Melissa Pasquinelli
Melissa Pasquinelli
@docmelissap.bsky.social
I enjoy being a #compchem #scientist and creating more #sustainable #polymer #materials while cultivating the #nextgeneration #STEM workforce. I also love #mentoring, #teaching, #nature, and #smiling.
@ncstate.bsky.social is building stronger partnerships with the NC Community Colleges with its new Wolfpack Connect program. What a game-changer for workforce development in North Carolina! #ThinkAndDo news.ncsu.edu/2025/09/nc-s...
NC State Launches Guaranteed Admissions Program for Select North Carolina Community Colleges
news.ncsu.edu
September 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Reposted by Melissa Pasquinelli
A lot of great people doing important work just lost their jobs because the most destructive, bigoted, willfully ignorant people in the world have targeted them. Here's what you can do to support yourself or anyone you know who lost a job. Please add your own advice at the end of the thread <1/n>
April 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
3/26 is #DayOfGiving at @ncstate.bsky.social and there is a new College of Natural Resources Graduate Student Support Fund that will help enrich their training to be the best future leaders and stewards of natural resources. Please help support them! #GivingPack dayofgiving.ncsu.edu/campaigns/na...
Join Natural Resources Graduate Student Support Fund on March 26 for NC State Day of Giving.
Passion inspired, donor fueled at Natural Resources Graduate Student Support Fund.
dayofgiving.ncsu.edu
March 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
@acs.org wants to hear from members on how and why we support science. You can do so at this website: connect.discoveracs.org/Why-do-You-S....
Why do You Support Science?
connect.discoveracs.org
March 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Reposted by Melissa Pasquinelli
FWIW, North Carolina is #5 in the list of states most economically impacted by cuts to the NIH! Only four other states have us beat (CA, NY, MA, and TX).
@500womensci.bsky.social

www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
February 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
What gives emeralds and rubies their stunning colors? This article explains the #science behind the color and the power of the element chromium! #chemistryinaction theconversation.com/why-are-rubi...
Why are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
Even though emeralds and rubies are very different colors, they both have the same secret ingredient in their atomic structure.
theconversation.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This NRPA article is an excellent how-to guide for expanding accessibility for outdoor workforce development and highlights the work of NC State faculty, Nathan Williams, on using virtual reality (VR) to simulate outdoor experiences for training opportunities. www.nrpa.org/blog/five-wa...
Five Ways to Expand Accessibility in Outdoor Workforce Development | Open Space | National Recreation and Park Association
Explore innovative strategies to make outdoor spaces and training more accessible, ensuring every youth has the opportunity to connect with nature, build valuable skills, and envision a career in the ...
www.nrpa.org
January 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Christmas trees are a big component of the North Carolina economy. Read more about how the College of Natural Resources at NC State is leading efforts to create more resilient trees! #thinkanddo www.technicianonline.com/news/nc-stat...
NC State researchers help protect the state’s Christmas trees from climate change, pests
Christmas trees are vital to North Carolina's economy. Researchers at NC State speak about working to protect them from climate change and pests.
www.technicianonline.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:14 PM
I'm excited about our new @ncstate.bsky.social Pappas Real Estate Development Program led by alumnus Chuck Flink, esp. its distinctive emphasis on #environmental #sustainability within the #builtenvironment. This #DirtNC podcast goes into more detail about it. www.buzzsprout.com/1786561/epis...
Interview with Chuck Flink of NC State University in Raleigh, NC - Dirt NC
Summary: Chuck and I talk about greenway history in Raleigh and the new Peter A. Pappas Real Estate Development Program at NC State University. This interview was recorded on September 9th, 2024, befo...
www.buzzsprout.com
November 13, 2024 at 6:34 AM