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A Passion for Improvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From companion animal care and nutrition to the management of complex food animal systems, our students become pioneers in various animal-related fields.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our celebrated faculty provide hands-on experiences that prepare students for careers in research, care, sales, production, business and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Xiaoqiu Wang Recognized by American Society of Animal Science Foundation for Early Career Achievement<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

Xiaoqiu \u201cChurchill\u201d Wang, associate professor of physiology of reproduction in the Department of Animal Science, recently received the 2026 Early Career Achievement Award from the American Society of Animal Science Foundation. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n\n

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Researching Animal Nutrition at Disney World: A Q&A with CALS Student Trinity Forbes<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

From childhood visits to an internship, animal science major Trinity Forbes has come full circle at Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom, where she spent the summer researching nutrition for elephants, rhinos, lions and other animals in the park’s care. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n\n

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NC State Researchers Receive Federal Funding to Decode Key Uterine Function in Early Pregnancy<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

A $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help researchers at NC State investigate the molecular mechanisms that control a critical transition in uterine function during early pregnancy, which could lead to solutions for reproductive conditions like recurrent implantation failure and recurrent pregnancy loss. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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