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headshot of Megan Lupek, assistant teaching professor at NC State, sitting in a chair outside

Mar 27, 2024

Meet DELTA Faculty Fellow Megan Lupek

DELTA Faculty Fellow Megan Lupek looks forward to working with her cohort to discover more ways to engage with her students and help them find a sense of belonging, community and support in her classroom. Read more about Lupek and her goals for her time in this program!
Plant Sciences Building CALS lab space bright white tables windows with bike in background

Mar 22, 2024

New Sustainable Labs Program Launched

The new Sustainable Labs program empowers NC State researchers and lab users to adopt sustainable practices in campus lab spaces.

Mar 20, 2024

Researcher Spotlight – Kaleb Goff

Current Global Change Research Fellow, Kaleb Goff, tells us about his work on plant diversity in mountain ecosystems.
Scum-forming bloom of toxic cyanobacteria Microcystis in North Carolina coastal waters

Feb 28, 2024

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.
researchers on a boat

Feb 14, 2024

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.

Jan 19, 2024

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.

Jan 12, 2024

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.

Jan 12, 2024

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.

Jan 4, 2024

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.

Dec 15, 2023

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.