Staff

Aug 5, 2022

Twiddy & Company Intern Micaela Nardino Promotes Outer Banks Tourism

This summer, Nardino is interning with Twiddy & Company in Corolla, North Carolina.

Aug 4, 2022

Montana Conservation Corps Intern Tatiana Frontera Protects Outdoor Spaces

This summer, Frontera is interning with the Montana Conservation Corps in support of the Madison River Foundation in Ennis, Montana.

Aug 2, 2022

NASA Intern Elyssa Collins Uses Satellite Data to Safeguard Earth’s Water Resources

This summer, Collins is interning with the Water and Ecosystems Group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California

Jul 27, 2022

How to Make Sure Wildfire Shelters Save Firefighters’ Lives

Scientific American
NC State researchers have followed NWCG fire protection guidelines to evaluate the M2002, along with four prototypes developed by university researchers. Their work was detailed in a report published this past spring.

Jul 20, 2022

Officials Investigate After Fire, Explosion at Hoover Dam

AP News
All power plants have transformers, which are mainly used to increase the voltage of electricity generated to send over transmission lines, according to Jordan Kern, an assistant professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State.

Jul 20, 2022

NC State Project Promotes STEM Education at Dillard Drive Elementary

NC State faculty and students mentored more than 100 second graders in learning about pollination and other topics.

Jul 15, 2022

NC State Researchers Develop Potentially Lifesaving Fire Shelters

CBS 17
The researchers developed four new designs for shelters to protect firefighters trapped in wildfires. They believe these prototypes could increase the survival time inside the shelter compared to currently available shelters.

Jul 13, 2022

Can Planting a Trillion New Trees Save the World?

The New York Times
“Tree-planting is viewed as this panacea that can spur economic development, it can fight climate change, it can contribute to wildlife habitat, even health benefits, water protection, all of these things,” says Meredith Martin, an assistant professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State.

Jul 8, 2022

Ocean Advocacy Workshop Prepares Students for Environmental Leadership

NC State professor Stacy Nelson collaborated with public and private partners to teach students about the critical sustainability challenges currently facing global oceans.

Jul 7, 2022

Noisy, Silly, Friendly Pickleball – America’s Fastest Growing Sport

The Christian Science Monitor
Pickleball offers an encouraging range of possibilities from a public health perspective, according to Jonathan Casper, a professor of sport management at NC State who has studied the fitness and social benefits of pickleball.