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Author: Amanda Kerr

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Nov 10, 2025

Lommel Named Interim Head of Horticultural Science

Steve Lommel, a long-time leader with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will serve as interim head of the Department of Horticultural Science effective Jan. 2, 2026. 
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Nov 5, 2025

Hands-on Experience Inspires Animal Science Major’s New Path

Undergraduate research and exposure to livestock animals through the Animal Science Club have given CALS student Olivia Hoffman a new perspective on her career trajectory. 
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Oct 22, 2025

Get Growing with the Agroecology Education Farm

From beets and potatoes to muscadine grapes and Swiss chard, students get hands-on experience growing a variety of crops at the Agroecology Education Farm. The public is invited to visit the farm for its annual Harvest Fest on Oct. 25. 
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Oct 6, 2025

CALS Marks Second Year of Record Enrollment

With steady growth and strong retention, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is celebrating record student enrollment for the second year in a row. Meet three of the newest members of the CALS Pack. 
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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

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 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. 
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Sep 15, 2025

Opening Doors

The new Wolfpack Connect program, which includes 11 CALS majors, provides a guaranteed admissions pathway to NC State for North Carolina community college students. 
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Aug 28, 2025

Six Super Careers in the Field of Food Science

From food safety to flavor chemistry to food process engineering, discover how the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences helps students bite into this diverse career field. 
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Aug 20, 2025

Check Out the Latest Issue of CALS Magazine

Take a peek inside the new issue of CALS Magazine to see faculty, students, alumni and Extension experts at work, making a difference from the mountains to the sea and across classrooms and field labs.