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Basic Research Leads to Market’s First All-Natural, EPA-Registered Insect Repellent

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Aug 20, 2025

CALS Dean Welcomes NC State’s Class of 2029

As keynote speaker for New Student Convocation, CALS Dean Garey Fox urged NC State's incoming students to seek out mentors and embrace the journey that lies ahead. 
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Aug 19, 2025

How Chefs and Scientists Are Using Kombucha and Kimchi to Study Microbiology

A new study demonstrates how fermented foods can be used in projects that engage the public and advance our understanding of microbial ecology. 
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Aug 19, 2025

From Pine Cones to Kilns: A Plant Biologist’s Passion for Pottery

A doctoral student in plant biology, Erin Emott has successfully blended her love of art and the natural world, earning two Visual Artist Awards through Arts NC State. 
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Aug 18, 2025

AgCarolina Intern’s Summer Project Promotes Financial Literacy 

Anna Coleman, an agricultural business management major at NC State, recently completed a summer internship at AgCarolina Farm Credit, gaining loan processing experience and project management and marketing skills. 
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Aug 13, 2025

Growing NC Agriculture, One Startup at a Time

Through its Seed2Grow program, the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative helps budding entrepreneurs who want to turn scientific ideas into real-world agricultural solutions. 
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Aug 13, 2025

Seed2Grow Spotlight: Rooted-in-tech’s Ricardo Hernandez

Building on a decade of research into creating conditions ideal for plant growth, an NC State horticultural scientist has launched an ag tech startup to deliver high-quality seedlings tailored to farmers’ and gardeners’ needs. 
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Aug 11, 2025

Putting Precision Farming Back on the Table

Chris Reberg-Horton, NC State’s Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation/W.K. Kellogg Distinguished Professor in Sustainable Community-Based Food Systems, is using artificial intelligence to help farmers harness precision farming techniques. 
Economist Mike Walden

Aug 8, 2025

You Decide: Which Economic -Ism is Best   

NC State economist Mike Walden explains the difference between capitalism and socialism and whether a mix of both is possible. 
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Aug 6, 2025

Expedition Extension Highlights Agricultural and Community Outreach

CALS Dean Garey Fox has hit the road to visit N.C. Cooperative Extension centers across North Carolina to learn more about the agricultural and community programs seeding innovation and future generations. 
A mother applies bug spray to a child's arm.

Jul 31, 2025

Basic Research Leads to Market’s First All-Natural, EPA-Registered Insect Repellent

NC State entomology professor Michael Roe’s early-stage research is behind the groundbreaking new line of DEET-free repellents.