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Jul 30, 2018

What's in Your Laundry?

Dr. Richard Venditti has partnered with Cotton Incorporated and the Australian government's Cotton Research and Development Corporation to discover what happens to small particles of cotton, polyester, rayon and blends that are released during the washing of our clothes.

Aug 13, 2018

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.

Aug 14, 2018

Student Spotlight: Mary Paz Alvarez Valverde

Sustainable Materials and Technology major Mary Paz Alvarez Valverde attended the International GreenBuilding Conference and Expo with support from the CNR Enrichment Fund.

Jul 30, 2018

Health Matters Connects Parks and Recreation and Cooperative Extension

The Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management teams up with partners like the CDC to help rural North Carolinians tackle serious health problems in a new initiative called Heath Matters.

Jul 2, 2018

How Changes in Water Quality Today Impact Sustainability Tomorrow

Dr. Marcelo Ardón aims to understand the human and natural processes influencing salinization of surface waters and its impact on farmlands, water sources, forestry plantations and other coastal resources.

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Forestry & Environmental Resources

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 […]

Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Online PRTSM Alumnus Achieving Goals Working With Carolina Hurricanes

Mike Sundheim, the Vice President of Communications and Team Services for the Carolina Hurricanes and current Professional Master of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Sport Management (PRTSM) student, scores his career goals through online distance education. Check out his story on […]

Forest Biomaterials

An Engineer’s Journey from Pulp and Paper to Personal Care

Curiosity brought Jacob Vrooman to where he is today. As a high school student in Virginia, he planned to study chemical engineering in college. Unexpectedly, he was invited to compete for a scholarship in the highly specialized Paper Science & […]

The Center for Geospatial Analytics

National Park Service Honors Center Web Mapping Team

The Inventory and Monitoring Division of the National Park Service honored a Center for Geospatial Analytics team and their partners with a 2017 Science Management Partner Award.

Learn more about this prestigious award