{"id":7746,"date":"2019-08-10T14:27:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T18:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/?page_id=7746"},"modified":"2026-11-11T09:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T14:10:28","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-ncss-hp-story-listing\"><div class=\"article-listing\"><article class=\"story hp-story full\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/hydroclimatic-whiplash-appalachian-wildfires\/\" class=\"story__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/wildfire-mountain-Sergey-Kamshylin-AdobeStock_453542368-1500x844-1.jpg\" class=\"story__image\" alt=\"A forest fire raging through trees with thick smoke and flames.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/wildfire-mountain-Sergey-Kamshylin-AdobeStock_453542368-1500x844-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/wildfire-mountain-Sergey-Kamshylin-AdobeStock_453542368-1500x844-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/wildfire-mountain-Sergey-Kamshylin-AdobeStock_453542368-1500x844-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/wildfire-mountain-Sergey-Kamshylin-AdobeStock_453542368-1500x844-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__date\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Published on <\/span>October 27, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNC State Leads $1.79M NSF Project to Uncover How Hydroclimatic Whiplash Fuels Appalachian Wildfires\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Researchers are working to determine whether rapid shifts between extremely wet and extremely dry weather conditions increase wildfire risk in the Blue Ridge Ecoregion of the southern Appalachian region of the United States.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncss-hp-story-listing\"><h2 class=\"article-listing__label\"><\/h2><div class=\"article-listing\"><article class=\"story hp-story \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/dale-earnhardt-legacy-program-high-impact-learning-transfer-students\/\" class=\"story__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/dale-earnhardt-legacy-williams-conley-featured-1500x844-1.jpg\" class=\"story__image\" alt=\"A split image showing a man holding a large fish in the ocean on the left and a woman holding a small hamster indoors on the right.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/dale-earnhardt-legacy-williams-conley-featured-1500x844-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/dale-earnhardt-legacy-williams-conley-featured-1500x844-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/dale-earnhardt-legacy-williams-conley-featured-1500x844-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/dale-earnhardt-legacy-williams-conley-featured-1500x844-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__date\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Published on <\/span>October 12, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDale Earnhardt Legacy Program Provides Pathway to High-Impact Learning Experiences\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">The program guarantees admission for select transfer students and provides supplemental funding for them to participate in high-impact learning experiences abroad.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"story hp-story \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/alumni-spotlight-dan-venditti\/\" class=\"story__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/10162026_DanVenditti_provided_featured-1.jpg\" class=\"story__image\" alt=\"Man in black and blue shirt wearing white safety helmet reviewing technical graphs displayed on a desktop monitor at a workstation.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/10162026_DanVenditti_provided_featured-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/10162026_DanVenditti_provided_featured-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/10162026_DanVenditti_provided_featured-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/10162026_DanVenditti_provided_featured-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__date\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Published on <\/span>September 25, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Venditti \u201916 Transforms Wood Products Background into Disaster Restoration Leadership\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Venditti is leveraging his College of Natural Resources education to drive innovation in the property restoration sector as the president of United Water Restoration Group of Raleigh.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"story hp-story \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/kathryn-hanks-summer-internship-spotlight\/\" class=\"story__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/09182026_KathrynHanks_provided_featured.jpg\" class=\"story__image\" alt=\"Smiling young woman with long blonde hair wearing a blue jacket and black top standing outside a wooden building with striped awning.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/09182026_KathrynHanks_provided_featured.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/09182026_KathrynHanks_provided_featured-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/09182026_KathrynHanks_provided_featured-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/09182026_KathrynHanks_provided_featured-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__date\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Published on <\/span>September 22, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKathryn Hanks Delivers Memorable Vacation Experiences with Twiddy &amp; Company\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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