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Warming Temps Alone Fail to Trigger Increased CO2 Levels From Soil

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Oct 1, 2025

Paying It Forward: CALS Alumni for Student Success

CALS alumni are helping grow the next generation of agricultural and life sciences professionals by sharing their time as career coaches for the CALS Alumni for Student Success Program, offering students encouragement and connections to industry networks. 
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Sep 30, 2025

CALS Dean Finishes Historic 102-Stop Tour of NC Extension Centers

CALS Dean Garey Fox recently wrapped up visits to all 101 county Extension centers plus the Plants for Human Health Institute as part of a targeted effort to reinforce the connection between the college and Extension. 
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Sep 29, 2025

NC State Announces Interim Leaders for Agricultural and Life Sciences Research

Amy Grunden and Loren Fisher will become interim associate deans and co-directors of the research arm of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences on Nov. 1, following the retirement of Steven Lommel. 
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Sep 24, 2025

New Biosensor Could be Key to Timing Fruit Ripening

A new biosensor developed by researchers in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology is shedding light on how the hormone ethylene impacts plants during ripening as well as processes such as seed germination and pathogen defense. 
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Sep 23, 2025

Mark Your Calendar for CALS Wolfpack Harvest

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is launching a new fall tradition with Wolfpack Harvest, an event designed to bring together alumni, students, faculty and friends of the college to celebrate everything that makes CALS special. 
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Sep 23, 2025

Western NC Agriculture Rebuilding After Hurricane Helene

Jeffrey Dorfman, Hugh C. Kiger Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, discusses the long-term impact of Hurricane Helene on western North Carolina, how the area’s economic recovery is going — particularly for the agricultural industry — and what challenges still lie ahead. 
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Sep 22, 2025

WNCStrong: Shaping Youth Service After Hurricane Helene

Launched with support from the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, the WNCStrong Youth Service Corps has given teens in western North Carolina a chance to give back to their communities following Hurricane Helene. 
Economist Mike Walden

Sep 19, 2025

You Decide: Is “Buy Now, Pay Later” A Good Deal?    

NC State economist Mike Walden says consumer loans can make sense in some circumstances, but it’s important to weigh how much borrowing money will cost, how long the benefits will last and whether there are any psychological returns on the loan. 
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Sep 16, 2025

Peru Expedition Advances NC State Insect Collection, Research

A trip to Peru opened up a world of discovery for researchers from the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology who gathered data and insect specimens for the NC State Insect Collection. 
Control room for soil warming.

Sep 16, 2025

Warming Temps Alone Fail to Trigger Increased CO2 Levels From Soil

Higher temperatures combined with added carbon – and added nutrients – led to higher carbon dioxide levels released from the soil.