""Honey Harvest: Stay Sweet"" -Throughout the year, Project PLANTS has been learning about apiculture—the science of keeping bees. After a long winter, our bees will be busy collecting pollen from all of the new blooms! It will be time to harvest honey, and to appreciate all of the delicious and useful reasons to celebrate bee…
Dr. Muquarrab A. Qureshi, DVM, M.Sc., Ph.D.,Deputy Director, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Institute of Youth, Family, and Community, is the lecturer for the Annual Clyde W. Eby Memorial Lecture. The topic of his presentation is: "Everything is Contextual - Even Production Agriculture" Reception to follow: 3:30pm, Scott Hall, 2nd floor Lobby, 2711 Founders…
The HSGSA and MAEGSA proudly present this year’s Mason Pharr Seminar. "Food Production for Space Exploration" by Dr. Gioia Massa of the NASA-Kennedy Space Center. Dr. Massa will talk about the agricultural and engineering challenges of growing food using bioregenerative life support systems to supply astronauts on current and future space exploration missions. The goal…
Stop by Riddick Hearth between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. on April 19 to find out about some of the exciting research projects undergraduate and graduate students in animal science are conducting. You can learn about undergraduate research opportunities and also talk to graduate students about graduate school.
Participating High school Juniors, Seniors and Transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science! The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Presented by Marta McDowell, who teaches landscape history and horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden and consults for private clients and public gardens. Timber Press published All the Presidents' Gardens, which made the New York Times bestseller list and won a 2017 American Horticultural Society book award. Lecture is cohosted by the JC Raulston…
Tap into your inner gardener as you explore the gardens at the JC Raulston Arboretum and work toward completing your Gardener badge! Scouts will learn about different plants and gardening styles, make a dream garden collage, create an experiment to take home, and plant a container garden to care for at home. Junior Girl Scouts…
Tom and Carol Sinclair "Seeds of Change" Lecture presents Shaping the Future of Global Food Systems Speaker: Mr. Shay Eliaz Innovation Lead, Deloitte Consulting, NY Mr Eliaz specializes in working with agro-based clients globally to help them respond to the myriad of complex growth, technology registers, and innovation challenges present in today's competitive marketplace. His clients…
Dr. Hsiao-Ching (Sunny) Liu Seminar Title is: "MicroRNAs - It's no small matter"
Perennial Plant Sale! When: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Time: 3:00-6:00 pm Where: Marye Anne Fox Science Teaching Labs (ground floor) What: Featuring perennials for pollinators and a diverse selection not found at your box store! All methods of payment accepted. Proceeds from this event support Horticultural Science student projects.
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