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Jan 3, 2022

Evolutionary Biologist Burford Reiskind Receives Faculty Diversity External Mentoring Endowment

Faculty member Martha Burford Reiskind received the award for her groundbreaking diversity and inclusion work.

Dec 18, 2021

When Humans Are Gone, What Animals Might Evolve to Have Our Smarts and Skills?

Live ScienceWith modern gene-sequencing technology and our understanding of evolution, “we’re pretty good at making short term predictions,” Martha Reiskind, a molecular ecologist at North Carolina State University, told Live Science. For example, we can predict that if humans were to suddenly go extinct tomorrow, climate change would continue to drive many species toward drought resiliency in order to survive. Cold-specialized species will continue to struggle as well, meaning that, sadly, polar bears and penguins are unlikely to thrive in the millennia after humans are gone.

Dec 16, 2021

Featherstone Receives Richard L. Blanton Outstanding Capstone Award

Jack Featherstone has been awarded the fall 2021 Richard L. Blanton Outstanding Capstone Award

Dec 15, 2021

Time Lag Between Intervention and Actual CO2 Decrease Could Still Lead to Climate Tipping Point

Lag between intervention and CO2 decrease could have ramifications for climate change.

Dec 9, 2021

Master the How and Why of Statistics

Apply now for spring 2022 admission in the online statistics graduate programs. Earning your Master of Statistics online at NC State gives you access to world-renowned faculty, a bold community of learners with diverse backgrounds, and sought-after statistical methods and applications — complete with the flexibility to fit your life.

Dec 6, 2021

Mother-Daughter Duo Share Graduation Day

Mother and daughter, Michelle and Lauren both enrolled at NC State in fall of 2018. Little did they know that Michelle, a Jenkins MBA student would be sharing her graduation day with her youngest daughter, Lauren who is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in biology.

Nov 23, 2021

Startup Stories: 321 Coffee

Individuals with disabilities tend to see a drop off in career opportunities and support following high school graduation. Lewis Sheats, assistant vice provost of entrepreneurship, sits down with the founders of 321 Coffee, Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans, to discuss how to provide employees with disabilities a meaningful way to contribute to society. “We liked…

Nov 23, 2021

Goodnight Spotlight: Hailey Hammonds

The Goodnight Scholars program is helping Hailey Hammonds develop into someone confident about her path in life. Learn more about this chemistry major.

Nov 23, 2021

Passionate About the Power of Higher Education

Shevani Mehta ’22 is majoring in economics, international studies, and Spanish and plans to attend law school, while Megan Pryor ’22 is studying mathematics and math education to become a teacher. Despite their distinct academic and professional goals, they were both drawn to the Marian Drane Graham Scholars program.

Nov 17, 2021

NC State’s SDG Initiative: First Semester Recap

Beginning during the fall 2021 semester, NC State launched its campus programming initiative focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The purpose of the SDG campus programming initiative is to educate students at NC State as to what the SDGs are, why they are a blueprint for peace and prosperity in the world, and inspire them to…