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2016

CALS student Nashea Williams

Oct 19, 2016

Student Spotlight: Nashea Williams Plants Dreams at CALS, Meets VP

Since choosing CALS as her pathway to a career in plant breeding, senior Nashea Williams has studied abroad in Costa Rica and met Vice President Joe Biden. 

Kaleb Rathbone, Travis Birdsell, Jonathan Schultheis and Annette Wszelaki pose with pumpkins in a research station field.

Oct 19, 2016

Extension Agent Cultivates a Sweet Spot for Pumpkins

Extension Agent Travis Birdsell is helping Christmas tree growers and others explore a new industry for North Carolina’s high country: pumpkin production. 

Economist Mike Walden

Oct 17, 2016

Economic Perspective: Why Are Interest Rates Continuing to be Low?

Interest rates have continued to be at a historic low recently. What factors could be playing into this? NC State University economist Mike Walden looks at the potential reasons. 

Ignazio Carbone

Oct 16, 2016

NC State, UNC Collaborate on Microbiome Project

With a new grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and NC State University are working together to better understand how communities of microbes influence disease transmission. 

Ignazio Carbone

Oct 12, 2016

NC State, UNC collaborate on microbiome project

With a new U.S. Department of Agriculture grant, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and NC State University are working together to better understand how communities of microbes influence disease transmission. 

Sun sets on the Belltower under a crisp blue fall sky.

Oct 11, 2016

3MT Finalists Named

Michael Fisher, Sayed Mashaheet and Sophia Webster have been named finalists in NC State University's Three-Minute Thesis Competition. 

Oct 4, 2016

International Congress of Entomology winners announced

Several departmental faculty members and students were honored at the International Congress of Entomology, the largest gathering of entomologists to date. 

JC Raulston Arboretum seal by the Ruby McSwain building.

Oct 4, 2016

Raulston Inducted into Raleigh Hall of Fame

The late J.C. Raulston, who founded the university arboretum bearing his name, was among eight individuals recently inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame. 

Emily Meyers, Camilio Parada and Nathan Miller

Sep 30, 2016

Students Win Travel Awards

Emily Meyers, Camilo Parada and Nathan Miller won student travel awards for oral or poster presentations to the American Phytopathological Society meeting in Tampa in August. 

Jean Ristaino, Frank Louws, Rick Davis and Peter Balint-Kurt

Sep 30, 2016

NC State Plant Pathologists Win APS Awards

Four members of NC State's Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology won American Phytopathological Society Awards for 2016.