Explore the latest sustainability news and insights from NC State.
Sign up for the weekly sustainability e-news.
All NewsAlumniBuildingsClimateCommunityEconomy
EnergyFacultyFoodLandMaterials and PurchasingPollinators
ResearchStaffStudentsTransportationWaste ReductionWater
CALS student Joy Camenisch, a double major in animal science and agroecology, spent the summer in Spain, where she researched how composted manure can replace synthetic fertilizer.
The IR-4 Project at NC State University has received a $10 million, five-year award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service to help U.S. specialty crop growers overcome pesticide residue-related barriers to international trade.
Horticultural Science Professor Massimo Iorizzo, whose research has delved into the genetics of a veritable rainbow of small fruit and vegetable crops, will lead NC State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute.
A new study finds that exposure to birdsong soundscapes or forest landscapes reduce physiological stress. These findings of physical health effects compliment previous research showing mental health benefits associated with birdwatching and could be useful for urban planners with limited green space options. The study, led by North Carolina State University researchers, used heart rate…
A new textile used to cover strawberry plants more than tripled strawberry yields in tunnel field tests, without negatively impacting plant health. The technology could also significantly reduce water and pesticide usage in strawberry fields. The cover, known as Plant Armor, is a carefully designed fabric that is draped over strawberry plants. The material’s three-dimensional…
Even honeybees love to tell a good story in their hives. Leigh-Kathryn Bonner (International Studies, ’15) uses her fourth-generation beekeeper knowledge and her business, Bee Downtown, to tell a story…
Mealworms, crickets and ants were on the menu at Case Dining Hall last month to introduce insects as environmentally friendly alternative sources of protein.
Travel along the elbow-shaped bend of North Carolina’s southeastern coast and you’ll come across vibrant fishing communities, charming beach-side tourist destinations, vast fields of corn and soybeans and a plethora of habitats ranging from wetlands and salt marshes to bays, estuaries and maritime forests. This is Carteret County, home to Emerald Isle, Atlantic Beach, Morehead…
Kenna Talhelm is a current junior majoring in Environmental Sciences with a focus in Natural Resources Policy and Administration and a minor in Spanish. She has been a peer leader in the NC State Environmental First Year Program and a CaSA Sustainable Futures Fellow. Now, she is a student ambassador in the NC State College…
TOP LINKS