Adrienne Tucker
Transforming Malawi’s Agricultural Landscape Through Food Safety
As part of the eight faculty who traveled to Malawi, Fernanda Santos, assistant professor in NC State University’s Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, sees an opportunity in educating on the safest ways of washing, cutting and bagging fruits and vegetables to minimize risks from foodborne pathogens.
Crop Water Dynamics Research in Japan
SUMMER 2024 Tommy Godwin Increasing global temperatures have made breeding crops for drought tolerance an utmost priority for protecting global food security. However, crop water use dynamics are poorly understood especially in regards to physiology and plant hydraulics. In order […]
Soil Specialist Enthusiastic for International Partnerships
A faculty delegation traveled to Malawi to identify research and extension gaps and they can help solve the issues.
Serbian Researchers Gain Insights from Cochran Fellowship Program at NC State
Fourteen agricultural researchers and officials from Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina participated in the USDA Climate Smart Cochran Fellowship Program at NC State, gaining valuable insights into sustainable farming practices and fostering international collaboration.
Improving Cattle Production in Malawi
Felipe Carvalho da Silva from Animal Science took part in international brainstorming session in Malawi. He was one of eight NC State University faculty who traveled to the east African country in the fall.
From Raleigh to Turkmenistan: Amplifying Youth Voices
Journalists and social media influencers from Turkmenistan recently met with CALS youth development specialist Maru Gonzalez and education colleague Christy Byrd to learn about their work with #PassTheMicYouth, a program with NC State Extension that amplifies young people's voices and experiences.
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 […]