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Supporting Those Who Sustain Us

Author: Amanda Kerr

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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. 
a woman stands on a hilly pasture with a flock of sheep

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. 
A food scientist with the FDA prepares raw peanuts for analytical sample extractions.

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. 
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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. 
a man and a women looking at agricultural photos of a tractor, strawberries and fruit

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. 
farmworkers picking crops in a field

Jul 30, 2025

Supporting Those Who Sustain Us

Farmworkers face tough conditions from heat and physical strain to operating heavy machinery and handling pesticides. NC State Extension’s Farmworker Health and Safety Education Program provides resources that benefit workers and help growers comply with industry standards.