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Aug 15, 2022

College of Sciences Dean Chris McGahan to Retire

College of Sciences Dean Chris McGahan will retire effective Jan. 1, 2023, after 40 years of service to NC State.

Sunset at Lake Mattamuskeet. (Photo by Allie Stewart/US Fish & Wildlife Service)

Jul 21, 2022

Our Curious Coast: Adaptation and Resilience

The NC State Climate Office takes a look at the adaptation, mitigation and resilience measures coastal communities are taking in response to climate changes.

Carolina bays dot the landscape in Bladen County, including Singletary Lake (center) and White Lake (right). (Photo from NASA Earth Observatory)

Jul 20, 2022

Our Curious Coast: Rivers and Wetlands

The NC State Climate Office explains the threats the rivers and wetlands in eastern North Carolina face due to a changing climate.

A pocosin peatland in Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.

Jul 14, 2022

Our Curious Coast: Soils and Agriculture

The NC State Climate Office explores the soils of eastern North Carolina, their suitability for agriculture and the weather and climate challenges that farmers face.

Jun 15, 2022

Time Magazine Recognizes Catalyst’s Joann Blumenfeld as a 2022 Innovative Teacher

Joann Blumenfeld, program director for Catalyst and Connecting Students with Autism to Geographic Information Systems, has been recognized as one of Time magazine’s 2022 Innovative Teachers.

A group of NC State employees took pictures in a photo booth during a Staff and Faculty Appreciation Event on May 2.

May 19, 2022

Sciences Employees Among 2,000 Appreciation Event Attendees

Sciences employees attended a Staff and Faculty Appreciation event hosted by University Human Resources on May 2.

Mar 25, 2022

College Raises More Than $850,000 on NC State’s 2022 Day of Giving

Generous donors showed their support for the college’s people and programs on NC State's fourth Day of Giving.

The NC State Belltower against a blue sky, with flowering trees in the foreground

Feb 14, 2022

ShellCast App Helps Growers Forecast Harvest Closures

The North Carolina State Climate Office's Kathie Dello, Sheila Saia and John McGuire were part of a team that developed ShellCast, an online application for predicting temporary shellfish lease closures.

Feb 9, 2022

Gov. Cooper Recognizes Simpson as One of NC’s African American STEM Leaders

Jamila Simpson, the college's assistant dean for inclusive excellence, has been recognized as one of North Carolina’s African American STEM leaders.

Jamila Simpson at the college's Diversity in STEM Symposium

Nov 29, 2021

Simpson Named College’s First Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence

Jamila Simpson will implement diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategies and programs.