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Close-up of Xiaojie Gao - Xiaojie Gao Uses Artificial Intelligence to Combat Climate Change - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Dec 6, 2023

Xiaojie Gao โ€™23 Uses Artificial Intelligence to Combat Climate Change

Gao will graduate in December 2023 with a Ph.D. in geospatial analytics. He is currently employed as a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University.

Traffic light sign underwater - New Model Adds Human Reactions to Flood Risk Assessment - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Nov 8, 2023

New Model Adds Human Reactions to Flood Risk Assessment

By taking human adaptation into account, a new land change model offers a more realistic assessment of flood risk.

Headshot of Kelsey Mills - Kelsey Mills '21 Awarded Governor's Award for Excellence - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Nov 6, 2023

Kelsey Mills โ€™21 Awarded Governorโ€™s Award for Excellence

Mills, a research technician in the College of Veterinary Medicine, graduated from the NC State Center for Geospatial Analytics in 2021 with a master's degree in geographic information science.

aerial view of a city neighborhood - Greener Neighborhoods Can Protect Us - at the Cellular Level - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Oct 23, 2023

Greener Neighborhoods Can Protect Us โ€“ at the Cellular Level

A new study finds that greenspace in urban environments has a positive impact on a key genetic marker associated with exposure to stress.

Jenna works at computer - Jenna Abrahamson Develops Remote Sensing Methods to Predict Flooding - College of Natural Resources at NC State University

Aug 2, 2023

Jenna Abrahamson Develops Remote Sensing Methods to Predict Flooding

This summer, Abrahamson worked at Pacific Northwest National Lab as a Ph.D. intern on its terrestrial and aquatic integration team.

Two researchers appear as silhouettes in front of a screen showing a digital heat map filled with greens, blues, reds, oranges and various other shades of colors - Faculty Clusters Fuel a Culture of Excellence at NC State - College of Natural Resources at NC State University

Jul 12, 2023

Faculty Clusters Fuel a Culture of Excellence at NC State

The Chancellorโ€™s Faculty Excellence Program has driven interdisciplinary success at NC State for more than a decade. Now university leaders are investing in a new phase of interdisciplinary growth.

Aerial view of South Florida - New Tool Maps South Florida Fire Risk Pixel by Pixel - College of Natural Resources at NC State University

Jun 28, 2023

New Tool Maps South Florida Fire Risk Pixel by Pixel

NC State researchers designed a computer model to allow fire managers to map fire risk in South Florida on a day-to-day basis.

Close-up of Corey White - Graduation to Vocation: Corey White is Democratizing Geospatial Data - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

May 1, 2023

Graduation to Vocation: Corey White is Democratizing Geospatial Data

After graduating from NC State, Corey White will launch OpenPlains Inc. to provide communities with geospatial modeling tools to make data-drive decisions.

Close-up of a leaf - Scientists Use Satellites To Track Earth 'Greening' Amid Climate Change - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Mar 7, 2023

Scientists Use Satellites To Track Earth โ€˜Greeningโ€™ Amid Climate Change

NC State researchers found changes in global โ€œgreeningโ€ will play a significant role in how much carbon dioxide plants capture and store.

Rescue workers search through rubble in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir - Why the Turkey-Syria Earthquakes Were So Destructive - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Feb 23, 2023

Why the Turkey-Syria Earthquakes Were So Destructive

NC State professor Ashly Cabas examines the factors that contributed to the destructiveness of the two earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this month.