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Staying Power

Author: Staff

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Apr 5, 2022

New Hemp Research Consortium Taps David Suchoff To Lead

David Suchoff was named director of a new, multi-university Hemp Research Consortium, initially funded by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research. 
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Apr 4, 2022

Seed Funding Speeds Growth for TreeCo — an NC State Startup

Just shy of three years ago, Jack Wang and Rodolphe Barrangou received support from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund. Now, their startup TreeCo is thriving. 
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Apr 1, 2022

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Graduate Programs Rank Third in the Nation

NC State Biological and Agricultural Engineering graduate programs jumped four spots to number three in this year’s U.S. News and World Report rankings of the best graduate schools in the nation. 
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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. 
Aerial photo of the NC State University Plant Sciences Building

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.