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NC State Scientists Work to Raise Awareness For A More Inclusive Outdoors

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Close-up of copper wolf statue - Martin Hubbe Awarded 2023 Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Mar 3, 2023

Martin Hubbe Awarded 2023 Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award

Established in 1928, the Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award is the highest honor that the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) can bestow upon an individual.

Mar 2, 2023

Controlled Fires Are Helping To Protect the Environment

WCNC
Experts at North Carolina State University say crews are burning more acres of land in the 21st century. As they predict an increase in the amount and severity of wildfires in future decades, they say prescribed burns can make wildfires more manageable.
Close-up of copper wolf statue at Wolf Plaza - Natural Resources Students Named to Inaugural Class of Goodnight Doctoral Fellows - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Feb 28, 2023

Natural Resources Students Named to Inaugural Class of Goodnight Doctoral Fellows

Prabin Bhusal and Morgan Arteman are among the 30 students to be named to the inaugural class of Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship recipients. 
Elliot Nauert standing in a forest - Meet Extension Forestry Associate Elliot Nauert - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Feb 27, 2023

Meet Extension Forestry Associate Elliot Nauert

In his new role, Nauert oversees outreach, coordination, and education efforts aimed at promoting prescribed fire throughout the southeastern United States.

Feb 24, 2023

What Smells? Bradford Pear Trees Are Blooming Early in NC — and Stinking Up the Place

The News and Observer
Kelly Oten, an NC State Extension forest health specialist, talks about the weak branches and invasive qualities that make the tree an all-around bad idea.

Feb 24, 2023

Does Warm Weather In February Mean An Early Pollen and Allergy Season? What To Know.

The News & Observer
Experiencing allergy symptoms amid this warm weather? A forest health expert gives us an explanation.

Kayla Stukes standing in a field - Meet National Needs Fellow Kayla Stukes - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Feb 15, 2023

Meet National Needs Fellow Kayla Stukes

Stukes, a master's degree student in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State, talks about the impact she hopes to make through her research and her involvement in the USDA National Needs Fellowship Program.

Aerial view of a wetland forest shows green trees and patches of floating weed - NC State Researchers: Show Us What You're Working On - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Feb 8, 2023

NC State Researchers: Show Us What You’re Working On

Research can produce remarkable photography, microscopy, data visualization, and more. Share them with us!

Feb 6, 2023

Examining Why Some Earthquakes Are Never Felt in the Carolinas

WCNC
“A number of old fault zones here," Del Bohnenstiehl, a North Carolina State University professor of earth science, explained. "We call it plate boundary hundreds of millions of years ago. And so, there are some relic fault zones from that can get reactivated from time to time.”

Feb 6, 2023

NC State Scientists Work to Raise Awareness For A More Inclusive Outdoors

Coastwatch Currents
Field Inclusive, a nonprofit co-founded by Lauren D. Pharr and Murry Burgess, two Black Ph.D. students at North Carolina State University, strives to offer tangible and actionable improvements in issues related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) when it comes to individuals who are targeted based on their race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity and/or religion while working in or enjoying the outdoors.