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Driscoll Takes on Expanded Leadership Role for NC State Extension Youth Programs

Liz Driscoll, an NC State Extension associate who designs outh curriculum, takes on new leadership responsibilities to help strengthen and modernize Extension’s youth development programming across North Carolina. 
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Youth Programs Ignite Student’s Passion for Plant Biology and Global Food Security

Summer outreach programs and a youth institute inspired a high schooler to explore plant biology and take part in an international agricultural research internship, before enrolling at NC State, where he’s helping address agricultural challenges and world hunger. 
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Pi Alpha Xi: Student Plant Sales Paying It Forward

Pi Alpha Xi’s biannual plant sales at NC State University unite horticulture students and the community to raise essential funds that support student scholarships, academic opportunities and impactful outreach initiatives. 
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Massimo Iorizzo Named Director of NC State’s Plants for Human Health Institute 

Horticultural Science Professor Massimo Iorizzo, whose research has delved into the genetics of a veritable rainbow of small fruit and vegetable crops, will lead NC State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute. 
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IR-4 Receives $10 Million USDA Award to Expand Specialty Crop Export Opportunities

The IR-4 Project at NC State University has received a $10 million, five-year award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service to help U.S. specialty crop growers overcome pesticide residue-related barriers to international trade. 
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CALS Alum Propagates Innovation in Horticulture

Leveraging his degree in horticultural science and time in the Executive Farm Management Program, Worth Williams is taking his family’s farming operation into the future with a cutting-edge venture. 

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Saturday10:00 AM

NA Rock Garden Society: The Alpine House: A greenhouse in the Bronx
Oct 19

Monday6:30 PM

Plant ID for the Home Gardener: Fall Edition
Oct 20

Tuesday6:00 PM

Food is the Product for Sale: Agribusiness Series