Adrienne Tucker
NC State Welcomes International Fellows for Agricultural Research Exchange
NC State CALS International Programs welcomed a diverse group of international researchers this week as part of two U.S. Department of Agriculture exchange programs aimed at promoting global food security and agricultural trade.
Gibbon iPS Cell Research in Japan
SUMMER 2024 Jacob Baker To compare dynamics of chromatin states during NSC differentiation between humans and chimpanzees, I tried to make DNA sequencing libraries for Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin and sequencing (ATAC-seq). To this end, human and chimpanzee iPSCs […]
Almond Composition Research in Spain
SUMMER 2024 Zoe Tobien During my two month stay in Valencia, Spain, I got assigned to do research on the comparison of almonds from the U.S. (California), Spain (Valencia), and Italy. I ran various tests to determine many aspects about […]
Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Applications of Carob in the Food Industry Research in Spain
SUMMER 2024 Rebecca Shenk Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) is an agricultural product prevalent around the Mediterranean. The fruit of these trees, in the form of seed pods, are commonly used to produce flour/powder, syrup, or chocolate alternatives. More than 135,000 […]
Cancer Treatment Research in Japan
SUMMER 2024 Sophia Nunez During my summer in Japan, I studied at Nagoya University with the Laboratory of Genome and Epigenome Dynamics run by Dr. Kenji Ichiyanagi. This research focused on the role of transposable elements (TEs) in the innate […]
NC State Hosts Latin American Cochran Fellows for Sustainable Agriculture Immersion
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cochran Fellowship Program brought 17 fellows from across Latin America to NC State for two weeks in April for an immersive training on climate-smart agriculture practices and partnerships.
A Flourishing International Partnership
Faculty in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering discussed cutting-edge applications for robotics and machine learning in agriculture during a trip this spring to the Technical University of Moldova.
Grappling with Complexities of Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe
Eric Butoto, a Ph.D. student in Crop and Soil Sciences, shares what he learned about complex smallholder farms in Zimbabwe during a three-month stint with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.
Professors Attend African Indigenous Vegetables Project Launch in Kenya
NC State launched a new project focused on promoting the cultivation and consumption of African indigenous vegetables in Kenya. The project aims to address issues of food security, nutrition and economic empowerment for women and youth in Kenya.
NC State Named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution
NC State has been recognized as one of the universities with the highest number of students, faculty and administrators selected for both the Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S Scholar Programs.