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October 2019

NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Oct 9, 2019

Economic Perspective: Why Do We Still Import Oil?

Why does the U.S. still import foreign oil if it is producing its own? 

Wolf shaped stress toy next to a cup of ice cream

Oct 4, 2019

Rolling Out the 2019 Howling Cow State Fair Flavors

Have you seen the list of new foods at the N.C. State Fair this year? Well, thanks to NC State University Provost Warwick Arden and Dean Richard Linton, NC State Howling Cow Ice Cream has TWO special deliveries. 

CALS' Flora Meilleur and Gabriela Schroder in the Oak Ridge National Laboratories working with the world's largest neutron source.

Oct 3, 2019

Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Helps Turn NC State Research Into Real-World Solutions

Established in 2010, the Chancellor's Innovation Fund helps researchers bridge the gap between publicly funded research by stabilizing projects until they are developed enough to secure private funding. 

Photo of two women and a dog in a field of hemp

Oct 2, 2019

NC State Goes All Out to Support Hemp Growers

Amid booming consumer interest in CBD, NC State Extension and its research partners fill in the knowledge gap in a fast-growing agricultural industry. 

White man with goatee.

Oct 2, 2019

Dale Monks Named Associate Director of NC State Extension

Dale Monks joins NC State Extension and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences after more than 25 years at Auburn University. 

Late afternoon sun paints the downtown Raleigh skyline.

Oct 1, 2019

You Decide: Can We Predict Turning Points?

Turning points are when there's a break in the current economic trend. NC State economist Mike Walden discusses how to spot them, and if we are seeing one play out now. 

Student at a cattle farm

Oct 1, 2019

Student Spotlight: Hakeem Jenkins on His Internship with Biltmore

Did you know the Biltmore Estate has a working farm? Hakeem Jenkins, an NC State University junior studying animal science, got the opportunity of a lifetime this summer when he secured an internship working there.