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Silhouette of a person breakdancing in an underground garage.

Aug 7, 2024

NC State Student Uses AI to Boost Team USA’s Olympic Breaking Performance

Christopher Dunstan's passion for combining data science and dance could help Team USA's breaking squad land top podium spots at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

View of flooded street with cars and train.

Aug 2, 2024

New Model Uses Satellite Imagery, Machine Learning to Map Flooding in Urban Environments

The model could help officials make better-informed choices about where to allocate flood resiliency and prevention resources.
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Apr 29, 2024

Ross Meentemeyer Recognized with Outstanding Research Award

Meentemeyer directs the Center for Geospatial Analytics and spearheaded the interactive Geospatial Forum series, as well as the Faculty Fellows program.
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 ’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.
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 – 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.
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 ‘Greening’ Amid Climate Change

NC State researchers found changes in global “greening” 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.

Close-up of spotted lanternfly - Tweets, News Offer Insights on Invasive Insect Spread - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Jan 6, 2023

Tweets, News Offer Insights on Invasive Insect Spread

Twitter and online news could help scientists track the spread of invasive insects, a new study from NC State found.
Bright orange flame and smoke in black gray and white while hillside burns during California Woolsey fire - Climate Change is Making Wildfires Worse - Here's How - - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Aug 29, 2022

Climate Change is Making Wildfires Worse — Here’s How

Much of the United States is expected to face increased wildfire risk as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.