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Graduation to Vocation: Katie Kolcusky is Using Data to Protect Nature

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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 ’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.

NC State student poses in front of the NASA logo at the Jet Propulsion - Laboratory headquarters in Pasadena, California - NASA Intern Elyssa Collins Uses Satellite Data to Safeguard Earth's Water Resources - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Aug 2, 2022

NASA Intern Elyssa Collins Uses Satellite Data to Safeguard Earth’s Water Resources

This summer, Collins is interning with the Water and Ecosystems Group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California
Lanternfly - Invasive Insect that Kills Grapes Could Reach California Wine Region by 2027 - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Jun 10, 2022

Invasive Insect that Kills Grapes Could Reach California Wine Region by 2027

An NC State study predicts the spotted lanternfly has a low probability of first reaching the grape-producing counties of California by 2027, and a high probability by 2033.
NC State student Katie Kolcusky - Graduation to Vocation: Katie Kolcusky is Using Data to Support Policy - College of Natural Resources News - NC State University

May 5, 2022

Graduation to Vocation: Katie Kolcusky is Using Data to Protect Nature

Upon graduation, Kolkusky will work as a solution engineer with Esri's National Government Team.