College Offers Diverse 2009 Summer Study Abroad Opportunities
NEWS RELEASE Media Contact: Tilla Fearn, NC State College of Natural Resources, (919) 513-4644 April 2, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Faculty in the College of Natural Resources will lead 6 study abroad...
View ArticleNew Tourism Extension Website Brings Resources to Local Communities
NEWS RELEASE March 27, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tourism Extension at NC State University is proud to announce the launch of their new website! The Tourism Extension website is designed to benefit NC...
View ArticleDr. Orlando Rojas Named 2009 Finland Distinguished Professor
NEWS RELEASE Media Contact: Tilla Fearn, NC State College of Natural Resources, (919) 513-4644 March 20, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dr. Orlando Rojas in Wood & Paper Science has been named a...
View ArticleTiny Super-Plant Can Clean Up Hog Farms and Be Used For Ethanol Production
NEWS RELEASE: Media Contact(s) Dr. Jay J. Cheng, (919) 515-6733 Dr. Anne Stomp, (919) 444-3559 Matt Shipman, News Services, (919) 515-6386 April 7, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers at North...
View ArticleDr. Leung named President-elect of Sigma Iota Rho – Eta Chapter
NEWS RELEASE - April 22, 2009 The NC State College of Natural Resources is proud to announce that Dr. Yu-Fai Leung has been named president-elect of the Eta Chapter of Sigma Iota Rho, the NC State...
View ArticleColby and McCarter Honored with Employee Awards of Excellence
NEWS RELEASE – April 22, 2009 Two CNR staff members are the winners of 2009 College of Natural Resources Awards of Excellence. The Awards of Excellence recognize the accomplishments and achievements...
View ArticleNatural Resources Graduate Student Receives National MANRRS Research Award
NEWS RELEASE – April 30, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fourteen students accompanied by advisors from the NC State College of Natural Resources and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences recently...
View ArticleDr. Goode-Vick Awarded NC State 2009 Faculty Advisor Award
NEWS RELEASE – May 1, 2009 Dr. Candace Goode-Vick in the Department of Parks Recreation & Tourism Management has been awarded the 2009 Faculty Advisor Award in recognition and celebration of her...
View ArticleExtension Forestry Team Wins Education Award from NCACES
Congratulations to the team of Extension and outreach faculty and staff, and two graduate students in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources for their recognition by NC Association of...
View ArticleHazel and Devine Recognized for Outstanding Extension Service
Dr. Dennis Hazel and Dr. Hugh Devine were named recipients of the 2009 Outstanding Extension Service Award. They were honored along with nineteen other recipients at the Celebrating an Engaged...
View ArticleNC State To Host Webinar Addressing National Update Federal Biomass...
NEWS RELEASE – May 6, 2009 Currently Congress is considering The American Clean Energy and Security Act (WaxmanMarkey Bill) that includes proposed biomass definitions. This 2-hour webinar will review...
View ArticleDean's Update – Special Edition June 2009
June 10 2009 Dear Friends and Alumni of the NC State University College of Natural Resources, Negative publicity has surrounded NC State in recent weeks. While there is never a good time for this kind...
View ArticleNC State Faculty Receive Fulbright Scholar Awards
NC State News Release – June 17, 2009 Media Contact: Matt Shipman, News Services, 919/515-6386 or matt_shipman@ncsu.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Three North Carolina State University faculty members have...
View ArticleNC Woody Biomass Initiative Wins Innovator Award
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry's NC Woody Biomass initiative was recently honored as the North Carolina recipient of the 2009 Innovator Award from the Southern Growth Policies...
View ArticleThe South Rises Again: Industrial Forest Management in Chile – Webinar
Dr. Susan Moore, Extension Associate Professor and Director, Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program, NC State University, will host “The South Rises Again: Industrial Forest Management in...
View ArticleWest Johnston HS Team Wins Second Place and $20K at Envirothon
The talented West Johnston High School Envirothon team, the Sequoias, placed second overall out of 45 teams from the U.S. and Canada at the 2009 Canon Envirothon held in Asheville, NC, last week. A...
View ArticleNC Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program (WHEP) Team Places among Top at Nationals
Renee L Strnad, NC State University – Extension Forestry NC Project Learning Tree CoordinatorNC Certified Environmental Educator Media Release The North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program...
View ArticleNC Woody Biomass Amasses Awards
NC State Extension Forestry and the Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program (FEOP) have been honored again for their hard work in developing and delivering the NC Woody Biomass Program. The group...
View ArticleNSF Grant Funds NC State "Plant Switchboard" Research
NC State News Release – September 3, 2009 Media Contacts:Dr. Vincent Chiang, 919/513-0098 or vincent_chiang@ncsu.edu Caroline M. Barnhill, News Services, 919/515-6251 or caroline_barnhill@ncsu.edu FOR...
View ArticleWood is the New Coal – Carolina Coal
From the NCSU Bulletin – by David Hunt The mound of woodchips piled up behind an old barn in Raleigh, N.C., could fuel a pretty spectacular bonfire. But as Chris Hopkins surveys the mound, he has a...
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