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Jul 30, 2025

What to Know About the New World Screwworm

NC State University entomologist Maxwell Scott discusses efforts to eradicate the New World screwworm and new genetic approaches under development for controlling the parasite, which feeds on living tissue in livestock and other mammals. 
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Jul 28, 2025

Digging Into Dutch Agriculture

A group of CALS students recently expanded their agricultural knowledge and cultural horizons during a seven-day study abroad course in the Netherlands and Germany where they learned about horticultural crop production techniques, agribusiness and agricultural policy, and sustainable farming. 
Economist Mike Walden

Jul 25, 2025

You Decide: Should You Be a Buyer or Seller of the Economy?  

With the year more than halfway through, NC State economist Mike Walden takes stock of the economy and looks at whether households and businesses should be buyers or sellers of the economy. 
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Jul 21, 2025

Burke to Take the Helm of Crop and Soil Sciences

Two-time NC State alumnus Ian Burke, a professor and researcher specializing in weed biology and ecology, will rejoin the Wolfpack as head of the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences effective Oct. 1. 
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Jul 17, 2025

Monks Named Associate Dean and Director of NC State Extension

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has named David Monks, a respected CALS administrator, researcher and longtime Extension advocate, as associate dean and director of NC State Extension, effective Aug. 1. 
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Jul 16, 2025

Four Faculty Members Named 2025-26 Fulbright Scholars

This year’s cohort will conduct engineering and horticultural research as well as teach courses at institutions in Italy, Turkey and India. 
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Jul 16, 2025

Howling Cow Ice Cream Gets Sweet Recognition

NC State's Howling Cow ice cream recently got its just desserts during the American Dairy Science Association's inaugural collegiate creamery ice cream contest, earning recognition in three categories. 
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Jul 15, 2025

Second Summer at Labcorp Lays Foundation for Career Path

Biochemistry major Erikson Allen is getting valuable industry experience as a Labcorp validations and reagents intern, preparing for a future career in gene therapy, while refining his hands-on skills in the lab. 
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Jul 11, 2025

NC Green Industry Grows Economic Impact

With an economic impact of $15.8 billion, North Carolina's green industry is thriving, according to a new report by NC State researchers. 
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Jul 11, 2025

You Decide: Is the National Debt Still a Big Worry?

NC State economist Mike Walden discusses the national debt, if it's really a problem for the economy and ways to control it.