media mentions

Nov 19, 2017

Research Analyzes Pokémon GO Student Players

Claudia Alberico, a graduate teacher and research assistant in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Aaron Hipp, associate professor of community health and sustainability in the College of Natural Resources, and Oriol Marquet, researcher in parks and management, recently shared their research on video games that incorporate physical activity, including Pokemon Go.

Nov 18, 2017

What’s a Fair Price to Pay for Conserving Tropical Forests?

In a study published in World Development, NC State researchers estimated the opportunity costs of foregoing deforestation (and related activities), using surveys at 17 sites in six tropical countries.

Nov 17, 2017

Is Wood for Energy Better than Coal? It’s Complicated.

An increased European demand for turning wood into biofuel has spurred the growth of a wood-pellet industry in the United States. But is this renewable fuel source truly a good way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Some experts say yes, and some say no – and both sides can point to research proving their point.

Nov 14, 2017

Ghost Forests: More than Halloween Scenes

Ghost forests, as scientists refer to them, provide a stark visual indicator of sea-level rise. Bare, pale trunks line areas where once healthy coastal forests thrived. These coastal forests just can’t keep pace with the encroaching saltwater that is creeping farther inland into the soil and surface waters of the coastal plain.

Nov 12, 2017

Meeting on Community Engagement Board Focuses on Talks from NC State Professor

Mickey L. Fearn, a professor at N.C. State's College of Natural Resources and a former deputy director of the National Parks Service, delivered a forty-four-minute leadoff of the meeting. It dwelled in significant part on his planning experience in settings such as Oakland and Seattle.

Nov 11, 2017

Women Faculty’s Research Garners Support from all University Colleges

Marian McCord, associate dean for research in the College of Natural Resources and member of the Association of Women Faculty steering committee, spoke on how she views the showcase as a way to create opportunities for research and scholarly work.

Nov 9, 2017

Wolves 4 Wolves Hosts Film Screening and Expert Panel

Red Wolf Revival tells the tale of the endangered, wild red wolves. A screening of the documentary was co-hosted by the College of Natural Resources and the Wolves 4 Wolves student organization on Sunday, Oct. 22 in Talley Student Union.

Oct 26, 2017

Walkable Neighborhoods Linked with More Active Older Adults

Older adults who lived in neighborhoods where it was easy to walk to daily destinations were more physically active than those in less walkable neighborhoods, a study in Barcelona, Spain, showed. The results have implications for efforts to allow older adults to remain healthy and independent while they "age in place" in urban neighborhoods.

Sep 29, 2017

Shack-A-Thon: An Eco-Friendly Fundraiser for the Raleigh Community

Shack-A-Thon started at NC State in 1998 with a focus on bringing forward the issue of affordable housing. Since then housing rates in Raleigh have skyrocketed, but this fundraiser still sets out to bring attention to this issue with a modern twist ─ making this important fundraising event as sustainable as possible.

Sep 22, 2017

North Carolina Hits the Brakes on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

The proposed 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline, if it’s built, would carry fracked natural gas from West Virginia into Virginia and North Carolina, barreling through lush and pristine landscapes—the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests and the Cheat and Shenandoah Mountains, among others—and transecting territories of several Native American tribes.