climate change

Apr 28, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Clarissa Gernat

Driven by a lifelong connection to NC State, fostered by her father's work at the university and now shared with her sister and cousin, Clarissa Gernat found a natural home in the College of Design's Media Arts, Design, and Technology program. This interdisciplinary program, with its emphasis on innovation and technology, is perfectly aligned with her aspirations.

Mar 5, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Isabella Bartels

Isabella Bartels is a first-year master's student in Public History, focusing on the history of climate change adaptation, science, and its cultural perceptions. Guided by her mentors, her research aims to raise awareness of the lived experiences of climate change in environmentally vulnerable communities.

Nov 22, 2023

Trusting Their Gut: NC State Spinout Company Knows Cows Hold the Key to Quickly Cooling the Climate

Hoofprint Biome, which recently closed a $4.25M pre-seed round of venture capital funding, was founded by two NC State Ph.D. grads with the mission to improve cattle’s gut health and, as a result, reduce methane — a major contributor to climate change.

Feb 23, 2022

Celebrating Black Excellence: Tira Beckham is Tackling Climate Change

Tira Beckham, a graduate student in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, is studying the socio-political barriers to climate resilience in low-income, rural, inland communities.

Dec 9, 2016

Grad Alum Report: Public Officials Delay Planning for Climate Change

Graduate alumnus Brian Bulla is the lead author on a study that found local officials in coastal North Carolina are unlikely to plan for the effects of climate change until they perceive a threat to their specific communities. Matt Shipman story