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Mar 29, 2022

HortPack Wins Third in National Landscape Competition

For any NCAA fan, March is bracket season, but green madness overtook NC State’s campus for the National Collegiate Landscape Competition. 

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Mar 24, 2022

What Does ‘Endemic’ Mean? And Can Omicron End the Pandemic?

Does it matter if COVID becomes endemic? And what does that even mean, anyway? 

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Mar 24, 2022

Counting Bees Needs a Recalibration

NC State researchers developed new, innovative methods to help bee biologists calculate more accurate population estimates. 

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Mar 22, 2022

You’re Invited – NC State University Plant Sciences Building Dedication

Chancellor Woodson and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Interim Dean John Dole cordially invite you to the dedication ceremony for the NC State University Plant Sciences Building on Tuesday, April 12, at 11 a.m. on Centennial Campus. The event is free and open to the public. There will be light refreshments and self-guided tours available. 

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Mar 17, 2022

Meet the HortPack: Antonio Tranquilino

Tranquilino is a two-year NC State student majoring in turfgrass management and horticultural science management to multiply his landscape career prospects. 

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Mar 15, 2022

NC Bradford Pear Bounty

The Bradford pear tree is an ornamental commonly planted tree in North Carolina, but it’s structurally weak, stinky and harmful to native ecosystems. 

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Mar 14, 2022

Staying Power

Youth, Family, and Community Sciences grad student Raina Perez transferred to NC State in 2020 and then decided to stick around for one more year. 

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Mar 14, 2022

A Budding Industry: North Carolina Hemp

Discover how hemp has taken root in North Carolina, its future as a viable crop for growers, and what that means for consumers across the state and beyond. 

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Mar 11, 2022

You Decide: Can We Cope With Higher Gas Prices?

Gas prices have been on the rise. What are some options our society has for dealing with the situation? 

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Mar 9, 2022

Dinah E. Gore Kitchen Pantry Dedicated to Dunn

Carolyn Dunn was surprised in a ceremony in which the Dinah E. Gore Kitchen Pantry was dedicated in her honor.