Students
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.
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.
Student Spotlight: Diego García
An interview with Diego García, a student of Zamorano University in Honduras currently working on an internship at NC State. He is conducting research at the NCSU-affiliated North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
Best of All Possible Worlds
Who benefits from international study? NC State students who are preparing to work in a global economy, as well as top students from around the world who contribute to vital research in North Carolina.
Linnea Andersen Inducted as a 2021 AIARD Future Leader Fellow
Ph.D. candidate Linnea Andersen has been selected as a 2021 Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD) Future Fellow. The competitive program seeks students who have interest in international agriculture and rural development issues and their solutions, including Linnea’s research on aquacultured striped bass.
Student Spotlight: Md Mahfuz Islam
Islam is one of six out of 101 college classmates who chose to pursue higher-level degrees abroad. He arrived in the U.S. in January 2021 after months of pandemic-related delays in the U.S. and Bangladesh that threatened his academic goals. Islam is now studying the impact of compost on the management of degraded or compacted construction sites and roadside urban soils.
Edwin Rutto: Going the Distance
Cross country runner Edwin Rutto looks homeward to Kenya’s Great Rift Valley as he prepares to graduate with a degree in plant and soil sciences.
Student Researchers Create Database of Sustainability-Related Courses
The universitywide resource allows students to identify sustainability-related courses on campus — and supports NC State’s vision as a leading research university addressing world challenges. The UN’s 17 SDGs are a universal call to tackle social and environmental issues such as eliminating hunger and reducing systemic inequalities by 2030.
CALS SAIGE Q&A: Shwetha Ramanathan, President, and Karlinton Rafael Flores Maldonado, Events Coordinator
An exclusive interview features former executive members, Shwetha Ramanathan, President, and Karlinton Rafael Flores Maldonado, Events Coordinator. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Student Association for Interdisciplinary and Global Engagement (CALS SAIGE) offers unique opportunities for students interested in international experiences and agriculture.