Stories From 2018
¡Hola, Perú!
Learn about what Mark is working on this summer, in Lima, Peru
Kirby Morris Goes to Spain
Kirby Morris tells us about her adventure getting from Raleigh to Villaviciosa, Spain.
Jasmeen Kaur’s First Weekend Adventure in Villaviciosa, Spain
Although she just arrived in Villaviciosa, Spain, Jasmeen Kaur has already been able to soak in the sights.
Graze in the Shade: Silvopasture’s Benefits
How can a grower be more productive per acre, while improving grassland ecosystems? How do we increase production to feed a growing population, while sustaining available resources? Could silvopasture help? NC State's Miguel Castillo is finding the answers.
Planting A Bountiful Partnership
NC State’s global partnerships create solutions to society’s grand challenges. That’s what Silmara Correia and Colleen Doherty seek to do in a partnership with NC State, Kansas State University and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Student Spotlight: Andrew Maurer
Research is exciting in its own right, but this week we cast our attention onto Andrew Maurer, a graduate student in Applied Ecology, who’s taken a massive undertaking in the undertow. Down in Antigua, Andrew is hard at work researching endangered hawksbill sea turtles with a Fulbright Fellowship.
Student Spotlight: Sara Prado
Graduate student, Sara Prado, tell us about her current PhD research in coffee plantations in Puerto Rico, and her plans to work on cacao research in Peru, as a postdoc.
First Graduate Student Association Meeting
Last Wednesday, the CALS International Programs office was filled with graduate students from the 6 of the 12 departments within CALS. Students and CALS IP staff discussed exciting opportunities to get involved with the International Programs, over delicious Howling Cow ice cream.
Student Spotlight: Cara Ruth Pace in Brazil
The NCSU Tobacco Agronomy Research Team along with a handful of North Carolina extension agents recently attended in international tobacco conference. One of these conference delegates was graduate student Cara Ruth Pace. Studying crop science, Cara attended the conference not only as a team member, but to learn about tobacco production in other countries and also get a perspective on how it is managed in Brazil.