","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13276","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13276"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28473,"href":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13276\/revisions\/28473"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}