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CALS PackTrac Includes Some Crop and Soil Science Majors
CALS is proud to boast a unique alternative pathway to students denied traditional freshman admission: PackTrac.
Mark Watson’s Paths Lead to Agriculture
“Agriculture is the intersection of plants and people.”
Alex Fox Means Business about Agriculture
“My father, my grandfather, my great-grandfather: I guess I’ll be a fourth-generation farmer.”
Reuben Wilson’s Long and Winding Road Leads to his Academic Home: Soil
“What I’ve always wanted to do is help the North Carolina farmer. My dad, my friends’ fathers, people I’ve worked for; they’re some of the hardest working people in the state, and if I can use what I’ve learned here to assist them in any way possible, that’s my ultimate goal.”
Abby Haselton Awarded First Place in Poster Competition at IECA Annual Conference
MS student Abby Haselton’s poster, “Wildflower Growth Response to Construction Site Soil Conditions” won first prize in the poster competition at the International Erosion Control Association’s Annual Conference in Long Beach in February.
Two new Graduate Research Assistantships posted this week.
The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences posted two new Graduate Assistantships this week.
“City Girl” Sarah Yim Finds Her Voice in Crop and Soil Sciences
“It’s being able to spread that knowledge. Not just how we produce our food, but how we can do it in a manner that will extend for generations.”
Undergrads Excel in Extraordinary Crop Science Research Posters
“What we did was to empower our students in ways that support their desire to strengthen our world in healthy ways, in ways that are important to them and their families—and to all of us.”
Fall 2017 Graduation Exercises Scheduled
The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Fall Graduation Exercises will be held December 15, 2017.
Congratulations to Martín Sarinelli
Martín was the first graduate student in the 17 year history of the US Wheat and Barley Scab Forum to present an invited Plenary Session talk in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday.