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

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Emily Oven holds snake under study

Nov 2, 2022

Scientists Monitor Emerging Fungal Disease in Snakes

NC State researchers track snake fungal disease in small snakes. 
Triangle deer are under study

Oct 27, 2022

Scientists Track Triangle Deer to Learn How They Deal With Development

NC State researchers are tracking white-tailed deer as they move around cities, suburbs and rural areas in the Triangle. 
Memorial Belltower

Oct 26, 2022

Search for Deans of the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Engineering, and Sciences Underway

Open searches for deans of the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Engineering, and Sciences are now underway. 
a mother bear and cub rest on a beach

Sep 22, 2022

Gut Microbiomes Help Bears With Very Different Diets Reach the Same Size

The study offers insights that will inform wildlife management. 
YouTube logo on a red background

Sep 21, 2022

Subscribe to the Libraries’ YouTube channel for livestreams galore

Live music, Makerspace demos, collections unboxings, and much more! 
blue-ish white dots and lines against a black backdrop resemble a night sky, but are actually a microscopic image of salt crystals and a fluorescently labeled virus

Aug 24, 2022

Researchers Capture the Beauty of Our Weird, Wonderful World

Winners of the 2022 Envisioning Research contest, which included faculty, staff and students from CALS, help us understand, and appreciate, our world. 
Photo showing diverse students attending Convocation 2021.

Aug 17, 2022

Meet the Pack’s Record-Breaking Class: By the Numbers

The largest and most diverse first-year class in the university’s history joins NC State this fall. Take a look at the class of 2026 by the numbers. 
howling wolf statue

Jun 27, 2022

Mann Family Establishes Wildlife Conservation Scholarship

Abigail Johnson, a graduate of Avery County High School in Newland, N.C., is the first recipient of the Carroll and Dawn Mann Wildlife Conservation Scholarship. Mrs. Mann said the scholarship was intended to take effect upon her death, “but I just couldn’t wait! I wanted to do some good with it now, to honor the memory of my husband, Carroll, and to get to know the recipient while I was still around.” 
A tree marked with a tag is part of a citizen science project.

Jun 23, 2022

Volunteers Who Help Gather Data for Science Are Committed, But Not Diverse

Findings from a new study could help researchers design and structure future citizen science projects. 
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.