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6 NC State Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows

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Jul 1, 2026

Bradford awarded prestigious Louisville First Book Grant

Aminah Al-Attas Bradford has been awarded a First Book Grant by the Louisville Institute. Her book, Symbiotic Grace: Holobiont Theology in the Age of the Microbe, reconstructs Christian doctrine through… 
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Jun 8, 2026

Q&A with an Arctic Ecologist

Meet Matteo Petit Bon, a plant and ecosystem ecologist and the newest Applied Ecology faculty member. His research takes him to remote corners of the Northern Hemisphere, where conditions are… 
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Jun 4, 2026

A Stinky Discovery: New Parasite Found in Snake Scent Glands

Student researchers in the Sustainable Health Ecology Lab in the Department of Applied Ecology recently discovered a potentially new species of parasitic nematode in the scent glands of three snake species. 
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May 6, 2026

How Higher Temperatures Can Benefit (or Devastate) Bumble Bee Populations

New research finds higher temperatures actually benefit some bumble bee species – but periods of extreme heat appear to more than offset those benefits. 
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May 1, 2026

Tuna fisheries worth billions at risk as climate patterns shift Pacific waters, study finds…
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Apr 29, 2026

Khara Grieger: Driving Outreach, Engagement
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Apr 21, 2026

Study of Gut Microbes in Black Bears Finds Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

A study of bears in eastern North Carolina expands our understanding of microbial ecosystems in omnivores, and finds bears may play an unexpected role in dispersing antibiotic-resistant pathogens. 
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Apr 17, 2026

Ramírez inducted into the Fellows of the Society for Freshwater Science

The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) announced the 2026 inductees into the Fellows of the Society for Freshwater Science, including applied ecology professor Alonso Ramírez. The Society for Freshwater Science… 
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Mar 31, 2026

Fishing for Resilience

In new research, NC State applied ecologist Nadya Mamoozadeh and other researchers find that Southern Appalachian brook trout are most vulnerable to rising temperatures. 
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Mar 26, 2026

6 NC State Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows

A half-dozen NC State faculty become fellows of august scientific society, the world’s largest.