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Greg Cope Named American Fisheries Society Fellow

Honors and Awards

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Apr 22, 2025

Youngsteadt to Study Urban Bee Movement With Support From Kriz Endowment

With funding from the George J. and Rhoda W. Kriz Study Leave Award, applied ecology researcher Elsa Youngsteadt will travel to the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany, to develop new methods to track the movements of bees in urban environments.  

Dec 5, 2024

McKenney Awarded Goodnight Early Career Innovators Class of 2024-25

Jun 17, 2024

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… 
Khara Grieger

Apr 16, 2024

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… 
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Apr 8, 2024

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… 
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Sep 28, 2023

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. 
Crystal skippers feeding on morning glories at Fort Macon State Park, NC.

Mar 22, 2023

Elsa Awarded New Grant To Conserve Rare Butterflies

Congratulations to Elsa and her team for being awarded funding to conserve the Crystal skipper butterfly. 
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Aug 31, 2022

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. 
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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. 
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Jul 27, 2022

Greg Cope Named American Fisheries Society Fellow

Greg has been an AFS member since 1985 and has served in several roles during his tenure. Congratulations, Greg!