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Ivy Honored for Contributions to North Carolina’s Horticultural Industry

Faculty and Staff

Luping Qu holding hops

Nov 15, 2023

North Carolina Hops Are Happenin’

More than 350 craft breweries call North Carolina home. Discover how NC State is breeding better hops to help fuel the state’s craft beer boom. 
Dr. Ashrafi, blueberry breeder and genomicist

Nov 10, 2023

Cultivating Excellence: The Legacy of Blueberry Breeding at NC State

Italian Berry interviews Hudson Ashrafi on the legacy of blueberry breeding at NC State University, leading one of six university programs in the United States and its status. 
Department of Horticultural Science retirees lunch

Sep 25, 2023

Lunch with Horticultural Science Retirees

Join the retired Department of Horticultural Science staff and faculty for lunch at the NC State University Club on the third Tuesday of each month. 
Jill and Wayne Buhler

Sep 13, 2023

Wayne Buhler: A Paragon in Pesticide Safety Education

Leading an extraordinary Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) has been critical to North Carolina growers and pesticide applicators with positive impacts reaching across the nation. 
Liz Driscoll

Aug 24, 2023

Liz Driscoll Invests in Youth and the Future of Agriculture

When it comes to developing and nurturing the spark of interest in plants and agriculture in today’s youth, Liz Driscoll has her methods down to a science. 
Mark Weathington with tea olive

Jul 7, 2023

Temple of Blooms

The director of JC Raulston Arboretum is North Carolina’s Indiana Jones of plants. He travels to some of the world’s most remote locations, braving treacherous landscapes and dangerous beasts in search of rare species to bring back to his shrine of flora. 
Melinda Knuth

Jun 30, 2023

Plant Benefits That Motivate Consumers to Purchase

Greenhouse Management Magazine takes a "peak behind the curtain" into the Cognitive Behavioral Lab's research into what plant benefits influence consumer purchases. 
NC State Patterson Hall

Apr 18, 2023

NC State Names New Dean of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Garey Fox has been named dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University following a nationwide search. His appointment becomes effective August 1, pending Board of Trustees approval. Fox replaces interim dean John Dole, who has held his position since February 2022. 
Two staff members sit together working on their computers.

Mar 16, 2023

Access for All

NC State’s new Digital Access and Inclusion Project aims to advance digital equity and create new training opportunities for frontline 
Lee_Ivy

Mar 2, 2023

Ivy Honored for Contributions to North Carolina’s Horticultural Industry

Lee Ivy, director of the Agricultural Institute and assistant director of CALS’ Academic Programs, has been selected to receive the Kim Powell Outstanding Contribution to the Horticulture Industry Award.