NC State University junior, Nick Gwiazdowski, just capped a record-breaking season by becoming the sixth NCAA wrestling champion in NC State University history.
A program management major in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, Nick’s path to NC State and the 2014 championship was one of hard work, dedication, and good choices.
Read the complete article in The Bulletin>>
When a retired colleague asked Dr. Elisabeth Wheeler, an NC State University professor emeritus in the Department of Forest Biomaterials, to add his collection of 1200 photomicrographs showing the wood anatomy of 400 Madagascar tree species to her InsideWood collection, she knew she had to find a way to get it done.
Dr. Wheeler’s work is featured in an exhibit in the visitor center at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado.
Why? Once added to the InsideWood collection in the NC State Libraries, the micrographs will
– be an invaluable resource for archaeologists and paleontologists who are studying the environmental and cultural history of Madagascar – one of the world’s “biodiversity hotspots.”
– help with enforcing trade regulations that apply to Madagascar woods and hopefully contribute in some way to stopping illegal logging
– provide data useful to understanding how the flora of Madagascar evolved and provide insight into the relationships between environment and wood anatomy.
Her goal: To conserve and make freely available digital versions of a unique decades old collection of photomicrographs of Madagascar woods.
Her Solution: Creative – Use Kickstarter, the world’s largest crowdfunding platform to raise the funds needed to pay a student for the hundreds of hours required to properly digitize the photos and upload them.
Interested In Helping Dr. Wheeler? Visit “Woods From the Land of Lemurs”
Charles Grant Culbertson, Jr., a doctoral candidate in the Department of Forest Biomaterials in the NC State College of Natural Resources is part Thermaflow Solutions, one of two NC State teams representing the university at this Wednesday’s ACC Startup Madness competition.
The competition will be held at NC State’s James B. Hunt Library on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Runoff competitions will be held throughout the day, narrowing the contestants down to the ‘Elite Eight’ who will compete in the final round beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Hunt Library is located at 1070 Partners Way on NC State’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh.
Representing NC State at the undergraduate level is Pennies 4 Progress, represented by co-founder Ryan O’Donnell, senior in the Poole College of Management.
NC State’s graduate team is ThermaFlow Solutions, a startup that leverages NC State technology to provide the latest in particle and cell analysis. The multidisciplinary team aims to disrupt industries from scientific research to heavy equipment manufacturers.
The startup team members are graduate students in the HiTEC program, part of the interdisciplinary technology entrepreneurship and commercialization concentration in Poole College’s Jenkins MGA program. Team members are:
Charles Grant Culbertson, Jr., doctoral candidate, Forest Biomaterials, December 2016, College of Natural Resources
Tristan Jung Hun Kim, Jenkins MBA candidate, May 2015,
Poole College of Management
Judd Melvin, Master of Microbial Biotechnology candidate, May 2015,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Mukta Nag, Master of Microbial Biotechnology candidate, May 2014,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Joseph M. Thomas, MS, Jenkins MBA candidate, May 2014,
Poole College of Management
The NC State teams will be competing against teams from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, the University of Maryland, Syracuse University, Florida State University, Georgia Tech, University of Miami, Wake Forest University, and Clemson University. Each of the universities was allowed to bring one team for each of the two divisions.
The competition schedule on March 19 begins with the first round at 10 a.m. The final ‘Elite Eight’ round begins at 5:30 pm. and winners will be announced at 6:45 p.m.
Students and the general public are invited to stop by throughout the day to view the team presentations. There is no charge for general admission but tickets are required. Register at the Startup Madness website. VIP tickets cost $50 and provide access to invitation-only reception on March 18, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at HQ Raleigh, and reserved seating at the competition on March 19. Proceeds from VIP tickets help support the entrepreneurs.
Teams from the other schools will be arriving on March 18 and gathering for a reception at HQ Raleigh at 5:30 p.m. A Leadership Roundtable has been scheduled for 4 p.m., providing the teams’ advisors an opportunity to network and share best practices.
Prizes
Following are the prizes that the winning teams will receive.
FIRST PLACE $500 Cash Flight to Silicon Valley Meeting with Kleiner Perkins 1 Free MotoX from Republic Wireless
SECOND PLACE $250 Cash Marketing Consulting from Method Savvy 1 Free MotoX from Republic Wireless
THIRD PLACE $150 Cash Venture Consulting from Bull City Ventures
FOURTH PLACE $100 Cash Venture Consulting from Idea Fund Partners
ACC Startup Madness has partnered with HQ Raleigh and Poole College to present this event. This is the second year that Poole College has been an ACC Startup Madness sponsor.
Related story: ACC Startup Madness returns to NC State
As winter melts away and we begin the spring in North Carolina, the College of Natural Resources is sponsoring a photo contest to try to capture the research, teaching, extension, and service that we do. Attached is a flyer describing the photo contest and how the photos will be used.
If you are an avid photographer, we hope that you will enjoy this photo assignment. If you are looking for a new activity to take you outside, pick-up your camera and head out to capture an image of the natural resources around us.
All faculty, staff and students in CNR are welcome to take part in this contest. Please feel free to share this with others in the CNR community.
Due date for the photos is April 18, 2014. Check out the flyer for more details.
We look forward to seeing your photographs!
The public is invited to participate in North Carolina’s 2014 Arbor Day Celebration to be held at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh, March 22, 2014, from 10am to 2pm. The NC State University Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources will host the fun event again this year, featuring many exhibits, a tree seedling give-away, and hands-on activities for whole family.
Arbor Day is celebrated in state observances across the country to demonstrate our appreciation of trees. According to the NC Forest Service website, the NC state legislature ratified a bill in 1967, stating in part, “Whereas, it is desirable that the planting of seedlings and flowering shrubs be encouraged to promote the beautification and conservation of the vast and varied resources of North Carolina, and whereas the designation of a particular day each year as Arbor Day would encourage and draw attention to a concerted effort by North Carolinians to beautify and conserve the state’s resources by planting young trees and shrubs.”
In honor of that spirit, several organizations will be on hand at North Carolina’s Arbor Day Celebration to share information and materials about how trees enhance the quality of life for us all. In cooperation with the Society of American Foresters’ Triangle Chapter and NC State Student Chapter, 1500 tree seedlings will be distributed to the public. The winner of the state’s Arbor Day Photo Contest will be announced and presented with their award at 1:30pm. Smokey Bear is sure to make a visit and a children’s activity area is also in the works.
North Carolina’s Arbor Day Celebration is free and open to the public. For more information, visit go.ncsu.edu/arborday2014.
Visit the 2013 NC Arbor Day Celebration Photo Gallery >>
For more information, contact:
Renee Strnad
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University
Phone: 919-515-5518
renee_strnad@ncsu.edu
www.cnr.ncsu.edu/fer
go.ncsu.edu/arborday2014
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