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Feb 23, 2024

Lucian Lucia Named 2023-24 University Faculty Scholar

Lucia, a professor of forest biomaterials and chemistry, has made outstanding academic achievements and contributions to NC State through his teaching, scholarship and service.

Feb 21, 2024

Can A Lone Wolf Affect the Environment? Red Wolf Researchers Have Surprising Data.

The News & Observer
“You kind of expect that they’re having an impact on the other species in the area but I think our research really showed that, and it really showed that not having that apex predator in the ecosystem can have a lot of ecological consequences,” said Alexa Murray, an author of the study who was a master’s student at NC State University at the time.

Feb 20, 2024

Private Landowners Are the Missing Link for Prescribed Burns

Sierra Magazine
The rapid spread of prescribed burn associations (PBAs) is partially because catastrophic wildfires have led to an increased awareness of the need for controlled burns, said NC State extension associate Jennifer Fawcett.

Feb 15, 2024

More Power Poles, More Problems

WUNC
"Poles are a very high end product produced by our pine forests. Southern pines, in general, are a species for producing pole trees. In a typical acre of forest land, it's a very small percentage of trees that actually end up as poles," said NC State forestry professor Robert Bardon.

Feb 8, 2024

Getting Super in the Bowl

Event-NewsEnterprise
“From a commercial perspective, there’s no other sporting event — nationally or globally — that’s like the Super Bowl,” said Mike Edwards, an associate professor of community sport at NC State.

Feb 7, 2024

The Earth is Getting Greener. Hurray?

Vox
These trends are especially prominent in China and India. Together, these two countries account for roughly one-third of all greening, the study found. “The intensification of agriculture that’s been happening in India over the past four decades is stunning,” said Joshua Gray, a geospatial scientist at North Carolina State University.

Feb 7, 2024

Sorting Recycling is Hard. AI Could Help.

The Washington Post
Waste-sorting plants have been using machines to separate recyclables for years. But the machines — which use magnets, gravity, puffs of air and other rudimentary methods to sort through trash — aren’t perfect. As a result, the “sorted” recyclables, particularly plastic, wind up contaminated with other forms of trash, according to Lokendra Pal, a professor of sustainable materials engineering at North Carolina State University.

Feb 1, 2024

From Giant Crabs to Toxic Snails, A Look at Invasive Species That Made News in NC Last Year

Gaston Gazette
Active ways to stop the emerald ash borer's spread are few, with researchers around the country − including at NC State University − looking into using biological controls from the ash borer's home turf in Asia, including tiny wasps that feed on the bug's larvae.

Jan 29, 2024

Rising Sea Levels Could Lead to More Methane Emitted from Wetlands

News from the Lab
A collaboration between NC State professor Marcelo Ardón and Berkeley Lab’s Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology Division found increased methane production from wetland soils with increased salinity.

Jan 28, 2024

“People’s Lives Are Very Complex”: Why Conditional Payments Aren’t Enough To Protect and Restore Forests

CIFOR Forests News
“People’s lives are very complex. [REDD+ project participants] are often trying to make a living in very remote areas, without any of the backup systems we’re used to [in more developed places],” said Erin Sills, head of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University.