2016
Empowering Future Engineers at 4-H Electric Congress
![stream through field](https://cals.ncsu.edu/agricultural-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2016/07/aboutstream.jpg)
Stream Conference Set
![View of E. coli under a microscope](https://cals.ncsu.edu/agricultural-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2016/07/ecoli.jpg)
Register Now for Microbiomes Conference
![Man in business suit tracking investment returns](https://cals.ncsu.edu/agricultural-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2016/07/investment-management.jpg)
You Decide: Is There An Investment Boxing Match Winner?
![Economist Mike Walden](https://cals.ncsu.edu/agricultural-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2016/07/waldenpodcast.jpg)
Why Have Interest Rates Dropped?
![NC State's Dr. Colleen Doherty studies the circadian rhythm of plants. Among the projects she's involved with: finding ways to make hops plants more suitable for North Carolina day length.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/agricultural-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2016/07/dohertycolleen.jpg)
Faculty Focus: Scientist Studies Time’s Essence in Plants
![Fish-tagging research could inform fisheries management strategies.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/agricultural-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2016/07/fishtagging2.jpg)
NC State Researches Catch-and-Release
![NC State College of Agriculture and LIfe Sciences student Collin Blalock sits on the back of a tractor with in a field. He is surrounded by bushels of produce.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/agricultural-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2016/07/collin-blalock-feature.jpg)
Student Spotlight: Early Entrepreneur, Rooted in the Pack
![Parents With Baby Working on Social Media](https://cals.ncsu.edu/agricultural-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2016/07/bigstock-parents-with-baby-working-in-o-73038874.jpg)
Social Media Tools Key for Teen Parents
![Contaminated site](https://cals.ncsu.edu/agricultural-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2016/07/brownfield.jpg)