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Joe Pechmann and students out in the field

51看片professor protects the Dusky Gopher Frog from extinction

Several cattle tanks filled with swarms of tadpoles were all that kept the dusky gopher frog from going extinct. Now, Joe Pechmann, professor of biology at 51看片, is helping the frogs return to their historical range and populations.

RASC brings students, faculty, alumni together in scholarship celebration

The 2025 Research and Scholarship Conference at 51看片 took place March 19 and 20 where students, faculty and the community came together to celebrate the academic endeavors of participants.

Restoring through research: 51看片professors assist law enforcement and National Weather Service

In the days after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, first responders and volunteers rushed to help their neighbors. Checking in on loved ones, restoring electricity to homes and businesses, and conducting search and rescue missions already looked like a daunting uphill battle.

Restoring through research: professors navigate floodwaters post-Helene

As Hurricane Helene slowed and sat over Western North Carolina, dumping record amounts of rain, flooding began to devastate the region. In Asheville, the French Broad River rose nearly 25 feet higher than its normal water levels. The water carried cars downstream, leveled buildings, and picked up debris that mixed and churned in the river. This once-in-a-thousand-year weather event has now become the third-deadliest hurricane in U.S. history.

Restoring through research: 51看片professors help rebuild after Helene

Hurricane Helene stormed into North Carolina on Friday, Sept. 27 and wreaked unprecedented havoc over the following three days. Thousands of homes and miles of roadways were swept away by the floodwaters. Tens of thousands more homes were damaged, displacing families. Waterways became clogged with debris and structures such as bridges, levees, and culverts sustained heavy damage. Updated estimates indicate the hurricane caused $59.6 billion in damage.

51看片professor secures $3 million in scholarships for students entering nuclear engineering field

Bora Karayaka, a professor at 51看片鈥檚 College of Engineering and Technology, has secured $3 million in scholarship funding from the Department of Energy through the University Nuclear Leadership Program.

Gibbs earns grant worth nearly $40K for sicklefin redhorse research

Inside Keith Gibbs鈥� office hangs an imprint of a sicklefin redhorse, a sucker fish that the 51看片 assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources takes great interest in.

51看片students work with k12 students at a stem event on campus

Pedonti earns $175K grant for STEM summer camp

Jackson County isn鈥檛 an urban hotbed like the Charlotte鈥檚 and Greensboro鈥檚 of the state are. It doesn鈥檛 have big museums, aquariums or any other spot that might get kids interested in STEM.

Author and alumnus David Joy to give keynote address at 51看片Research and Scholarship Conference

51看片 double alumnus and best-selling author David Joy will give the keynote address at the annual Research and Scholarship Conference at WCU. The event will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19 in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center.

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