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Robots, Researchers and Resilient Agriculture
Chris Reberg-Horton was recently named the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation/W.K. Kellogg Distinguished Professor in Sustainable Community-Based Food Systems.
Greener Neighborhoods Can Protect Us â at the Cellular Level
A new study finds that greenspace in urban environments has a positive impact on a key genetic marker associated with exposure to stress.
Local Parks Can’t Keep Up With Demand. This New Toolkit Could Help
As local parks and recreation agencies experience budget woes, NC State researchers have developed a new toolkit to help satisfy visitor expectations amid growing demand.
Free Mapping Tool Will Help Small NC Towns Meet Water Quality Requirements
The world is digitized. From data to images to maps, they can be found in a digital format. One NC group is working to make that true for NC’s water utilities boundaries. A collaborative research team led by Duke Universityâs Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability is working to lessen the digital divide for…
Citizen Science Has a Diversity Problem, Experts Say. Now What?
NC State researchers want to broaden engagement in large-scale citizen science projects by providing practitioners with the knowledge, awareness and resources to support inclusion, equity and accessibility.Agriculture Workers Digital Equity Initiative Receives NIH Funding
Catherine and collaborators aim to increase agricultural workersâ access to digital health services and emergency communication by improving access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet.NC WRRI Fellows Work to Improve Well Water Quality Through PFAS Research
Graduate students Tiffany VanDerwerker of North Carolina State University and Charlotte Robbins of UNC Chapel Hill are supporting rural communities through their research on PFAS in well water. VanDerwerkerâs research considered an alternative water source for homes that have contaminated well water. Robbinsâ project analyzes how PFAS leaks from landfills into surrounding groundwater and consequently…Lauren Pharr Named Young Conservationist of the Year
Pharr, a Ph.D. student studying fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology at NC State, has been a longtime advocate of wildlife conservation.