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Kami Lanning poses with her beaded graduation cap.

Dec 13, 2023

Kami Lanning Completes Online Master’s Degree

Kami Lanning recently completed the NC State Online Master of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Sport Management degree. Lanning works for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians as the Recreation Manager on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, NC. 
Close-up of Xiaojie Gao.

Dec 7, 2023

Graduating Student Spotlight: Xiaojie Gao

Xiaojie Gao will graduate in December with a Ph.D. in geospatial analytics. He is currently employed as a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University. 
Corey White

May 2, 2023

Graduation to Vocation: Corey White Democratizes Geospatial Modeling

Corey White will graduate in May with a Ph.D. in geospatial analytics from the College of Natural Resources. Upon graduation, he will launch OpenPlains Inc. in Durham, North Carolina as founder and CEO. 
Prabin Buhsal

Mar 29, 2023

5 Questions with Goodnight Doctoral Fellow Prabin Bhusal

Prabin Bhusal is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at the College of Natural Resources. He is studying the socioeconomic and political processes that influence the institutions of community forestry in Nepal. 
Lauren Pharr and Murry Burgess smile and make the Wolfpack sign

Mar 15, 2023

Inclusivity Outdoors: Making Field Research Safer

Two NC State graduate students founded Field Inclusive, a nonprofit to make field research safer for all — especially researchers from marginalized communities. 
Melinda Martinez

Sep 16, 2022

Forestry Alumni Melinda Martinez Recognized with Sulzman Award

College of Natural Resources alumni, Melinda Martinez received the award for her study exploring greenhouse gas emissions in ghost forests. 
Shannon McAvoy stands in front of an NC State University sign

Aug 23, 2022

Collaborators Wanted for Community Science Project Led by Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. Student

As an AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Fellow, Shannon McAvoy is partnering with a community science project to conduct a Quality of Life Assessment. She is now recruiting volunteers with experience in economic development planning. 
NC State student poses in front of the NASA logo at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory headquarters in Pasadena, California

Aug 23, 2022

NASA Intern Elyssa Collins is Using Satellite Data to Study Earth’s Water Resources

This summer, Elyssa Collins is interning with the Water and Ecosystems Group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. 
NC State student Katie Kolcusky - Graduation to Vocation: Katie Kolcusky is Using Data to Support Policy - College of Natural Resources News - NC State University

May 6, 2022

Graduation to Vocation: Katie Kolcusky is Using Data to Protect Nature

Katie Kolcusky will graduate in May 2022 with a professional master’s degree in geospatial information science and technology (MGIST). Upon graduation, she will work as a solution engineer with Esri’s National Government Team. 
Tanner Sulser

Mar 3, 2022

Living in Nashville, Learning at NC State

Tanner Sulser is an NC State graduate student completing the online Graduate Certificate in Renewable Energy Assessment and Development. Sulser recently switched jobs and he accredits this certificate to be a significant reason as to why he was hired.