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January 2020

Downtown Raleigh, east of campus.

Jan 31, 2020

You Decide: Will the Trade Deals Benefit North Carolina?

How could the new trade deals impact the North Carolina economy? NC State economist Mike Walden looks at some of the potential ways. 

Dilip Panthee (center), researcher at Mountain Horticultural Research and Extension Center, looks over tomatoes in the farm's greenhouse as students tend to the plants.

Jan 29, 2020

Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Support N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative

In honor of NC State’s past support and continued partnership, the North Carolina Greenhouse Vegetable Growers’ Association has donated $7,000 to the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative. 

Young woman holding a flask in a lab

Jan 28, 2020

Streamlining Biofuel Fermentation Processes

Undergraduate student Erin Cooper likes making things more efficient, easier and faster. She’s working with advisor Dr. Mari Chinn to streamline ethanol fermentation using biomass sorghum as a starting material. 

Young woman holding a chicken

Jan 28, 2020

New Mobile Poultry Service to Help Non-Commercial Owners

The mobile clinic is part service to a growing community, part boots-on-the-ground training for farm animal veterinarians. 

Two men talking in front of a poster

Jan 27, 2020

Water Collaborative Makes Waves

Amid rising global concerns about water-related issues, a faculty-driven effort at NC State draws from a deep well of expertise to find and deliver solutions. 

Aerial view of downtown Raleigh

Jan 24, 2020

Economic Perspective: The Latest Reading on North Carolina’s Economy

The federal government released the latest measures for economic growth in the states. How did North Carolina stack up? 

Young woman smiling

Jan 23, 2020

Alumna Shares Journey to Landing Dream Job

Poultry science alum Caitlin Rivord talks about her work experiences and what she recommends for current students. 

Man looking through a microscope in a lab

Jan 22, 2020

Target: Healthy, Strong Bee Populations

Mario Simon Pinilla-Gallego's research focuses on understanding gut pathogens in bees to maintain healthy and strong pollinator populations. 

MLK event pin

Jan 21, 2020

Podcast: 1966 – MLK and the KKK in Raleigh

On July 31, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in Reynolds Coliseum. Jason Miller explains why the event has been lost to history until now. 

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

Jan 17, 2020

Economic Perspective: Why Have Recession Worries Eased?

Talks of a recession in 2020 have seemed to ease recently. What factors could play into this?