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McKenzie at the Dance of the Harvest Moon Powwow

Nov 14, 2023

CALS Student Grows Native American Unity and Community on Campus

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, meet McKenzie Cummings, a CALS senior and member of the Lumbee Tribe who has helped grow Native American communities at NC State. 
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Nov 6, 2023

In Their Own Words: CALS First-Generation Faculty and Staff

In recognition of First-Generation Celebration Week, Nov. 6-10, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is recognizing some of its faculty and staff members who were first-generation college students. 
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Nov 6, 2023

In Their Own Words: CALS First-Generation Students

In honor of First Generation Celebration Week, CALS recognizes the diversity within the first-generation community and explores how their experiences contribute to the university's richness. 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Nov 3, 2023

You Decide: What Do Interest Rates Tell Us?

Economist Mike Walden shares information about interest rates and what interest rate changes mean for the economy. 
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Nov 1, 2023

Adventure Awaits in the Fall Issue of CALS Magazine

Take a peek inside the new issue of CALS Magazine to see the CALS community at work, from providing expertise on agritourism ventures to graduates finding — and even creating — their dream jobs. 
Fall leaves and a berry

Oct 30, 2023

5 Native Trees To Plant for Backyard Wildlife Habitat

Thinking of adding to your landscape? Now's the time: check out these native North Carolina trees and see which one will make your yard twitter with activity. 
three women looking at plants in a greenhouse

Oct 27, 2023

Ensuring Sustainability and Food Security in Perpetuity

Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Endowed Distinguished Chair in Sustainable Community-Based Food Systems, reflects on what’s next for the Center for Environmental Farming Systems. 
Micaela Robson wearing a white lab coat looking into a microscope

Oct 27, 2023

Bacteria Could Help Build Structures in Space

CALS graduate student Micaela Robson is studying how to use bacteria to create “bio-bricks” in Outer Space as a research fellow with the NC Space Grant. 
Man leaning against a fence post, with grain bins in the background.

Oct 26, 2023

Robots, Researchers and Resilient Agriculture

Chris Reberg-Horton was recently named the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation/W.K. Kellogg Distinguished Professor in Sustainable Community-Based Food Systems. 
animal science club milk booth at the state fair

Oct 25, 2023

Check Out CALS at the Fair

From the Food Science Club and Howling Cow ice cream to the Animal Science Club's milk booth, check out how NC State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences helped make this year's North Carolina State Fair the best day ever!