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April 2020

Downtown Raleigh, east of campus.

Apr 24, 2020

You Decide: Can Collecting Thoughts About the Virus Help?

NC State University economist Mike Walden details some of his insights into the current crisis to help provide perspective and insight. 

Hands kneading bread dough

Apr 23, 2020

Making Sourdough Bread at Home

Home baking has become a new favorite pastime for many as we find ourselves spending more time at home. And what says home more than the smell of fresh-from-the-oven, homemade bread? 

Meatballs and greens on a plate

Apr 23, 2020

‘Uncharted Waters’: Farms, Food and COVID-19

In a new NC State Extension report, economist Nick Piggott says COVID-19’s impact on agriculture and food systems in North Carolina and the United States could be staggering. 

Aerial of tractor spraying fields at Lake Wheeler farms.

Apr 23, 2020

Extension Launches COVID-19 Videos for Spanish-Speaking Farm Community

The NC State Extension Farmworker Health and Safety Education Program has developed a series of introductory videos in Spanish to help workers learn about the novel coronavirus and to promote preventative behavior within the overall farming community. 

High school student works on an experiment at the Science House.

Apr 23, 2020

Making At-Home Learning Fun For All

NC State’s Science House, a statewide STEM outreach program for K-12 students, has developed online learning resources for students who are staying home for school. 

butchered meat

Apr 23, 2020

Food Safety Guidance for Bulk Purchases of Frozen Poultry, Meats

Due to changes in the supply chain, some meat and poultry manufacturers are selling large amounts of product directly to consumers. NC State Extension food safety experts have developed resources to guide consumers. 

Supermarket shopper pushing cart past empty refrigerator cases

Apr 22, 2020

Q&A: Food Supply Chain, Disrupted

The coronavirus pandemic has made us all more aware of where our food comes from. Two agricultural economists explain how the food supply chain works and how it's adapting. 

Alex Rojas holding a door for another student

Apr 21, 2020

No Limits

Goodnight Scholar Alex Rojas ’20 is applying skills developed in the scholarship program to an internship at BioMedomics, where he leads a team assembling and shipping out boxes of rapid COVID-19 tests. 

Two men sitting joining in a larger conversation.

Apr 20, 2020

April 20 CALS Video Update from Dean Richard Linton

CALS is still hard at work fulfilling our land-grant mission, but it’s not business as usual. In this April 20 video update, Dean Richard Linton shares what is going on within the CALS Community. 

Young woman sitting on a small boat in the middle of water with two wolfpack hands

Apr 20, 2020

Dedicated to Agricultural Education and Wolfpack Traditions

Mary Kate Morgan, a senior in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences, is one of this year’s Mathews Medal recipients.