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Mar 29, 2023

10 CALS Faculty Named 2022-23 Goodnight Early Career Innovators

The program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education. 
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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 
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Mar 15, 2023

The Gift of Green Space

The legacy of Henry Steinmetz, an immigrant who helped design Nash Square in downtown Raleigh, lives on through an endowment to support the next generation of horticulturists. 
Heeduk Oh checking blueberry bush

Mar 8, 2023

Heeduk Oh: Improving Shelf-life Fruit Quality in Blueberry

Heeduk Oh is a doctoral student that researches how to improve shelf-life fruit quality in blueberries as part of a national team to strengthen Vaccinium industry production. 

Mar 8, 2023

Saving Bees, Butterflies – and Maybe Even Flies – Yard by Yard

The shape, color and even smell of the flowers that you plant determine the types of pollinators that come to your garden, an NC State expert says. 
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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. 
succulents

Feb 20, 2023

Horticulture Today

Jodi Songer-Riedel and Liz Driscoll created Horticulture Today, a textbook guide for students looking to develop an appreciation for the diversity of horticulture and gain work-based experience. 
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Feb 20, 2023

Graduate Students Win “Sweet” Awards at National Sweetpotato Meeting

Horticulture graduate students won big at this year's National Sweetpotato Collaborators Group's annual meeting. 
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Feb 14, 2023

Mason Pharr Symposium: Education, Extension and Storytelling in Plant Science

The Mason Pharr Symposium on “Education, Extension and Storytelling in Plant Science” will be hosted on Friday, March 24 at 9 a.m. at NC State’s Plant Sciences Building. 
A bouquet of flowers makes the perfect Valentine's Day gift!

Feb 8, 2023

A Petal for Your Thoughts?

Put a meaningful twist on the Valentine’s Day flowers you pick out for those you love this year by choosing a bouquet that’s both beautiful and symbolic.