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sounding club members attach radiosonde to weather balloon

Feb 25, 2026

Improving Atmospheric River Forecasting

Students launch weather balloons to better understand atmospheric rivers.
Students from the 2023 Bonaire study abroad program swim by coral reefs on a scuba diving excursion off the coast of the Caribbean island.

Feb 25, 2026

Supporting Student Success
Headshot of Astrid Schnetzer, with a zoomed-in image of cyanobacteria in the background

Feb 18, 2026

MEAS Plankton Expert Honored With Two Awards

Professor Astrid Schnetzer, an expert in plankton ecology, was named as an NC State University Faculty Scholar and ASLO Fellow.
A person presents a research poster at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Feb 17, 2026

Lessons From Ancient Ocean Oxygen

Professor Kate Davis and a team of international researchers are investigating what past changes in the ocean’s oxygen may indicate about our present.
A garbage truck tossing bags of trash into a landfill

Feb 11, 2026

Leaking Landfills

Graduate student El Moore is investigating to what extent landfill contaminants are present in North Carolina waterways.