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Caren Cooper

Jun 7, 2017

Leadership in Public Science: Meet Caren Cooper

Caren Cooper is an ecologist and Leadership in Public Science faculty cluster member who wrote the book on citizen science — literally. 

May 18, 2017

Big Reveal for Nonwovens

Curious about the mysteries of the new nonwovens facility? Take a look at what's under the 65-foot ceilings during an open house on Friday. 

May 17, 2017

Forests in Flux

Changes in temperature and rainfall patterns are shifting the trees in our forests, with hardwood species moving inland and evergreens moving north. 
Newly minted NC State graduates throw up their wolf signs at Spring Commencement 2016.

May 10, 2017

Extraordinary Futures

Thousands of new NC State graduates will head out into the world following Spring Commencement 2017, each of them in pursuit of their own extraordinary future. Meet four of the 5,871 students receiving degrees. 
Iguana on rock in the Bahamas

Mar 29, 2017

Kids’ Wildlife Preferences Differ from Island to Mainland

NC State research with children from the Bahamas and North Carolina helps us understand the next generation's priorities for wildlife conservation. 

Mar 17, 2017

NC State’s Sederoff Honored for Molecular Genetics Work With Forest Trees

An international prize goes to Ron Sederoff, a forestry professor whose research has given us a better understanding of forest trees' biology and accelerated advances in plant breeding. 

Mar 2, 2017

DASA Honors 4 With Advising Awards

Four undergraduate academic advisors were honored on Jan. 27 for their work in helping students succeed in a variety of ways through academic advising. 

Feb 23, 2017

Could Greenways Help Fight Chicago Crime?

A crime decrease in neighborhoods surrounding a Chicago greenway built on an abandoned railway line offers a ray of hope amid troubling trends in the Windy City. 
Two Catalyst program students work on soldering a circuit.

Feb 21, 2017

Learners, Leaders

One in every eight students in North Carolina public schools has a disability. That’s nearly 170,000 people who need the expert support of the state’s educators. But those students are also a potential wellspring of talent for the state’s STEM industries. 
Mosquitoes clinging to the inside of a transparent drum.

Nov 14, 2016

A Fashionable Response to Zika Protection

As part of a five-year collaboration between NC State’s College of Natural Resources, College of Textiles and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, researchers are aggressively looking to find solutions to protect people living and working in locations infected with mosquito-borne illnesses. 
A close-up of a Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Nov 14, 2016

Biting Back

At NC State, we seek innovative solutions to emerging problems. In 2016, that means pursuing interdisciplinary research to better understand and combat the spread of Zika. 

Nov 10, 2016

Spend An Evening With John Muir

John Muir was a pioneering naturalist who was responsible for preserving millions of acres of wilderness in the American West. Join Muir-impersonator Lee Stetson from 7:30-9 p.m. Monday to learn more about his fascinating life. 

Oct 31, 2016

Social Media Photos Priceless for Natural Resources Research

Instagram, Flickr and Panoramio reveal the most valued features of European landscapes. 

Oct 17, 2016

Citizen Scientists Needed to Find NC’s Candid Critters

North Carolina scientists are looking for volunteers to help with the largest-ever camera trap study of wildlife. Find out how you can get involved. 
The daughter of Aaron Hipp — co-principal investigator on the childhood obesity grant — and her friends at the park.

Oct 14, 2016

A Healthy Start for All

Natural resources researchers team up on a national project to end childhood obesity and its racial disparities.