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New State Heat Resilience Toolkit Offers Solutions to Reduce Heat-Related Health Problems
Local governments and partners are encouraged to prepare for extreme heat.![Gary Lackmann standing in front of a large screen](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/copy-of-mah2544-e1713552620170.jpg)
Atmospheric Scientist Gary Lackmann Named Head of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Lackmann has been an atmospheric science faculty member at NC State since 1999 and has served in several leadership roles during that time.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/small-island-big-song-live-photo-by-kimmi-cranes-02-1.jpg)
Small Island Big Song Residency Brings Climate Activism Through Art to NC State
Small Island Big Song, a group of musicians from Island Nations across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, will spend this week in residence with NC State LIVE.![The Jefferson monument in Washington, D.C. framed by a spectacular cherry blossom display. Focus on the monument background.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cherry-blossom-jefferson-memorial-istock-1500x844-1.jpeg)
Removal of DC’s Cherry Blossoms Reflects Troubling Future For Coastal Forests
âItâs a great example of where people can see the effects of sea level rise and whatâs happening all over the East Coast,â says NC State expert Marcelo ArdĂłn.![Art United](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/art1resized.jpg)
Coping with Climate Anxiety Through Poetry, Visual Arts
The interdisciplinary Art United workshop offers a creative outlet to deal with concerns about our planetâs future.![A pollen cloud floating in the air.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/pollen-japanese-cedar-tree-istock-1500x844-1.jpg)
Seasonal Allergies Are Back, But Donât Blame All Trees For Your Pollen Problems
Certain trees produce more pollen than others, according to NC State professor Robert Bardon.![A portrait photograph of Nathan Crook taken in front of shelves with lab equipment.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/crook-headshot-1500x844-1.jpg)
Tiny Organisms, Transformative Outcomes
Nathan Crook, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is discovering how Earthâs simplest life forms might unlock solutions to complex problems like antibiotic-resistant infections, plastic pollution and climate change.![Collage depicting a hand holding a train extending toward a cityscape.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/emily-chavezcollage-scaled-1.jpg)
Will We Build Cities for Humans or Machines?
In October 2023, JoAnna Klein interviewed research ecologist Adam Terando along with drone aficionado Evan Arnold and public transportation systems researcher Kai Monast about the future of transportation. As climate changes and advanced technology accelerates, they explored a unique opportunity to rethink how people, goods and ideas move around the world.![Plant Sciences Building CALS lab space bright white tables windows with bike in background](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Sustainable-Lab-CALS-360x216.png)