Stories From 2023

May 20, 2023

Keeping the Bees Buzzing

In this episode of Farms, Food and You, learn about honey bee health, the honey bee’s role in agriculture, and NC State’s bee research and outreach programs.

May 17, 2023

Newcomers May Change Ecosystem Functions – Or Not

Caddisfly study shows resident species can continue managing ecological processes when similar newcomers move in, but their role changes when newcomers are different.

May 17, 2023

Study Finds Carrying Pollen Heats Up Bumble Bees, Raising New Climate Change Questions

The study raises questions about how bee species will be impacted by a warmer world due to climate change.

May 16, 2023

Science Communicator Makes a Splash

Whether she’s teaching students or swimming with sharks, Michelle Jewell with the Department of Applied Ecology finds inspiring ways to share science.

Apr 25, 2023

Watch the Applied Ecology Minors’ Research Symposium

Congratulations to all of our undergraduate minors for their impressive research and presentations!

Apr 24, 2023

Study Finds Significant Variation in Anatomy of Human Guts

Researchers found significant variation in the anatomy of the human digestive system, with pronounced differences possible between healthy individuals.

Apr 19, 2023

Nature’s Chefs: Scientists Propose Food-Making as Means of Understanding Species Interactions

Researchers are proposing a new way to think of some interactions between species, classifying a variety of plants, animals and fungi as “nature’s chefs.”

Apr 12, 2023

Sustaining Iconic Fish

While at NC State, Matt Damiano studied the sustainability of mahi-mahi, black sea bass and Atlantic cobia in the Department of Applied Ecology.

Apr 11, 2023

Brewing a Greater Good: NC State, 321 Coffee Launch Co-branded Coffee

Alumni Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans are bringing 321 Coffee back to NC State in a big way. Get the details on the co-branded coffee, Greater Good.

Apr 4, 2023

Bike Month Kick-Off Event, April 18

May is Bike Month but we will have a kick-off event on Tuesday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Brickyard. Come…