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2025 NC State Sustainability Award Winners

Apr 23, 2025

Meet the 2025 Sustainability Award Winners

Winners of the 2025 NC State Sustainability Awards were announced at the Celebration of Sustainability on April 22.

Apr 21, 2025

Simon Fraher: Sweetpotato Genetics PostDoc

Simon Fraher is graduating and transitioning to the next Sweetpotato and Potato Breeding and Genetics Programs Postdoctoral Scholar, breeding for pest and pathogen resistance.

Nov 18, 2024

Sophia Mozgala Interns with NC State Extension’s Burke County Center

Mozgala’s internship shows how NC State Extension serves a student community at the NC State Extension Burke County Center.

Patrick Veazie accepting Chad Finn Ambassador Award on behalf of Dr. Perkins-Veazie

Oct 22, 2024

American Society for Horticultural Science 2024 Conference Awards and Honors

The Department of Horticultural Science had an incredible presence at the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) 2024 annual conference.

Oct 18, 2024

Seed Your Future Horticulture Internship Surveys

These surveys will help determine barriers that students might have to completing an internship and determine what information students, faculty, administrators and employers need to increase participation in internships.

Ellen White, blueberry genetics undergraduate researcher

Sep 6, 2024

Trademarks of Good Blueberry Research

Hawai’i native and award-winning undergraduate researcher, Ellen White, is working with NC State’s Blueberry Genetics and Genomics Lab to create protocols for patenting blueberries.

Apr 23, 2024

Unlocking Achievements from Horticulture Research Institute Scholarships

Three students share how they discovered the Horticulture Research Institute scholarships and how they are inspired by plant sciences.

NC State flag at Lonnie Poole Golf Course

Apr 16, 2024

Rylee Bays Aces Lonnie Poole Golf Course Internship

Rylee Bays chose to complete her undergraduate internship in the unique setting with the Lonnie Poole Golf Course landscape maintenance crew that provided personal and professional development.

Apr 12, 2024

Tanner Hamerling Curates Experiences With The Arnold Arboretum

Tanner Hamerling's internship at the Arnold Arboretum allowed him to curate plants and provided unexpected opportunities to grow professional skills for graduate school.

Apr 12, 2024

Ava Anderson Explores Her Pacific Island Heritage With Plant Sciences

Ava Anderson learns about sweetpotatoes, culture, and heritage in a Hawaiian internship