Faculty and Staff
Small-scale Science with Big Results: Using Nanotechnology to Improve Agricultural Sustainability
To feed a growing world population in the face of mounting environmental challenges, a team of scientists including Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist Khara Grieger sought to grow plants more sustainably. Enter nanotechnology, which refers to the ability to engineer and […]
USGS North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Gather for Coordinating Meeting, Collazo and Cooperative Research Unit Recognized
The coordinating body of the North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (CRU) met in-person for the first time in five years at North Carolina State University, the CRU’s host university. The unit had much to celebrate, as Professor […]
Khara Grieger named co-Director of Outreach and Advocacy for the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein
The Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein has launched at North Carolina State University. The Bezos Earth Fund awarded NC State $30 million over five years to lead a center of excellence to create a biomanufacturing hub for dietary proteins that […]
Three Faculty Promoted to Associate Professor, Extension Professor
Heartfelt congratulations were extended early Tuesday morning, April 30 to Applied Ecology faculty Jie Cao, Catherine LePrevost, and Elsa Youngsteadt as their promotions were announced to the department. Cao and Youngsteadt are being promoted to associate professor with tenure. LePrevost […]
Grieger awarded STEPS Center Broadening Participation Medal
Khara Grieger, assistant professor in the Department of Applied Ecology at NC State, has been awarded the STEPS Center Broadening Participation Medal. This award recognizes efforts to foster diversity and inclusion in the Center. The NSF-funded STEPS (Science and Technologies […]
Buckel Named William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor
Jeff Buckel of Applied Ecology is one of twelve professors in NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences named William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor. The professorship is one of the college’s highest honors, created to recognize outstanding scholars, […]
Agriculture Workers Digital Equity Initiative Receives NIH Funding
Catherine and collaborators aim to increase agricultural workers’ access to digital health services and emergency communication by improving access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet.
Elsa Awarded New Grant To Conserve Rare Butterflies
Congratulations to Elsa and her team for being awarded funding to conserve the Crystal skipper butterfly.
Buckel, Cope, and Kwak Named American Fisheries Society Fellows
Three of the 11 new Fellows selected from the worldwide society are housed in Applied Ecology.
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.