Posted on November 11, 2009 by Lisa Schabenberger
Did you attend NC State Open House 2009? Many prospective NC State students and their families did on Saturday, October 17th. Information sessions were offered on every major, scholarship opportunities were reviewed, faculty gave presentations, and current students shared their perspectives.
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Posted on November 10, 2009 by Lisa Schabenberger
Come out and join the NCSU Forestry Club as they host Rolleo 2009, November 21, at Schenck Forest. Rolleo is the Forestry Club's annual forestry and timbersports
competition. It is a long-standing tradition with the club, and this
year will prove to be one to remember. All students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are welcome to attend...and compete! This year it will be held near campus at Schenck Forest. Details and map...
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Posted on November 10, 2009 by Lisa Schabenberger
Saturday morning was an unusually early start for members of the NCSU Student Chapter of the Society
of American Foresters who were participating in the annual Wilderness Leadership Trip and SAF National Convention. This year, the Convention was in Orlando, Florida, which led the group on a canoe trip and adventures down on the Suwanee River. Mickey & Minnie joined later.
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Posted on November 05, 2009 by Tilla Fearn
What's Happening in the NC State PSE Program? Read the Paper Science & Engineering Fall Program Update to learn about...
Posted on October 14, 2009 by Lisa Schabenberger
Rachel Cook, graduate student in the Department of Forestry and
Environmental Resources is interviewed about research she is conducting
with Dr. Elizabeth Nichols that is helping to clean up a contaminated site
using phytoremediation.
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Posted on October 14, 2009 by Lisa Schabenberger
Robert Jetton, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources and a Project Leader in Camcore, is the 2009 recipient of the Roger F. Anderson Memorial Outstanding Graduate Student Award sponsored by the Southern Forest Insect Work Conference for his research conducted as a PhD student in entomology with a co-major in forestry at NC State University.[Read More]
Posted on October 07, 2009 by Tilla Fearn
Wood Products students are combining community service for Habitat for Humanity with mastering the concepts of sustainable wood and wood products manufacturing in a new course at NC State.
Posted on September 25, 2009 by Tilla Fearn
NEWS RELEASE: September 23, 2009
What: C.H.A.N.G.E. 4th Annual Diversity Summit Webinar
When: October 13-15, 2009 from 10:30am - 2:00pm daily
Where: Webinar originates from Raleigh, North Carolina
Sponsors: Weyerhaeuser and NC State College of Natural Resources
Posted on September 18, 2009 by Lisa Schabenberger
Dr. Elizabeth Nichols, environmental technology professor in NC State's
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, and her team are
using phytoremediation to clean up a contaminated site in Elizabeth
City, N.C. Phytoremediation uses plants to absorb heavy metals from the soil into
their roots. The process is an attractive alternative to the standard
clean-up methods currently used, which are very expensive and energy
intensive. At appropriate sites, phytoremediation can be a
cost-effective and sustainable technology, Nichols says.[Read More]
Posted on August 13, 2009 by Lisa Schabenberger
The talented West Johnson 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. This year marks the best national showing ever for a North Carolina team at the North American Envirothon competition. The team won 1st in the technical areas of forestry, soils, and biodiversity.[Read More]
Posted on August 11, 2009 by Tilla Fearn
WRAL.com - August 10, 2009
The Federal Aviation Administration says a bird strike started an engine fire that forced a Northwest Airlines Airbus A320 to make an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport Sunday morning. Passengers reported hearing a loud boom just after take off, then seeing a huge flame from the engine. Within 20 minutes, the pilot turned the plane around and landed safely. There were no injuries. "The initial investigation revealed that the engine on the right side of the aircraft ingested a large bird and was seriously damaged," FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said Monday.
Bird-aircraft collisions are not unusual, but they are being more scrutinized since Charlotte-bound US Airways Flight 1549 ditched into the Hudson River in January after striking a flock of Canada geese after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport.
A team of researchers at North Carolina State University has also studied flying-bird strikes for more than a year in an effort to figure out the best way to manage the situation.
Posted on July 30, 2009 by Tilla Fearn
While our men's and women's golf teams will certainly feel at home at Centennial Campus' Lonnie Poole Golf Course, other NC State faculty and students- including those who don't play golf - plan to hit the links as well, as the course grows into its role as an outdoor classroom and "living lab." Turfgrass science undergrads will venture to LPGC for field labs, while graduate students tend to research projects. Professional golf management majors in one of only 20 PGA-accredited programs will receive hands-on, real-world business experience as well.
[Read More]Posted on July 27, 2009 by Lisa Schabenberger
Traveling 4,061 kilometers by bus, the NR350 course, entitled Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Turkey, included almost that number of contrasts and surprises.[Read More]
Posted on July 13, 2009 by Tilla Fearn
From ESPNoutdoors.com -July 12, 2009
NC State University wood products senior Will White and textiles engineering senior Chris Wood win the 2009 National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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From the News and Observer - July 7, 2009
The Raleigh area will have a new course at N.C. State's Centennial Campus, one designed by Arnold Palmer, who is scheduled to return July 31 for its grand opening.
Note: NC State's PGA Professional Golf Management Program has been active in the development of the course, which will also serve as an on-campus learning laboratory for students in the PGA accredited program. Learn more about the PGM Program
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