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Student Spotlight: Five Questions with Brock Deatherage

2017

White band wrapped around a red maple tree trunk.

Apr 17, 2017

A Tree’s Life: Easy Citizen Science for Healthier Trees  

Red maple trees have important jobs to do – and so could you, if you happen to have one in your yard and just a few minutes to spare each year. 
Scene from Farm Animal Days

Apr 17, 2017

Despite Rain, Farm Animal Days Delights

Each spring CALS throws open the barn doors to thousands of area school children, teachers and families for a unique hands-on experience with agriculture. 
Close up photo of a daisy

Apr 11, 2017

Plants Enrich the Economy and People’s Lives

Springtime is gardening time in North Carolina — and time to celebrate the value that plants bring to people’s lives. 
Poultry Science grad Wesley Wilson of Ag ProVision

Apr 10, 2017

AgPack Strong: An Unexpected Path to Success

Wesley Wilson never imagined he’d be president of a company by age 29. Find out how CALS helped guide him toward a career he loves. 

Apr 10, 2017

Extension Specialist Addresses U.S. House Ag Committee

NC State’s Guido van der Hoeven tells members of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Agriculture that current tax laws create impediments for farmers who’d like to retire as well as for people who’d like to enter the profession. 
Jenny Xiang surrounded by a flowering dogwood in full bloom.

Apr 5, 2017

Xiang Explores the Evolutionary History of Dogwood Diversity

With flowering dogwoods in full bloom, NC State’s Jenny Xiang takes time out to discuss her research to understand more about the intriguing evolutionary history of its genus. 
CALS student Dedreanna Scott is dancing with the NCSU Dance Company this Thursday

Apr 4, 2017

CALS Student Scientists Dance – With Research

CALS students push themselves beyond traditional science classes, and in turn, find fresh perspective and a much-needed outlet for stress relief and creative thinking. 
Sun sets on the Belltower under a crisp blue fall sky.

Apr 4, 2017

Student Invited to Speak at NC State’s Celebration of Graduate Student Success

Al-Sayed Mashaheet, a Plant Pathology Postdoctoral Research Scholar, has been invited to speak at the Celebration of Graduate Student Success on April 18th.  Every year The Graduate School holds a celebration to… 
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Apr 3, 2017

Study IDs Ways to Encourage ‘Refuge’ Planting, Slowing Resistance to Bt Crops

A study finds a shortfall in the amount of “refuge” cropland being planted in NC – increasing the rate at which crop pests evolve the ability to devour genetically engineered Bt crops. 
CALS student and baseball player Brock Detherage

Apr 2, 2017

Student Spotlight: Five Questions with Brock Deatherage

Baseball season — that beloved harbinger of spring — is in full swing, and CALS student Brock Deatherage is front and center for the Wolfpack.