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Jashira Torres-Pabón Awarded Knauss Fellowship

women in natural resources

Deja Perkins with Barn Swallow bird - Graduation to Vocation: Connecting Environmental Justice and Birding - College of Natural Resources NC State University

Nov 24, 2020

Graduation to Vocation: Connecting Environmental Justice and Birding

Deja Perkins explores how environmental and social justice impacts birding and wildlife.

Claudia Patterson in Front of Wolf Statue - Graduation to Vocation: Finding Innovative Solution to Engineering Problems - - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Nov 20, 2020

Graduation to Vocation: Finding Innovative Solutions to Engineering Problems

Claudia Patterson will combine her engineering degree and people skills to work in chemical sales.
Tira Beckham - Global Change Fellow Tira Beckham is Studying Socio-Political Boundaries to Climate Resilience, College of Natural Resources, Tira Beckham - College of Natural Resources News - NC State University

Nov 18, 2020

Global Change Fellow Tira Beckham is Addressing Socio-Political Barriers to Climate Resilience

As a Global Change Fellow, Beckham hopes to promote equitable governance and communication with vulnerable communities.

Global Change Fellow Justine Neville is Studying Saltwater Intrusion, College of Natural Resources, Justine Neville, feature

Nov 17, 2020

Global Change Fellow Justine Neville is Seeking Answers About Saltwater Intrusion

Neville is studying the hydrologic drivers of landscape vulnerability to saltwater intrusion, so we can better predict it in the future.
McKenzie Herlihy - Graduation to Vocation: Empowering Communities with Sustainable Tourism - - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Nov 16, 2020

Graduation to Vocation: Empowering Communities with Sustainable Tourism

An internship experience abroad inspired McKenzie Herlihy to empower rural communities through sustainable tourism.
Kathryn Jewell Portrait in Front of Flowers -Global Change Fellow Kathryn Jewell Wants to Increase Collaboration in Wildlife Conservation - - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Nov 13, 2020

Global Change Fellow Kathryn Jewell Wants to Increase Collaboration in Wildlife Conservation

Jewell is a master's student studying fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology. Her research focuses on the human dimensions of wildlife management, with a goal of increasing collaboration in solving wildlife conservation challenges.
A girls' overnight camp focused on environmental science and ecology - Black Ecologists Look to Offer Support, Recruit Next Generation - - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Nov 12, 2020

Black Ecologists Look to Offer Support, Recruit Next Generation

An NC State ecologist is working to offer support and encouragement to Black professionals and students.
Salonika Aggarwal

Nov 5, 2020

Graduation to Vocation: Using Biomaterials Sustainably

Salonika Aggarwal will use her Ph.D. to research sustainable ways of extracting resources from biomaterials.
Dr. Zakiya Leggett

Nov 3, 2020

NC State Forestry Professor Named to Ecological Society of America’s Diversity Task Force

Zakiya Leggett is working to improve diversity and inclusion at one of the largest environmental organizations in the United States.

Jashira poses on balcony - Jashira Torres-Pabon Awarded Knauss Fellowship - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Jul 24, 2020

Jashira Torres-Pabón Awarded Knauss Fellowship

Recent Natural Resources graduate Jashira Torres-Pabón’s story is one of sheer determination and resilience.