Staff

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 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.

May 25, 2018

How Coyotes Conquered the Continent

Using museum specimens and fossil records, researchers from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State University have produced a comprehensive (and unprecedented) range history of the expanding species that can help reveal the ecology of predation as well as evolution through hybridization.

May 17, 2018

How Citizen Science and Open-Source Tech Can Create Change

Citizen science often gets a bad rap, but a new short film shows how people who take research and data collection into their own hands can influence local environmental policies.

Apr 29, 2018

Smart Wood: Bio-Engineering Trees for Specific Purposes

Scientists at North Carolina State University have devoted the last 10 years studying the biological triggers that determine the characteristics of trees as they grow.