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A high school girl looks back over her shoulder with a skyline in the background.
Jul 1, 2019

High School’s Not Too Early For Internships – Just Ask Addison Furr

Raleigh Charter High School senior Addison Furr talks the challenges and triumphs of tackling internships early – in her case, with the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service.
Two men and a woman examining grapes in a vineyard.
Jun 26, 2019

Faculty Focus: Spayd is a Winner in Growing the U.S. Wine-Grape Industry

NC State University Professor Emerita Sara Spayd has spent decades working to build the U.S. wine-grape industry, and the American Society of Enology and Viticulture recently celebrated her accomplishments with its highest honor, the Award of Merit.
CEFS farm
Jun 21, 2019 | Extension

CEFS Celebrates 25 Years of Sustainable Ag and Food Systems Work in NC

Twenty-five years ago in North Carolina, amid rising concern about the impact of agriculture on the environment, a groundbreaking partnership was established and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) at Cherry Research Farm in Goldsboro was founded on Feb. 1, 1994.
leaf marked by a microneedle patch
Jun 10, 2019

New Microneedle Technique Speeds Plant Disease Detection

Researchers have developed a new technique that uses microneedle patches to collect DNA from plant tissues in one minute, rather than the hours needed for conventional techniques.
CALS Dean Richard Linton stands with a sports mascot with his son at a baseball game for Father's Day
Jun 5, 2019

What Has Fatherhood Taught You? We Ask Some of CALS’ Great Dads

From Ph.D. candidates to the dean himself, we asked some of the dads in our midst for their thoughts on fatherhood, just in time for Father’s Day.

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