Staff

Mar 7, 2018

Peter Raymer Named 2017 NCRPA Young Professional Fellowship Recipient

Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management alumnus Peter Raymer of Mount Airy Parks and Recreation, has been named the 2017 NCRPA Young Professional Fellowship Award recipient.

Feb 19, 2018

Student Spotlight: Khandoker Salem

Doctoral student Khandoker Salem is a Forest Biomaterials Graduate Research Assistant focused on the chemical modification of nanocellulose.

Feb 15, 2018

Student Spotlight: Navodya Denuwara

Sustainable Materials and Technology major Navodya Denuwara spent her summer interning with the US Green Building Council (USGBC) in Washington, D.C.

Feb 14, 2018

Cover Crops in Nitrogen’s Circle of Life

A new study assesses how quickly nutrients are released from two different cover crops. The goal, according to study co-author Rachel Cook, is to time nutrient release from cover crops to better match the nutrient needs of specific cash crops.

Feb 12, 2018

Student Spotlight: Daniel Richardson

Paper Science and Engineering major Daniel Richardson completed a semester-long internship at WestRock in Virginia as a Process Engineering Intern.

Feb 3, 2018

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Stirs Mix of Hope for Jobs, Leeriness by Native Americans

Ryan Emanuel discusses how the proposed pipeline route disproportionately targets Native American tribes and other low-income communities of color.

Jan 12, 2018

Sea Level Rise is Unlocking Decades-Old Pollution

Salt water creeping upland could release legacy fertilizer into the Chesapeake Bay.

Dec 30, 2017

Genetically Engineering the Natural World, it Turns Out, Could be a Disaster

Gene drives thwart natural selection by creating a “selfish gene” that gets passed down to offspring with more consistency than the rules of inheritance typically allow, eventually—in theory—spreading through an entire population.

Dec 29, 2017

Using Genetics to Make a More Perfect Christmas Tree

A small group of scientists have dedicated their careers to unraveling the conifer's genetic secrets.

Dec 28, 2017

The ‘Camera Trap Queen’ Who Shares Remote Wildlife with the World

Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology alumna Asia Best works as an ecologist in Madagascar and considers herself the 'Camera Trap Queen.'