Stories From 2022
NC State Hosts Cochran Fellows from Turkey for An Overview of Enzyme Regulation
Global Academy at CALS International Programs hosted a group of six professional from Turkey from July 23 to August 05, 2022 for a training program titled Overview of Enzyme Regulation
NC State CALS Student Explores Sustainable Agriculture in Spain
Renee Long, an undergraduate student in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and CALS International Programs employee, traveled to Valencia, Spain, this summer with the Sustainable Entrepreneurship study abroad program.
NC State Hosts USDA Borlaug Mentor Workshop
CALS International Programs hosted a Borlaug mentor workshop event where past mentors elaborated on their experience of being a Borlaug mentor.
Jaime Adams, Senior Advisor of International Affairs for USDA, hosted by CALS SAIGE for Monthly Seminar Series
Jaime Adams, Senior Advisor for International Affairs at the USDA, participated in the International Seminar Series where she encouraged attendees to always challenge the norm, explore the unknown, remember that it’s okay to feel uncomfortable, keep up a work-life balance, talk with the locals when you travel, always ask questions, and consider working for the United States government.
The Gift of Perspective
Dr. Tom Wentworth, Emeritus Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology, and his wife, Linda Rudd, made a generous contribution to Research Pack Abroad, which supports student research and faculty travel abroad.
Four International Agribusiness Titans Commit to Collaborative Work in NC State University Plant Sciences Building
Bayer, BASF, SAS and Novozymes have agreed to collaborate with NC State University researchers at the new Plant Sciences Building, a leading-edge facility at the heart of the university’s N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative.
CALS International Programs and CALS SAIGE Hosts World Food Prize Recipient Dr. Jan Low for Monthly Seminar Series
CALS International Programs and CALS SAIGE host the International Seminar with Dr. Jan Low, World Food Prize recipient
Student Spotlight: Fernando Demarchi Pockrandt
An interview with Fernando, a senior student at the Catholic University of Paraná, in Brazil, who was a visiting scholar in the Ag & Bio Logistics Laboratory.
Graduate Student Spotlight: Imran Chiosa
Imran Chiosa's education is sponsored by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Find out more about his path to NC State.
North Carolina Farms Grapple with Labor Shortages
Even with a growing dependence on migrant labor, there still is not enough workers to fill farm jobs across North Carolina.