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August 2020

Aug 18, 2020

Faculty Focus: Evolutionary Ecologist Seema Sheth

Meet one our newer faculty members Seema Sheth. She’s an evolutionary ecologist and studies how plants adapt to climate. 

Aug 14, 2020

Elaine Bohórquez Named as a Finalist for Top Hat’s Most Innovative Educator

In March 2020, Elaine Bohórquez was chosen as a finalist for Top Hat’s Most Innovative Educator Award. Top Hat is NC State’s enterprise-level student engagement tool. We caught up with Bohórquez to discuss her path to the nomination.  

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Aug 14, 2020

Kleiner Receives NIH Grant to Study Intestinal Microbiomes

Manuel Kleiner receives prestigious NIH grant to study intestinal microbe interactions. 

Aug 10, 2020

Introducing the Newest Members of Our Pack

While we're excited to welcome our newest students to the CALS family, we also know they went through a lot to get here. Head on over to our Instagram page to see some of their stories and why they chose to run with the Pack. 

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Aug 10, 2020

Juntos Connects With Students Through Virtual Academy

A program that usually brings middle school and high school students onto campus saw success online this summer. 

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Aug 10, 2020

BAE’s Nelson Awarded National Academies’ 2020 Early-Career Research Fellowship

Natalie Nelson, assistant professor in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, won a 2020 Early-Career Research Fellowship from the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. 

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Aug 10, 2020

Ken Anderson: The Good Egg

Ken Anderson’s work as a poultry scientist hasn’t been glamorous, but he's had an incredible impact on an industry important in North Carolina and beyond. 

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Aug 6, 2020

Study Could Lead to Power Over Parasite

Researchers find genetic targets for controlling the New World screwworm, a deadly insect pest that feeds on livestock, wildlife, pets and even humans in the Western Hemisphere. 

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Aug 5, 2020

Agriculture Loses Longtime Advocate Dan Weathington

NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is remembering friend Dan Weathington, a supporter and advocate for the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative. Weathington recently passed away. 

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Aug 5, 2020

Working Toward a More Equitable Food System

For Shorlette Ammons and others who are part of the Committee on Racial Equity, a better understanding of race and racialization in our past and present food system is key to an equitable future.