College of Natural Resources

Oct 16, 2018

Widening the Trail He Followed

Sam Cook, an NC State alumnus and staff member at the College of Natural Resources, supports the college’s recruitment of forestry students from underrepresented groups through his philanthropy and mentorship. 

Oct 16, 2018

Personal Statement: Jeremy Gray

Former football player Jeremy Gray ventured from a small town in Alabama to compete for NC State. Now, the College of Natural Resources alumnus and Opelika native is looking to give back to his community and state with a run for legislative office. He hopes to be the next state representative for Alabama's District 83. 

Oct 2, 2018

CNR Alumni Spotlight: Deanna Metivier

Deanna Metivier, a 2016 College of Natural Resources ecosystem assessment alumna, is an assistant environmental scientist at Burns and McDonnell, a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting firm. Scholarships like the Chancellor’s Leadership Scholarship, Phillip B. Jackson Memorial Scholarship, Edwin F. Conger Academic Scholarship and Joseph J. Jarvis Endowed Scholarship supported her journey from student to professional. 

Sep 25, 2018

CNR Student Spotlight: Chris Cohrs

With support from the CNR Student Assistance and Enrichment Fund, forest management major Chris Cohrs attended the Society of American Foresters’ annual conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and gained valuable networking and professional development opportunities. 

Sep 18, 2018

CNR Student Spotlight: Celeste Kathleen

Senior Celeste Kathleen recently presented research at the Association of Science and Technology Centers annual conference in San Jose, California. Kathleen, who works full-time at Marbles Kids Museum in downtown Raleigh, said support from CNR's Student Assistance and Enrichment Fund helped her travel west – and helped her "shatter self-doubt and realize that I have things to bring to the table." 

Sep 10, 2018

Meet the First-Year Class for 2018

NC State welcomed a new class of first-year students in August, and each one of them has a story. Learn about the paths and dreams of seven students from near and far, and how scholarship and program support is making a difference. 

Sep 4, 2018

Leading a Global Conversation on Deforestation Through Remote Sensing

A partnership between Edwin F. Conger Professor Dr. Erin Sills and assistant professor Dr. Josh Gray, who both work in the College of Natural Resources' Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, is revealing never-before-seen images of Earth and providing new snapshots of deforestation patterns that can better track landscape changes over time. Accurate data is key to international discussions about tropical deforestation and climate change. 

Aug 28, 2018

CNR Student Spotlight: University Scholar Conducts Wildlife Research

Jacob Veilleux, a University Scholar and fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology major, is conducting research on Snake Fungal Disease and its impact on local black snake populations. 

Aug 28, 2018

Student Summer Adventures

Read about the research projects, internships, foreign travel and other extraordinary summer 2018 experiences of NC State students, including several Goodnight Scholars. 

Aug 14, 2018

A Lifetime of Music, a Legacy at NC State

After Miriam Bailey Gardner was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, her husband Bill assembled a scrapbook of her life, and in the process, he learned that her love of music was ignited while a student at NC State. They have chosen to establish the Miriam Bailey Gardner Music Scholarship Endowment to provide merit-based scholarships to music students at the university.