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Natalia Duque-Wilckens stands in front of a research poster

May 1, 2026

Protected: Natalia Duque-Wilckens: A Remembrance

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sounding club members attach radiosonde to weather balloon

Feb 26, 2026

From the Departments

Catch up on the latest news from our academic departments.
sounding club members attach radiosonde to weather balloon

Feb 25, 2026

Improving Atmospheric River Forecasting

Students launch weather balloons to better understand atmospheric rivers.
Students in scuba diving gear swim by coral reefs off the coast of Bonaire.

Feb 20, 2026

Supporting Student Success

Day of Giving challenge funds help our students enrich their academic experiences.
Camille Do, a master's student at George Mason University, presents a research poster on uranium isotopes at the PAGES PO2 workshop.

Feb 19, 2026

Lessons From Ancient Ocean Oxygen

Professor Kate Davis and a team of international researchers are investigating what past changes in the ocean’s oxygen may indicate about our present.
Daniela Jones of the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering discussed using AI to improve the planning and management of sweetpotato production.

Dec 10, 2025

Center Faculty Fellows Navigate AI at the 2025 University Research Symposium

Three Center fellows – Daniela Jones, Raju Vatsavai, and Paul Liu – shared how they use AI in their research to the largest audience in the history of on-campus research symposia.

Dec 8, 2025

From the Departments

Catch up on the latest news from our academic departments.

Nov 19, 2025

Thinking Big for a Global Blue Economy

At NC State’s fifth annual Blue Economy workshop, innovators worked together to tackle the challenges facing our coasts.
an orange snow shovel cuts through a pile of snow

Nov 12, 2025

Hourly Weather Data Reveals Climate Trends in U.S.

Studying historical hourly weather data – and the amount of time that temperatures remain above or below certain thresholds – reveals several impacts of U.S. regional climate change trends.

Oct 21, 2025

Increasing Heat Is Super-Charging Arctic Climate and Weather Extremes

A “pushing and triggering” mechanism has driven the Arctic climate system to a new state, which will likely see consistently increased frequency and intensity of extreme events across the atmosphere, ocean and cryosphere this century.