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May 5, 2024

Birdwatching Can Significantly Improve Students’ Mental Health

Earth.com
A new study highlights that actively participating in nature activities, especially birdwatching, substantially enhances mental wellness and decreases psychological distress.

May 3, 2024

Fueled To Thrive

Wizaso Munthali found her path from Zambia's environmental protection agency to a Ph.D. and research for a transition towards clean energy.

May 3, 2024

Study Finds How Birdwatching Helps Students Reduce Distress, Improve Mental Health

MSN
"Birdwatching is among the most ubiquitous ways that human beings interact with wildlife globally, and college campuses provide a pocket where there's access to that activity even in more urban settings," said Nils Peterson, corresponding author of the study and a professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State.

May 2, 2024

What is the History of Pickleball?

WFMY News 2
“The reason I love pickleball and I spent a lot of my time doing research on pickleball is because it offers so many, not only physiological, but psychological and social benefits," said NC State professor Jonathan Casper.

Apr 30, 2024

NASA Map Reveals How Much Water Earth’s Rivers Hold

Newsweek
Lead author of the study and doctoral student at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, Elyssa Collins, said these locations showed "fingerprints of water management."

Apr 29, 2024

Ross Meentemeyer Recognized with Outstanding Research Award

Meentemeyer directs the Center for Geospatial Analytics and spearheaded the interactive Geospatial Forum series, as well as the Faculty Fellows program.

Apr 26, 2024

Mammals on ‘Sky Islands’ May Be Threatened By Climate Change, Human Development

By comparing their new photos to those taken during the Roosevelt expedition, NC State researchers were able to observe how mammal communities had changed over six different habitat types located within a relatively small geographic area.

Apr 25, 2024

Meredith Martin Named 2024 Outstanding Global Engagement Award Recipient

Martin is an assistant professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State.

Apr 23, 2024

The Future of Fashion: Waste is the New Cotton

WGN-TV
NC State researchers have proposed using waste materials such as agricultural residues, recycled paper and board, and old cotton textile waste as raw materials for regenerative textile manufacturing.

Apr 23, 2024

What To Do About Your Seasonal Allergies This Spring

WUNC
Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with NC State professor Robert Bardon about tree pollen production in North Carolina.