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Cold water can shock sea turtles - here is what you can do to help.

Oct 10, 2024

Can Sea Turtles Get Too Cold During the Winter in North Carolina?

Colder waters pose a threat to sea turtles. Here is what you can do to help.
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.
a woman and man organize supplies including toilet paper, paper towels and dry food.

Oct 9, 2024

Driving Support for Western North Carolina

The superintendents for the Lake Wheeler Road Field Lab and Central Crops Research Station have partnered to collect and deliver supplies to western North Carolina.
a man sits by a rocky stream bed

Oct 9, 2024

Creating Cultural Connections Through Aquatic Ecology

Applied Ecology Professor Alonso Ramirez has built a welcoming community for Latino students and researchers through ongoing research and initiatives.
a large wave is cresting beneath a blue sky

Oct 9, 2024

New Tool Aims to Boost Ocean-Based Renewable Energy

Researchers have created a new modeling tool that can be used to help develop marine hydrokinetic energy projects.
a stretch of highway ends in a washed out ravine

Oct 9, 2024

What Role Do Governments Play After a Disaster? Will Hurricane Helene Change Anything?

What should the federal government do after a disaster? What should state and local governments do? And what lessons might policymakers take from Hurricane Helene?
Faculty member Tal Ben-Horin and graduate student Zakir Bulmer prepare their gear for a scuba diving excursion

Oct 8, 2024

NC State on the Coast

On a breezy September day, doctoral student Zakir Bulmer sits on the edge of a boat on the Pamlico Sound and allows himself to fall backwards into the water. He’s spending the day scuba diving at different sites across the sound with his advisor, Tal Ben-Horin, an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences. …
CAC Headshots grid format student interns Campus As A Classroom

Oct 7, 2024

Growing Impact: Sustainability-Focused Internships Welcome Largest Cohort Yet

NC State's Campus As A Classroom sustainability internship program welcomed its largest cohort yet to grow impact across campus.

Oct 7, 2024

How a Common Economic Theory Could Help Save Endangered Frogs

A new study applies modern portfolio theory to provide conservation investment strategies to protect coquí llanero populations in Puerto Rico.

Oct 3, 2024

NC State to Lead DOE-Backed $10M Quantum Computing Research Project

The research will investigate the utility of hybrid quantum computing processors, which could completely change how quantum computers are built and used.