NC State Develops Material To Remove Radioactive Contaminants From Drinking...
A combination of forest byproducts and crustacean shells may be the key to removing radioactive materials from drinking water. See what Joel Pawlak and Richard Venditti, researchers from North Carolina...
View ArticleProfessors Honored by NC State Alumni Association
Every year, the Alumni Association at NC State University honors faculty who excel in the classroom, in the laboratory and in the field. On May 5, 2011 two faculty members from the College of Natural...
View ArticleNC State to Host Botanists & Biologists for MPC28
In May 2011, NC State University will host the 28th Annual Midcontinent Paleobotanical Colloquium (MPC28). Registration begins the afternoon of May 20 followed by a program that includes...
View ArticlePaper Science and Engineering Class of 2011 Celebrates With Senior Banquet
The NC State University Paper Science and Engineering Class of 2011 celebrated its achievements last week during the annual senior banquet. Sponsored by Rayonier, students were invited to enjoy the...
View ArticleCommencement Largest in College’s History
Close to 250 undergraduate and graduate students received their diplomas from the NC State University College of Natural Resources at the McKimmon Center on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 1:30 p.m in the...
View ArticleInvesting in the Next Generation of Scientists
Forest Biomaterials professors Marty Hubbe and Lucian Lucia at NC State University already have busy schedules teaching, conducting research and serving their university. To these duties, they have...
View ArticleEnergy Interns and Fellows Are Seeing “Green”
Energy efficiency and maximizing the use of renewable energy resources is on everyone’s minds these days and NC State University is actively engaged in developing and disseminating solutions to our...
View ArticleEco-friendly Super Foam Makes Contaminated Water Fit To Drink
It began as an experiment to create an absorbent material for the next generation of diapers, but potential uses may be much more far-reaching. Using by-products of the lumber industry and pulverized...
View Article$4 Million Grant Will Help Ramp Up Southeast Biofuel Production
North Carolina State University will use a $4 million grant to study the most efficient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly ways of producing biofuels from trees and from forest harvesting...
View ArticleCalvo to Deliver NC State 2011 Borlaug Lecture
Dr. Julio César Calvo Alvarado, the Rector (President) of Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica, will deliver the 2011 Borlaug Distinguished Lecture on Global Service to Society and Environment at NC...
View ArticleOpen House Visitors Fall For CNR
Saturday, October 15th dawned cool and comfortable and NC State’s campus was covered in more than just fall leaves. Potential students and their families blanketed campus exploring opportunities at NC...
View ArticleNatural Resources and Textiles Colleges Co-Host Global Health Special Event
Speaker: Elizabeth Scharpf, CEO, Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE) Date: Wed., Oct. 26 at 5:00 p.m. Location: College of Textiles, Rm. 2207 (parking available adjacent to the building) RSVP:...
View ArticleNC State Renewable Energy Experts Serve On EPA Science Advisory Board Panel
Three North Carolina State University professors recently served on an Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board Panel to discuss scientific issues that have major implications for the...
View ArticleLessons In Environmental Sustainability – Topic of 2011 Borlaug Lecture
The sixth Borlaug lecturer – Dr. Julio Cesar Calvo Alvardo – has an important connection to N.C. State University: He earned his doctorate in forestry here in 1991 and went on to become president of...
View ArticleCollege Welcomes Distinguished Visitors
The conferring of honorary doctorate degrees at NC State’s Winter Commencement brought the opportunity to welcome two distinguished visitors to the College of Natural Resources. Nobel Peace Prize...
View ArticleCNR Dean Brown Announces Retirement
Dr. Robert (Bob) Brown, Dean of the College of Natural Resources at North Carolina State University, has announced his plans to retire in late summer-early fall, 2012. Dr. Brown has been Dean at NC...
View ArticleFoamy Filters Prove Cheap and Effective
Researchers in the College of Natural Resources at NC State Univeristy have isolated a new biomaterial for filter use. This foam material made from the byproducts of both the forest and seafood...
View ArticleShowing Their Teachers Some Love
Everyone who has ever attended school has memories of one or more teachers who really made a difference in your life. Maybe he or she sparked your creativity, helped you over a difficult academic...
View ArticleNatural Resources Dean Paddles for Hope
Dr. Bob Brown, Dean of the College of Natural Resources at NC State University, will be one of nine kayakers participating in the Hope Floats 9-day, 225 mile kayak trip this April. The group will...
View ArticleVenditti Named TAPPI Fellow for 2012
Dr. Richard Venditti has been named a 2012 TAPPI Fellow by the nation’s leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging and converting industries, TAPPI. He is currently on the faculty...
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