Foamy Filters Prove Cheap and Effective
Researchers in the College of Natural Resources at NC State Univeristy have isolated a new biomaterial for filter use. This foam material made from the byproducts of both the forest and seafood...
View ArticleShowing Their Teachers Some Love
Everyone who has ever attended school has memories of one or more teachers who really made a difference in your life. Maybe he or she sparked your creativity, helped you over a difficult academic...
View ArticleNatural Resources Dean Paddles for Hope
Dr. Bob Brown, Dean of the College of Natural Resources at NC State University, will be one of nine kayakers participating in the Hope Floats 9-day, 225 mile kayak trip this April. The group will...
View ArticleSustainability, College Athletics Don’t Always Connect
Large college athletics departments talk the talk when it comes to concern for the environment and environmental sustainability, but only a small percentage of these departments actually walk the walk...
View ArticleAttarian Is New AAC Southern Applachian Conservation Ambassador
The American Alpine Club has announced that Dr. Aram Attarian of NC State University has been named to serve as Conservation Ambassador for the Southern Appalachian Section of ACC. Dr. Attarian will...
View ArticleVenditti Named TAPPI Fellow for 2012
Dr. Richard Venditti has been named a 2012 TAPPI Fellow by the nation’s leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging and converting industries, TAPPI. He is currently on the faculty...
View ArticleNature Provides a Cheaper Alternative for Fun
Malls and beaches have always been popular destinations for fun, but as these institutions of money-spending fall in popularity due to financially difficult times, attendance only rises at natural...
View ArticleStudy Shows First N.C. Case of Feral Pig Exposure to Nasty Bacteria
A North Carolina State University study shows that, for the first time since testing began several years ago, feral pigs in North Carolina have tested positive for Brucella suis, an important and...
View ArticleDr. Kays and Smithsonian WILD Win Outreach Achievement Award
Smithsonian WILD, an outreach project stemming from a collaboration between the Smithsonian and NC State researcher/Nature Research Center Biodiversity Lab director Roland Kays has just won a 2012...
View ArticleImproved Loblolly Pines Better for the Environment
More than 50 years of genetics work to increase loblolly pine production in the Southeast has improved the trees’ ability to act as carbon sinks that mitigate climate change, according to a new study...
View ArticleCNR Proud to be NCSU Earth Day Sponsor
NC State University is celebrating Earth Day this week and the College of Natural Resources is proud to be a 2012 sponsor and campus partner. Join CNR on The Brickyard – April 20th 10am – 2pm NC...
View ArticleCNR Dean Candidate Interviews Scheduled
On-campus interviews for three Dean of the College of Natural Resources candidates will begin next week. Open Forums to which the entire NC State community is invited are set for: Thursday, May 17,...
View ArticleReception to Honor Dean Brown
Please join the College of Natural Resources at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum on June 19, 2012 from 4-6pm for a retirement reception honoring Dean Robert (Bob) Brown’s service to NC State University...
View ArticleIs Hemlock History Repeating Itself?
Scientists trying to save eastern hemlock trees from widespread insect attacks may have uncovered a case of déjà vu, dating back millennia. “Our hypothesis is that 7,000 to 8,000 years ago, insects...
View ArticleStamm Scholarship To Aid Worthy Wood Products Students
The NC State Natural Resources Foundation is pleased to announce the funding of the Alfred J. Stamm Memorial Scholarship at NC State University by his son, Alfred John Stamm. This endowment will...
View ArticleGenetic Data Analysis Summer Course Draws Students From 11 Countries
Fikret Isik, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Tree Improvement Program at North Carolina State University, was invited to teach a one week ’Summer Course in Genetic Data Analysis –...
View ArticleDr. Mary Watzin Named Dean of NC State’s College of Natural Resources
Dr. Mary Catherine Watzin, dean of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, has been named dean of the College of Natural Resources at North Carolina...
View ArticleRodent Robbers Good for Tropical Trees
There’s no honor among thieves when it comes to rodent robbers—which turns out to be a good thing for tropical trees that depend on animals to spread their seeds. Results of a yearlong study in Panama,...
View ArticleRenee Strnad Honored as Tarheel of the Week
Renee Strand, NC Project Learning Tree Coordinator and an environmental educator with Extension Forestry at NC State University, has been honored as Tarheel of the Week by North Carolina’s largest...
View ArticleStudy Is More About The Bees Than The Trees
Christmas tree growers might not realize that the diverse mixes of groundcovers growing underneath their trees provide important habitat for pollinators. Pollinators which are responsible for an...
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