August 2011

Aug 5, 2011

Off to great places: World travels lead Caitlin Lowe in new directions

The new CALS alumna is off to graduate school with the determination to make a difference when it comes to agricultural policy and international development. 

Aug 5, 2011

Family & Consumer Sciences celebrates 100 years of service to N.C. families

Beginning with home demonstration canning clubs, the FCS program has addressed needs of North Carolina families since 1911. 

Aug 5, 2011

Faithful Families program promotes healthy lifestyles

The program is a partnership between Cooperative Extension and the N.C. Division of Public Health’s Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch. 

Aug 5, 2011

Surry County’s Pilot Mountain Pride successfully markets local produce

Pilot Mountain Pride helps local farmers to earn a living raising produce, while establishing the organization as a regional model for produce sales. 

Aug 5, 2011

Graduate student examines invasive fish species and their ecosystem impacts

A project designed to quantify the impact that introduced fish species can have on a lake’s ecosystem earned Marybeth Brey the top prize in the natural resources category of this spring’s Graduate Student Research Symposium at N.C. State University. 

Aug 5, 2011

New degree program focuses on business … and land

The first students are expected to begin working toward a bachelor’s degree in soil and land development this fall. 

Aug 5, 2011

Low-impact development project wins state award

An N.C. Cooperative Extension-led educational project on development practices to protect water quality recently won a top award from the N.C. Chapter of the American Planning Association. 

Aug 5, 2011

BritParis trip is a special spring break experience

This past March, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty members Melissa Hendrickson and Ron Campbell led a group of 35 participants for a European spring break to remember. 

Aug 5, 2011

New International AgriBusiness Law course launched

The experimental distance education course ARE 495 is delivered through 'Elluminate Live' technology, which allows live participation by nearly two dozen students scattered throughout North Carolina. 

Aug 5, 2011

CALS will support agricultural education in Liberia

Faculty members in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will share their teaching expertise to help the West African nation of Liberia rebuild its agricultural education system following almost two decades of civil war and unrest.