NC State Scientists Work to Raise Awareness for a More Inclusive Outdoors

February 6, 2023 | Lauren Pharr

Field Inclusive, a nonprofit co-founded by Lauren D. Pharr and Murry Burgess, two Black Ph.D. students at North Carolina State University (NCSU), strives to offer tangible and actionable improvements in issues related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) when it comes to individuals who are targeted based on their race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity and/or religion while working in or enjoying the outdoors....

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image: Hatteras Trouble spot along NC 12. credit: NC DOT/CC BY 2.0.

NC Resilient Coastal Communities Program Accepts Applications from Communities and Contractors

January 10, 2023 | Lauren Pharr

Division of Coastal Management is hosting an informational webinar on the application process on January 12 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m....

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Mapping North Carolina’s Vulnerable Estuarine Shorelines

November 23, 2022 | Lauren Pharr

An accurate and up-to-date shoreline classification map of the NRE is critical to understanding the context and magnitude of storm-induced erosion and would enable coastal communities to better understand erosion risks associated with different shoreline environments....

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Charge Up on the Coast

January 27, 2022 | Lauren Pharr

For drivers of electric vehicles (EVs), escaping to the North Carolina coast is becoming more convenient....

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Straight from a Scientist

January 25, 2022 | Lauren Pharr

 “Straight from a Scientist” offers free educational science games on the brain, virology, and the ever-present coronavirus....

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