Faculty awards and honors
Apply for the 2022 Kriz Faculty Study Leave Endowment
The Kriz Faculty Study Leave Endowment was established to encourage CALS faculty to take off-campus scholarly assignments. Apply by November 19, for an award of $5,000 to support an approved out-of-state study leave.
Simons Named Natural Resources Scientist of the Year
Ted Simons, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Applied Ecology, was recently named the North Carolina Natural Resources Scientist of the Year, one of the highest honors in the state.
Dana Hanson Named AMSA Distinguished Extension-Industry Service Award Winner
The American Meat Science Association announces that Dr. Dana Hanson is the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Extension-Industry Service Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in meat science extension and service to the industry
Barrangou Wins NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou adds another award to his long list of accolades: the 2018 NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences for his discovery of the genetic mechanisms and proteins driving CRISPR-Cas systems.