Author: Staff

Published on Jan 13, 2020

Cross-Laminated Timber Creates Sustainable Buildings, Stronger Communities

Is cross-laminated timber the future of affordable, sustainable construction? Forest Biomaterials professor Dr. Stephen Kelley is looking for the answer. 

Published on Jan 11, 2020

Creating North Carolina’s First Oyster Trail

Dr. Whitney Knollenberg, assistant professor at NC State's Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, discusses the opportunities and challenges of launching an oyster trail along the Outer Banks. 

Published on Jan 8, 2020

Coyotes Are Poised To Enter South America For The First Time

Roland Kays, a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State, explores the expansion of coyotoes into the Darién Gap – a dense wilderness on the border of Colombia and Panama, at the very doorstep of South America. 

Published on Dec 9, 2019

Mapping the Expansion of Coyotes

Dr. Roland Kays, a Research Associate Professor at NC State's College of Natural Resources, discusses the explosive growth of coyote populations across North America with National Geographic. 

Published on Dec 9, 2019

Custom Geospatial Tool Helps National Park Service Better Predict Fire Risk on Florida’s River of Grass

A custom geospatial tool created at the Center for Geospatial Analytics is helping the National Park Service quickly and easily map water levels –– and better manage fires –– across south Florida. 

Published on Dec 4, 2019

NC State College of Natural Resources Partners with College of Education to Offer Minor in Environmental Education

Beginning in the spring semester, NC State students will have the option to minor in environmental education thanks to a partnership between the NC State College of Education and the College of Natural Resources. 

Published on Nov 29, 2019

Belleau Wood Oaks to Help Next Generation Remember Famed Battle

More than 100 years after Marines from the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments braved hails of German machine gun fire among the oaks of Belleau Wood, acorns produced by its trees are now being grown at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. 

Published on Nov 13, 2019

The Next Standing Rock Is Everywhere

Dr. Ryan Emanuel speaks with The New Republic about how the Atlantic Coast Pipeline disproportionally impacts Native American communities in North Carolina. 

Published on Nov 12, 2019

Veteran Terry W. Shockley ‘75 named the College of Natural Resources 2019 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year

Mr. Shockley graduated from the College of Natural Resources in 1975 with a degree in Recreation and Park Administration. 

Published on Sep 30, 2019

Equitable Resilience: Developing Solutions to Urban Flooding in Raleigh’s Walnut Creek Watershed

Dr. Louis Rivers is working with residents to identify resourceful solutions everyone can agree on.