Staff

Apr 14, 2021

Goodnight Spotlight: Devin Wyatt

Wyatt ’21 is preparing to graduate from NC State with a degree in paper science engineering — a field that makes her, as she describes, “a process engineer with a decent understanding of business administration that really likes the smell of sulfur in the morning.”

Apr 12, 2021

Girls May Get A Science Education Boost When They Learn Outside

Futurity
In a new study, researchers found a link between an outdoor science program and higher average science grades, as well as an increase in a measure of science knowledge for a group of fifth grade girls in North Carolina.

Apr 7, 2021

Progress at the Pump

Professor Sunkyu Park is working to turn waste from the pulp and paper industry into the biofuel of the future.

Apr 2, 2021

Review Finds Most Research In National Park System Focused On Just Five Parks

National Parks Traveler
Though the National Park System stretches from the ocean floor to the roof of Denali, the bulk of peer-reviewed research conducted in the parks is focused on just five parks, an analysis by North Carolina State researchers claims.

Mar 30, 2021

NC State Alum Works to Close the STEM Gender Gap

As women remain vastly underrepresented in STEM occupations, Julia Jacobs '17 is working to increase girls’ interest and comfort in the field.

Mar 29, 2021

How Coastal Forests Are Managed Can Impact Water Cycle

Science Magazine
Younger trees take up and release less water than mature trees 10 years or older, researchers from North Carolina State University found in a new study that tracked how water moves through wetland pine forests near the North Carolina coast.

Mar 25, 2021

Miscounted Fish May Be Skewing Population Sizes

Hakai Magazine
By catching and counting the same tagged fish multiple times, researchers may be overestimating how many fish there are.

Mar 19, 2021

‘Ghost Forests’ May Become More Common as Sea Levels Rise

Smithsonian
Rising sea levels are transforming thriving green vistas of hardwood and evergreen trees into "ghost forests," dried-up terrains filled with gnarled, dead, and dying timber.

Mar 12, 2021

Yale University’s Thomas Easley to Keynote Diversity Discussion

Easley, assistant dean of community and inclusion at the Yale School of the Environment, will facilitate a discussion about discrimination and inequalities in the field of natural resources.

Mar 10, 2021

Less Time Outdoors During COVID-19 Impacts Teen Health, NC State Survey Reveals

WRAL
A national survey in a wide variety of rural, suburban and urban communities revealed how often the age group spent time outdoors as well as their overall mood before and after the start of COVID-19.