September 2016
![Dr. Brian Whipker in a plant nursery.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2016/09/whipker.jpg)
Whipker Wins National Award
![NC State corpse flower in bloom](https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2016/09/corpse-flower-bloom.jpg)
Plant Puts Up a Big Stink at NC State University
![NC State Extension co-PIs on CDC obesity grant](https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2016/09/obesity-grant.jpg)
NC State Wins $1.5 Million CDC Grant to Combat Obesity
![Photo of waterfall flowing over moss-covered rocks](https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2016/09/verdefalls.jpg)
NC State to Study Economic Value of Improving Water Quality
![NC State Howling Cow ice cream at the N.C. State Fair](https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2016/09/howling-cow-at-state-fair.jpg)
Get the Scoop! New Howling Cow Flavor to Debut at N.C. State Fair
![wheat field under a blue sky](https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2016/09/wheat2.jpg)
Scientist Honored for Work in Pakistan
![Tommy Carter, smiling, in a campus greenhouse.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2016/09/tommycarter.jpg)
Carter Leads Collaboration for High-Yielding, Drought-Resistant Soybeans
![Student riding a horse in an equestrian competition](https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2016/09/ss-shelby.jpg)
Student Spotlight: Shelby Lanier Pioneers International Relationships
![Close-up of a stink bug.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2016/09/bmsbcropped.jpg)
Project Promises New, Sustainable Tools for Fight Against Stink Bug
![NC State researchers examine troves of data to find out why more than 1 million southeastern Piedmont residents have high levels of manganese in their well water.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2016/09/mkmanganese1422.jpg)