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Five Questions with Erin Seekamp and Chris Osburn of the Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative
NC State’s Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative envisions a future where people, ecosystems and economies are more resilient in the face of rapid social and environmental change. We spoke with Goodnight Distinguished Professor and CRSI Director Erin Seekamp and Professor and Director of the Blue Economy Innovation Program Chris Osburn about the CRSI’s background, growth and how the initiative catalyzes transformation in a changing climate.![Dr. Detlef Knappe works with graduate and post doc students in his lab on Centennial campus. Dr. Knappe is interested in drinking water quality and treatment, water reuse, organic micropollutants, development of water treatment processes for polar and persistent organic pollutants, and the fate of organic pollutants in solid waste landfills.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/mah1998-cropped-resized.jpg)
NC State researchers study enhanced water treatment methods to remove PFAS
More than seven years after the discovery of elevated levels of harmful chemicals in the Cape Fear River that provides drinking water for 1.5 million people, NC State University researchers who brought awareness to this public health issue are continuing to pursue a broad range of research initiatives with the goal of ensuring a cleaner environment and safer drinking water.2024 Call for Consortium Project Ideas
The Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center is now accepting project ideas from Consortium researchers for projects beginning in August 2024.![Hurricane Florence causes the Cape Fear River to flood, nearly submerging homes, above ground swimming pools, and vehicles.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/lascurainnca4.jpg)
Register for the International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference
The inagural International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference (IISCCC) is January 30-31.![Fireworks explode over the NC State belltower to close down Packapalooza 2022.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Fireworks-Over-Belltower-360x216.png)
Top 10 Campus Sustainability Moments of 2023
Explore University Sustainability Office’s top ten favorite moments that advanced campus sustainability in 2023.![Harald Ade, Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics, helps to coordinate the efforts of researchers in the Carbon Electronics cluster.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/adeharald-14184-1500x844-1.jpg)
Carbon Electronics Cluster Co-directors Named to Highly Cited Researchers List
Harald Ade, Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Professor of Physics, and Aram Amassian, University Faculty Scholar and professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, have been named to an annual list of the world’s most highly cited researchers.![Man in a research lab](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/saguesjoe-15726.jpg)
The Quest for Net Zero
On this episode of Farms, Food and You, Joe Sagues, principal investigator of the Biocarbon Utilization & Sequestration (BUS) Lab in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, discusses carbon recycling and the potential it holds for farmers, entrepreneurs and society in general.![Students with Professor Boone as part of the Just Communities Lab](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231120132110-1-1-scaled-1.jpg)