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NC State’s College of Natural Resources is ranked among the nation’s top programs in forestry, environmental sciences and paper science and engineering. Our graduates are leaders in conservation, renewable materials and sustainable resource management.

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This week, Dr. Jim Pfaendtner, @ncstate`s new executive vice chancellor and provost, visited the College of Natural Resources. 🐺🐾

During his visit, he met with each department and the Center for Geospatial Analytics to learn more about what makes our college extraordinary.

📸: Take a look at highlights from his tour of the college.

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This week, Dr. Jim Pfaendtner, @ncstate's new executive vice chancellor and provost, visited the College of Natural Resources. 🐺🐾

During his visit, he met with each department and the Center for Geospatial Analytics to learn more about what makes our college extraordinary.

📸: Take a look at highlights from his tour of the college.

One month. Two countries. A new perspective on what’s possible. 🌎

For environmental sciences student Kenna Talhelm, studying abroad in Sweden and Norway wasn’t just about seeing new places — it was about seeing the world, and her future, differently.

Through the International Sustainable Resource Use study abroad program, Kenna spent a month learning about sustainability and natural resource use across Scandinavia. Her experience took her from hiking in Abisko National Park and exploring the landscapes of northern Sweden to visiting an iron-ore mine and climate research station, learning about sustainable urban design and cruising through Norway’s breathtaking fjords.

"This study abroad experience really reaffirmed my interest in urban design and planning," Talhelm said. "As we travelled throughout Sweden and Norway, I found myself drawn to the ways in which their cities were designed differently from ours and how that allows them to live in such cold weather and to be more sustainable."

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