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Author: Amanda Kerr

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Jan 8, 2024

Revitalize Your Plate: Nutrition Tips for a Healthier New Year

Doctoral students in nutrition offer some super easy tips to eat a little healthier in 2024. 

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Dec 18, 2023

Congrats to Our CALS Fall 2023 Grads

Take a look at just some of the happy CALS graduates who celebrated their academic accomplishments with friends, family and faculty this past weekend. 

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Dec 14, 2023

New Grads are Career Ready

Soon-to-be CALS graduates reflect on their time at NC State and what comes next. 

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Nov 22, 2023

Hands-On Experience Helps Shape Careers for Ag Institute Students

Students with NC State’s Agricultural Institute share how internships help them find new fields of study and future careers. 

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Nov 20, 2023

Pardoned Turkeys Gobble Up Attention at NC State

Turkeys Chocolate and Chip couldn't be louder — or more thankful — for their lifestyle at NC State, as they entertain curious crowds following a 2022 Thanksgiving pardon. 

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Nov 15, 2023

5 Tips for Thawing Your Thanksgiving Turkey

Food safety expert Ben Chapman offers tips on buying and thawing your Thanksgiving bird to ensure a safe and healthy feast for the entire family. 

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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. 

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! 

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Oct 17, 2023

Sweet Success

Howling Cow's newest ice cream flavor, Tuffy's Toffee, was developed in partnership with Garey Fox, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.