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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.
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 3-day event, the largest of its kind in the world!
Scott Lab Research Featured During Visit from Central American Officials
At NC State, Dr. Max Scott and his lab are engineering transgenic strains of sheep blowfly, which is a pest species in Australia but also serves as model system for the New World screwworm, a closely related blowfly.
Sophia Webster Wins 3-Minute Thesis Contest
NC State’s Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology is working to prevent disease transmission. Sophia Webster is on the front lines.