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Jun 21, 2022

What Can Drones Tell Us About The Colony?

Bradley and David dive into the overlooked world of drone bee reproduction for this post in Bee Culture. 

In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss

Jun 16, 2022

In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss

Robin Vuchnich, a new media artist, user experience designer, and an assistant professor of practice in the College of Design, leveraged digitized specimens from the Harvard University Herbaria to craft an immersive experience in the gallery theater of the Harvard Museum of Natural Science. In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss is an immersive multidisciplinary experience that marries art and science through a modern artistic interpretation of Thoreau’s preserved plants. 

A zoomed in photo of a red pin push into a point on a map.

Jun 14, 2022

The Future of Geospatial Analytics

In this series, Rob Dunn invites leaders in several fields of study to predict the future to understand how to best steer their fields towards the most fruitful outcomes. 

Bumble bee on a flower

Jun 13, 2022

Shorter, Wider Flowers May Transmit More Parasites to Bees

Flower shape has biggest effect on parasite transmission to bees, according to a new study. 

Joseph McIver Receiving R.L. Noble Best Paper Award from Ryan Heise

Jun 8, 2022

Joseph McIver Wins Richard L. Noble Best Student Presentation Award

Congratulations to Joseph's for his award-winning presentation on seal salt toxicity of freshwater mussels. 

Jun 6, 2022

Celebrate Pollinator Week June 20-26

Celebrate the impact of pollinators during Pollinator Week June 20-26. 

Rob Dunn

Jun 3, 2022

Rob Dunn Named Senior Vice Provost for University Interdisciplinary Programs

Rob Dunn, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department of Applied Ecology, has been named Senior Vice Provost for University Interdisciplinary Programs. 

Michelle Jewell

Jun 1, 2022

Michelle Jewell Elected President of SCONC

Michelle Jewell, our resident science communicator, has been promoted to lead the Science Communicators of North Carolina. 

Image of person in the Phytotron, a controlled environment facility

May 26, 2022

Bob Franks Tapped to Lead Applied Ecology

Longtime CALS professor Bob Franks looks forward to serving as the interim department head for Applied Ecology while the college and department search for a permanent department head. 

May 21, 2022

Bee the Solution

David talks about his work in apiculture through NC State's Extension networks.