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Feb 27, 2024

Funding Boosts Agricultural Institute’s Career Readiness Programs

Funding of nearly $1 million from the Golden LEAF Foundation has bolstered the Agricultural Institute with support for new programs aimed at increasing student recruitment and enhancing job readiness.  
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Feb 23, 2024

You Decide: Has the State Labor Market Changed Since COVID?

Have there been significant changes to the North Carolina labor market since 2020? 
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Feb 23, 2024

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professors Announced

Twelve professors in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were recently named William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professors. 
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Feb 21, 2024

CALS Alumna is Carving Her Own Path

A dedicated scientist whose expertise focuses on peanuts and peanut allergies, Ondulla Toomer has built a career focused on opening doors and making a difference in the lab and beyond. 
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Feb 19, 2024

Preventing the Next Plant Plague

NC State University's Jean Ristaino will write a book on her Irish Potato Famine research and work to prevent future plant disease outbreaks while in Dublin as a Fulbright scholar. 
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Feb 16, 2024

Poultry Champs

For the first time ever a North Carolina 4-H poultry judging team took the top spot last fall at the 2023 National 4-H Poultry Judging Contest. North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler recently honored the team with the inaugural All-Star Agriculture award. 
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Feb 14, 2024

Alumni Valentines: Arnie and Kara Sair on Food, Chemistry and Careers

CALS alumni Arnie and Kara Sair reflect on their love of food science, the Wolfpack community and each other. 
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Feb 13, 2024

Envisioning a More Equitable Food System

Doctoral candidate Christopher Gillespie is dedicated to finding solutions that create stronger, more racially equitable food systems. 
Rebecca Irwin

Feb 12, 2024

Irwin to Study Bee Abundance With Support From Kriz Endowment

With support from the Kriz Faculty Study Leave Endowment, Rebecca Irwin, professor of applied ecology, will return to Colorado later this year to continue studying bee abundance in the Rocky Mountains. 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Feb 9, 2024

You Decide: What Went Right to Prevent the 2023 Recession?

Many economists predicted a recession in 2023. But consumers flipped the script on the experts.