Student Spotlight

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May 10, 2024

Full Circle: Undergraduate Student Returns to Youth Science Program that Sparked Career Path

Maya Hardison can list kayaking as one of her many professional skills thanks to an NC State University camp she participated in five years ago. As an eighth grader, Hardison was…

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Aug 3, 2023

American Eel 101 with Ambar Torres Molinari

Recent AEC graduate, Ambar Torres Molinari, talks about the mysterious and slimy American eel in this interview with science communication intern, TeCora Galloway.

PhD student Madi Polera picking up a mussel from a riverbed.

Jun 28, 2023

Video: Studying Madi’s Mussels

Dive into the Neuse River with Madi Polera and her team as they work to better measure the health of our imperiled and important freshwater mussels.

Apr 25, 2023

Watch the Applied Ecology Minors’ Research Symposium

Congratulations to all of our undergraduate minors for their impressive research and presentations!

Jan 25, 2023

Researcher Spotlight – Emily Nastase

Learn more about graduate student and Global Change Fellow, Emily Nastase in this researcher spotlight by SE-CASC.

Jan 18, 2023

Researcher Spotlight – Erin Eichenberger

Read about co-Applied Ecology student, Global Change Fellow, and plant enthusiast Erin Eichenberger.

Jan 13, 2023

Reflections on COP15

Applied Ecology students Willie and Nick report back about their experience at the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference.

Nov 7, 2022

What NC’s Growing White-Tailed Deer Population Means for Drivers, Hunting and the Species’ Survival

This feature by WUNC details Mikiah and Nathan's research on urban white-tailed deer.

Jul 29, 2022

My Science Communication Summer at NC State

This guest post by Morgan Chavis details her summer science communication experience with SE-CASC and Applied Ecology.

Alex Nelson holds a worm snake while wearing gloves

Jul 26, 2022

A Snakey Situation

This guest post by visiting science communication Morgan Chavis details some of the parasite work being conducted by Alex Nelson.