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NC State a Partner on NSF-Funded āAg Tech Corridorā Project
A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation is kickstarting an effort to create an agricultural technology corridor from central to eastern North Carolina, and NC State University plays a key role.![a man stands next to two computer screens](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/weilong-he-featured.jpg)
Planting the Future
With support from the Trolinder graduate student endowment, Weilong He hopes to use machine learning to help breeders more efficiently assess the health of plants and troubleshoot problems for farmers.Meet Five Wolfpack Women Who Are Innovative Entrepreneurs
Five women who lead startups based on NC State research ā and also either hold degrees from the university or teach here ā share their insights and perspectives as researchers and startup founders.![flattened cardboard boxes stacked on top of each other](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/pexels-aleksandar-pasaric-1555199-1.jpg)
Improving Wood Products Could Be a Key to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Harnessing the ability of wood products to store carbon even after harvest could have a significant effect on greenhouse gas emissions and change commonly accepted forestry practices, a new study from NC State researchers suggests. The new study published in the journal Carbon Balance and Management uses carbon storage modeling to link the carbon stored in…![Galapagos](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/masha-buschujewa-1500.jpg)
Understanding Wind and Water at the Equator Key to More Accurate Future Climate Projections
Getting the winds right is key to accurately model Pacific Ocean warming.![A carpenter bee foraging on Butterfly Bush flowers in a campus Pollinator Garden.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Carpenter-Bee-360x216.png)
Using iNaturalist to Investigate Our Bee Campus
Join the NC State Campus Bee competition using iNaturalist this April to collect data on campus bees and win a "sweet" prize.![Scum-forming bloom of toxic cyanobacteria Microcystis in North Carolina coastal waters](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/chowanplanktonecologylab.jpg)
NC State Receives $6.9 Million From NSF, NIEHS to Fund New Oceans and Human Health Center
The grant will help establish the North Carolina Center for Coastal Algae, People and Environment.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/yarbrough-360x216.jpg)
Winter Break Generates Energy Savings
NC State avoided energy costs of more than $478,000 over winter break.![researchers on a boat](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/february-2024-five-questions-with-crsi-website-image.jpg)