By StaffHorticultural science professor Danesha Seth Carley helped reintroduce native plants to the Pinehurst No. 2 golf course for its 2014 men’s and women’s U.S. Open championships. Since then, she’s focused on bringing bees back to Donald Ross’s original design for the course. |Change Your State, Community, Food, Research, Uncategorized
By StaffNC State has earned gold-level status on the American Heart Association’s Well-being Works Better Scorecard. |Community, Uncategorized, Wellness
By StaffThe NC State Wellness Champions program is the Butler University Institute for Well-being 2024 Faculty/Staff Well-being Program of the Year. |Community, Research, Uncategorized
By StaffA study of North Carolina public schools finds that even as enrollment becomes more racially diverse, schools are more segregated now than they were in the late 1980s. The report, “Can Our Schools Capture the Educational Gains of Diversity? North Carolina School Segregation, Alternatives, and Possible Gains,” found that racial diversity gains in North Carolina… |Community, Staff, Uncategorized
By StaffStaff Senate’s Computer Loan Program grants free computers to eligible employees to help them with professional development and other technological needs. |Community, Land, News, Research, Uncategorized
By StaffA new study finds people who have nature-based experiences report better well-being and lower psychological distress than those who do not. Birdwatching in particular yielded promising results, with higher gains in subjective well-being and more reduction in distress than more generic nature exposure, such as walks. Because birdwatching is an easily accessible activity, the results… |Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Uncategorized
By StaffLaura Bottomley, director of NC State’s Engineering Education program, has been honored by Virginia Tech’s Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with induction into the department’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni. |Uncategorized
By csthomp2Current Global Change Research Fellow, Titilayo Tajudeen, tells us about her work on “Ghost forests”, predicting the expansion of forest loss, and the hydrological consequences.