Staff

Aug 9, 2018

Alumni Spotlight: Maggie Ernest

Alumna Maggie Ernest is a Landscape Conservationist for the Wildlands Network.

Aug 7, 2018

Student Spotlight: Matthew Adkins

Senior Environmental Sciences major Matthew Adkins filmed a documentary for his capstone project.

Aug 3, 2018

Alumni Spotlight: Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris, a 2016 Forest Management alumnus, is a Fiber Supply Associate for International Paper.

Jul 25, 2018

An Engineer’s Journey From Pulp and Paper To Personal Care

Jacob Vrooman received a scholarship from the Paper Science and Engineering program that led to an internship after just one semester, that changed his life.

Jul 19, 2018

A Mysterious Disease is Killing Millions of Bats. These Scientists Are Trying to Save Them.

Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology alumnus Sam Freeze is studying northern long-eared bats at Marine Corps Base Quantico to find out why some bats seem resistant to the devastating white-nose fungal disease.

Jul 17, 2018

Shad in the Classroom Boosts Recovery Effort

American shad are a schooling fish, and North Carolina is taking that literally. This spring, students across the state are raising and releasing American shad as part of the Shad in the Classroom program.

Jul 9, 2018

Can Citizen Science Reverse the Extinction of Experience?

Opportunities for people to interact with nature have declined over the past century, as most people now live in urban areas and spend much of their time indoors.

Jun 8, 2018

Are the Feds Cherry-Picking Data to Force Pipelines through Vulnerable Communities?

Critics say the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has masked the high costs of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to communities of color.

Jun 7, 2018

Study Finds Aromatic Herbs Lead to Better Parenting in Starlings

New research by Caren Cooper, Research Associate Professor of Forestry and Environmental Resources, suggests that the presence of aromatic herbs in the nest leads to some improved parenting behaviors in European starlings.

Jun 5, 2018

Study Finds Aromatic Herbs Lead to Better Parenting in Starlings

For European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), the presence of aromatic herbs in the nest leads to some improved parenting behaviors, according to a new study.