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Department of Applied Ecology

a mother bear and cub rest on a beach

Sep 26, 2022

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

The study offers insights that will inform wildlife management. 
farmers working in a field

Sep 23, 2022

Interdisciplinary Grant Strengthens Agricultural Workforce

Catherine LePrevost is leading an interdisciplinary and cross-institutional program that creates a pathway for undergraduate students from agricultural backgrounds to become care providers, educators and researchers working in farmworker health and safety.   
A ramshorn snail feeding

Sep 15, 2022

Saving a Magnificent Snail

A team of applied ecology researchers have the plan and resources to bring the magnificent ramshorn back before it's too late. 
A dog coming out of the water.

Aug 4, 2022

Study Pinpoints ‘Win-Win’ Solutions to Protect Human Health and Conserve Ecosystems

Research examines academic literature to find 46 interventions that would simultaneously benefit humans and the environment. 
Bumble bee on a flower

Jun 13, 2022

Shorter, Wider Flowers May Transmit More Parasites to Bees

Flower shape has the biggest effect on parasite transmission to bees, according to a new study. 
Rob Dunn

Jun 3, 2022

Rob Dunn Named Senior Vice Provost for University Interdisciplinary Programs

Rob Dunn, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department of Applied Ecology, has been named Senior Vice Provost for University Interdisciplinary Programs. 
Image of person in the Phytotron, a controlled environment facility

May 26, 2022

Bob Franks Tapped to Lead Applied Ecology

Longtime CALS professor Bob Franks looks forward to serving as the interim department head for Applied Ecology while the college and department search for a permanent department head. 

May 18, 2022

Keep Those Bee Hotels Buzzing

To celebrate World Bee Day, Farms, Food and You sat down with NC State's Elsa Youngsteadt to learn how we can help foster bee populations with gardens and bee hotels. 
an adult brown bear and cub stand on a small spit of land with a lake on three sides

Apr 8, 2022

What Shapes Gut Microbiomes of Alaska’s Brown Bears? Location, Location, Location

The finding helps us understand the relationship between wildlife habitat, diet and gut microbiome diversity. 
a female researcher in a dark cave

Apr 7, 2022

‘Batty’ for Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Sophie Meng, an undergraduate student in applied ecology, went where most people won’t for her research project.