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For any student who’s taken one of her classes, it’s no news that Associate Professor Sarah Larson is an outstanding teacher. But now, it’s official! Larson earned NC State’s Outstanding Teacher Award for the 2025-26 academic year 🏆

This award recognizes excellence in teaching at all levels and honors recipients for their commitment to educational excellence.

In course evaluations and nomination letters, students praised Larson for her patience, empathy and emphasis on the real-world applications of class topics.

Larson said that she loves getting to help build the next generation of scientists.

“It feels great to be recognized for my teaching," Larson said. “I put a lot of effort into building real-world applications into my climate course and annually updating examples from recent events in my meteorology course. I’m so happy to know that my peers see the value in that and my students find it engaging and relevant.”

Larson’s recognition marks the 14th time a member of the MEAS faculty has received the award in the past 60 years. Recipients of the Outstanding Teacher Award become members of the Academy of Outstanding Teachers for as long as they remain NC State faculty.

Please join us in congratulating Professor Larson on this well-earned award! Read more at https://meas.sciences.ncsu.edu/2026/06/16/professor-sarah-larson-meteorology-atmosphere-dynamics-climate-modeling-outstanding-teacher-award/

Congratulations Shennah Preble and all other Fellows!

There's a whole world out there, and a geology degree can help you explore it.

Meet Jenna Holt, who will graduate with a B.S. in geology this summer.

“Geology is incredibly relevant in the world we see today,” Holt said. “The things we use every day, like cell phones, solar panels and cars, are made up of critical minerals.”

Geologists play a behind-the-scenes role in keeping our day-to-day lives running. The career opportunities are diverse and growing, and at NC State, you can shape your experience to suit your goals and passions.

Holt’s degree has taken her out to the deserts of New Mexico and into the forests of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. As an undergraduate, Holt has found a number of opportunities to advance her career. She’s served in leadership roles in the geology and paleontology clubs at NC State, worked in an on-campus research lab and interned at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.

“There’s a lot out there that we still don’t understand and that could be waiting to be uncovered,” she said.

Learn more about Jenna Holt’s journey through the geology program and what your own degree could look like 🪨 🦕 https://news.ncsu.edu/2026/06/discover-our-majors-geology/?utm_campaign=discover-our-majors-geology&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=meas-push-1