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Timothy Peeler

A man and a young girl load bags of pet food onto a truck to take to western North Carolina as part of the Hurricane Helene relief effort

Oct 10, 2024

Getting a Recovery Foothold in the NC Mountains

In the two weeks since Hurricane Helene swamped the North Carolina mountains, NC State students, faculty, staff and alumni have pitched in to help with recovery and relief. These are their stories.
Staff and community members load boxes of supplies at the NC State football team's practice facility

Oct 3, 2024

Stepping Up for Hurricane Relief

NC State survived last week’s catastrophic storm in western North Carolina without much damage, though some research stations and farms are not fully operational in the decimated area. They are, however, serving as staging areas to get supplies to their communities in need.
Danesha Seth Carley works in a pollinator garden in front of the clubhouse at the Pinehurst golf course.

May 22, 2024

Let It Bee

Horticultural science professor Danesha Seth Carley helped reintroduce native plants to the Pinehurst No. 2 golf course for its 2014 men’s and women’s U.S. Open championships. Since then, she’s focused on bringing bees back to Donald Ross’s original design for the course.

Aug 31, 2023

Integrative Sciences Building Headlines Campus Construction Projects

Yes, the Brickyard has turned to dust for the time being, but it will semi-soon be mighty again with the construction of the innovative Integrative Sciences Building. And University Plaza will have some more sustainable features that will alleviate decades-old drainage issues in the most traveled part of Central Campus. The biggest campus construction project…
Michael Brennan stands in front of a large screen that displays a graphic about the 2023 hurricane season.

Aug 2, 2023

NC State Alumni Lead Nation’s Hurricane Preparedness Efforts

Two NC State alumni are leaders in the National Hurricane Center, using meteorology and behavioral science to protect people in North Carolina and across the nation.
Flowers inside new NC State greenhouse.

Aug 19, 2021

Greenhouse Effect: A More Sustainable Campus

Grounds Services is saving money and boosting sustainability by growing flowers and plants in its own greenhouse on the west side of campus.
Worker carries solar panel on the roof of the Murphy Center.

Jan 21, 2021

Here Comes the Sun

NC State is partnering with Mooresville-based Powerhome Solar to add an array of energy-saving panels on top of the Murphy Center.