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Apr 1, 2019

Reyna and Jin Recognized for Excellence in Lab Teaching

Steve Reyna and Jing Jin were both awarded for Excellence in Laboratory Teaching during Graduate Education Week at the 14th annual Graduate Student Research Symposium.  

Mar 5, 2019

NCSU Wins Linnaean Games

NCSU triumphed over Arkansas (90 - 35), Clemson (100 - 50), and, in the finals, against Florida (150 - 60).  They will go on to compete at the national level in St. Louis at the annual meeting in November.  

Feb 15, 2019

McPherson Receives 2019 NC Pest Management Association Graduate Student Scholarship

Congratulations to Samantha McPherson for receiving the 2019 North Carolina Pest Management Association Graduate Student Scholarship ($1,500) during the NCPMA 69th Annual Pest Control Technicians’ School. More than 1,000 participants attended this… 

Oct 31, 2018

2018 BASF Science Competition Winners

A cross-pollination between electrical engineers and plant scientists at NC State proved itself as BASF Corporation selected a graduate student team from North Carolina State University as the winner of its fourth annual North American Science Competition. 

Oct 24, 2018

Agricultural Biotechnology in Our Evolving Food, Energy and Water Systems Graduate Program

AgBioFEWS is a graduate program at NC State University that holistically examines technical and societal factors that will determine if specific biotechnology products will improve or degrade our food, energy and water systems. 

Oct 11, 2018

Insect Rearing Tech Course

This is the only semester-long, for-credit course in insect rearing science. We study insects’ biology in the context of controlled laboratory conditions. 

Sep 24, 2018

Fred Hain Receives Conservation Award

Dr. Fred Hain, Emeritus Professor of Forest Entomology, received the Governor’s Forest Conservationist of the Year Award for his efforts to save our threatened forests. 

Sep 10, 2018

“Drawers, Jars and Databases: Teaching the Hidden Science of Natural History Museums”

Bob Blinn, Marc Cubeta, Kathryn Hanser (Entomology and Plant Pathology), Kathryn Green (Science Education) and Alexander Krings (Plant and Microbial Biology) recently particpated in an educational workshop for North and… 

Aug 14, 2018

10 of the Most Diabolical Crop Pests in North Carolina

This is a guest post by Hannah Burrack and Dominic Reisig, entomology researchers and extension specialists at NC State. This post is part of our NC Knowledge List series, which taps into NC State’s expertise on all things North Carolina. 

May 17, 2018

Should I Kill Spiders in My Home? An Entomologist Explains Why Not To

In this article from The Conversation, Matt Bertone, an Extension associate in entomology, explains why it’s best to squash the urge to squash spiders in your home.