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Dec 12, 2024

Machine learning and satellite imagery could help protect the world’s most important crops

A new North Carolina State University study combines satellite imagery with machine learning technology to help model rice crop productivity faster and more accurately. The tool could help decision-makers around the world better assess how and where to plant rice, which is the primary source of energy for more than half of the world’s population.…

Dec 11, 2024

How “thirsty” trees may make forests more vulnerable to climate change

A new study suggests that increased maple populations may leave forests in western North Carolina more vulnerable to extreme weather conditions like flooding and drought.   The southern Appalachian Mountains feature large, intact forests with frequent precipitation. This kind of area would not typically be a place to look for the effects of climate change, but…

Dec 10, 2024

Zero Waste Wolfpack Wraps Up an Impactful 2024 Season

Discover how the Zero Waste Wolfpack program diverted over 94,000 pounds of waste during NC State’s 2024 football season.

Dec 9, 2024

NC State Wins Fourth Annual Pantry Bowl

For the third straight year, NC State took home a victory in the Pantry Bowl, an annual fundraising competition between NC State’s Feed the Pack Food Pantry and UNC’s Carolina Cupboard. 

Dec 5, 2024

Employee Engagement Survey Results

Chancellor Randy Woodson shares the results from the 2024 UNC System Employee Engagement Survey with NC State employees. Read the message here.

Dec 5, 2024

NC State Announces Launch of Universitywide Climate and Sustainability Academy

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden and Senior Vice Provost for University Interdisciplinary Programs Rob Dunn today officially announced the launch of the Climate and Sustainability Academy.

Dec 4, 2024

Survey Results: Employees Report Pride in Their Jobs 

In the 2024 Employee Engagement Survey, employees said they were satisfied with their work and their supervisors, but they were less happy with issues of performance management and communication.

Dec 4, 2024

Digital Greenspaces Map Promotes Wellness

The NC State Greenspaces Map helps the NC State community use on-campus areas to relax, socialize, study, exercise and more.

Dec 3, 2024

Save Energy This Winter at NC State

NC State will implement its annual Holiday Energy Savings Initiative during the 2024 winter break, reducing energy use across campus.

Dec 2, 2024

DASA Lends a Helping Hand

A team of nine employees from NC State’s Division of Academic and Student Affairs (DASA), led by Assistant Vice Chancellor Justine Hollingshead, traveled to UNC-Asheville to assist with hurricane relief efforts.