Department Events
In ‘Plant Armor’ Crop Cover, Insects Have to Navigate Textile Maze
NC State researchers' design for a new crop cover could provide an effective, chemical-free alternative for insect protection.
Scientists Find Previously Unknown Jumping Behavior in Insects
There is evidence that this jumping behavior is occurring in a range of species – we just haven’t noticed it before.
2021 ESA Annual Meeting Awards
NC State's Entomology students were awarded at the 2021 Entomological Society of America Meeting.
Ph.D. Candidate Camilo Parada Wins Prestigious Award
Doctoral research on soilborne diseases in sweetpotatoes attracted support from a foundation.
NC State Honors Ristaino’s AAAS Fellow Selection
The university community gathered virtually to recognize outstanding faculty who have received prestigious state, national and international awards, accolades or other distinctions over the past year.
Faculty Focus: Shuijin Hu Breaks Ground with Soils and Climate Change Research
Learn more about the influential researcher who's being honored for career contributions to the science of ecology.
Discover the Secret Science of Fireflies
Fireflies are found across North Carolina, with 30 to 40 species (and counting) identified in the state.
Alumna Pam Marrone’s Career Produces Bio-Ag Breakthroughs
Alumna Pam Marrone has launched three startup companies for biological pest control. Now she’s mentoring a new generation of entrepreneurs.
GRIP4PSI Funding Backs Plant Sciences
Visionary ideas are taking shape among four interdisciplinary research teams that received seed funding from the Game-Changing Research Incentive Program (GRIP).
Dr. Shuijin Hu Selected as 2021 Fellow of the Ecological Society of America
The Society’s fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which its members contribute to ecological research and discovery, communication, education and pedagogy, and management and policy.