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Samantha Guzzetta: A Commitment for Stewardship Driven by GIS Mapping and Environmental Compliance Strategies as an Intern with Georgia-Pacific
August 2026 By Sarah McCord For the last 10 weeks, NextGen NRCS Pros Fellow Samantha Guzzetta relocated to Gurdon, Arkansas to pursue an Environmental Engineering internship with Georgia-Pacific, one of the world’s leading manufacturers in products ranging from wood and paper products including bath tissue, paper towels, packaging, construction materials, and more. For her internship, Samantha supported environmental compliance efforts, engaging in reading, inspecting, mappin
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Aug 122 min read
Suravi Dhar: Unique Ecosystems From Texas to Tennessee Interning with Oak Ridge National Laboratory
August 2026 By Sarah McCord Suravi Dhar spent her NextGen NRCS Pros Program internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the United States Department of Energy’s largest science and energy laboratory. Located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the laboratory delivers scientific discoveries and dynamic breakthroughs ranging in scientific areas including Biology & Environment, Energy Science, Fusion & Fission, Isotopes, Physical Sciences, National Security, Neutron Science, and Supercomp
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Aug 112 min read
NextGen NRCS Pros Host First Annual Research Symposium
July 2026 By Sarah McCord On April 10th, 2026, the NextGen NRCS Pros team hosted faculty, mentors, students, and stakeholders in College Station, Texas to learn, share research, and lessons learned from NextGen NRCS Pros Cohort I fellows and their respective summer internship experiences. More than 15 fellows from Cohort I presented research posters and oral presentations to over 50 symposium attendees. Research presentations ranged in topics, including: Polystyrene Nanoplast
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Jul 282 min read
NextGen NRCS Pros Research Presented at the American Association for Agricultural Education Western Region Conference
October 2025 By Sarah McCord Authors Sarah McCord, Dr. Rafael Landaverde, Dr. Gary Wingenbach, Robert Stirling, Abril Benitez, and Dr....
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Oct 6, 20252 min read
Madison Quiroz: An Enthusiasm for Horticulture Gained through Experiential Learning Opportunities
October 2025 By Sarah McCord NextGen NRCS Pros intern Madison Quiroz spent her summer in the greenhouse with the Texas A&M AgriLife...
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Oct 3, 20252 min read
Vanessa Luviano: Pursuing Lifelong Career Goals in Wildlife Biology at Bandelier National Monument
September 2025 By Sarah McCord Since middle school, Vanessa Luviano has known she wanted to be a wildlife biologist. During her summer...
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Sep 30, 20252 min read
Adelynn Todd: Insight and Inspiration Gained at the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex
By Sarah McCord September 2025 This summer, student intern, Adelynn Todd, moved from Texas to Maine to serve as the Education and...
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Sep 6, 20252 min read
Karla Pedraza: Developing a Passion and Research Skillset for Molecular Microbiological Research
By Sarah McCord August 2025 For her NextGen NRCS Pros internship, Karla Pedraza worked in a molecular microbiology research laboratory...
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Aug 21, 20252 min read
Etienne Ndem: Expanding Horizons Trough Research and Global Experience in Queen Mary University of London
By Sarah McCord August 2025 Each summer, NextGen NRCS-PROS fellows embark on a career-focused, individualized 10-week internship centered...
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Aug 5, 20252 min read
NextGen NRCS Pros Fellows: How the 2025 Cohort is Helping People and Helping the Land?
NextGen NRCS Pros Fellows: How the 2025 Cohort is Helping People and Helping the Land? Funded by the United States Department of...
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Apr 3, 20252 min read
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