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Chancellor Woodson Talks Bees, Entrepreneurship With Bee Downtown Founder
In Red Chair Chats, NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson sits down with alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university to show off the strength, talent and innovation of our Wolfpack. In our fourth episode of the series, the chancellor is joined by alumna Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, who graduated in 2015 with a degree in international studies and was recently named a Forbes 30 Under 30 social entrepreneur for her work as founder and CEO of Bee Downtown.
Shorter, Wider Flowers May Transmit More Parasites to Bees
Flower shape has biggest effect on parasite transmission to bees, according to a new study.
Textile Filter Testing Shows Promise for Carbon Capture
NC State researchers are studying a textile-based carbon capture technology that could reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.Olivia Vilá is Creating Equitable, Resilient Communities
As a Knauss Fellow, Vilá is working to incorporate environmental justice in federal community resilience projects.
COVID-19 Deepened the Political Divide on Conservation, Study Finds
American voters are growing further apart in their attitudes and opinions surrounding conservation, thanks in part to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NC State Rises In Global Impact Ranking
NC State University is among the top 200 universities in the world for global sustainable impact.
A New Way To Measure: Bringing Drone Technology to Landscape Architecture
With the help of NC State’s Institute for Transportation, Research and Education (ITRE), Emily McCoy, associate professor of practice in landscape architecture and environmental planning, has been flying drones across campus for the past five years. But she’s capturing more than the beauty of the landscape. McCoy and the students in her landscape performance class have been using tools such as drones with thermal cameras to evaluate how different landscapes across campus perform from a sustainability standpoint.
New Polymer Membrane Tech Improves Efficiency of CO2 Capture
New tech is more efficient at removing carbon dioxide from mixed gases, such as power plant emissions.