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Published on April 30, 2021

Graduating Senior Strives for ‘Bigger and Better Things’

NC State offered horticultural science undergrad Luke Owen opportunities for travel, professional development and leadership. Ultimately, he hopes to use what he’s learned to help others pursue better lives.

Jim Whitehurst wearing a hard hat at a construction site.

Published on April 20, 2021

Building an Entryway to Knowledge

Third-generation NC State alumnus, Jim Whitehurst decided to name a space at the NC State University Plant Sciences Building, which will be home to the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative

Three military veterans in a farm field with two cows

Published on April 13, 2021

Veterans in North Carolina Agriculture

About 9,000 veterans farm in NC, and CALS is introducing more military retirees to the opportunities in ag.

A group of Myanmar refugees standing in a garden

Published on April 26, 2021

Growing a Future for Myanmar Refugees at the Karen Community Garden

A blossoming Wake County farm provides refugees with new income and new hopes.

A sesame plant with a field in the background

Published on April 20, 2021

Sesame Research is on a Roll in NC

A tasty little seed holds great promise for North Carolina grain growers if it holds up to the hype.

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Alex Blanchard: Going the Extra Mile

Alex Blanchard never saw herself being in college for five years, but the CALS student says it was worth it to walk away with not one, but two degrees in May.

Leading the Pack in Ag Regulatory Science Education

NC State’s Regulatory Science in Agriculture certificate programs for undergraduate and graduate students are the first two in the nation developed specifically to prepare students and industry professionals for the complex world of agricultural regulation.

All the Way: Lecturer’s NC State Journey

When North Carolina State University faculty member Billy Flowers opened the door for to Charlotte Meli to help with his research, she had no idea how the much the experience would change her life.

Sorted peanuts fall onto a conveyor belt in a Hampton Farms packing facility in Severn.

Coming Out of the Shell: North Carolina Peanuts

If you come across cocktail or in-shell peanut products pretty much anywhere in the U.S., they likely were grown in North Carolina.

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Sesame Research is on a Roll in NC

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Alex Blanchard: Going the Extra Mile

Leading the Pack in Ag Regulatory Science Education

All the Way: Lecturer’s NC State Journey

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Coming Out of the Shell: North Carolina Peanuts

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