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Soldiers In The Field

Author: Chelsea Kellner

Amanda Guthrie holding baby tiger

Jun 27, 2017

Zoo Veterinarian and CALS Grad Amanda Guthrie: “Be Fearless”

Amanda Guthrie is living her dream as senior veterinary officer at the ZSL London Zoo, overseeing the care of nearly 20,000 animals. 
Haitian children eating lunch via the NCSU Haiti Goat Project

Jun 12, 2017

Fighting Child Malnutrition In Haiti — With Goats

For more than a decade, Professor Charlotte Farin and the NC State Haiti Goat Project have joined the country’s struggle against rampant childhood malnutrition. Now they plan to expand, doubling the number of protein-rich meals provided to schools each month. 
Ph.D. zoology researcher Elsita Keikebusch

May 12, 2017

Conserving Butterflies: Elsita Kiekebusch

Ph.D. student Elsita Kiekebusch combines a passion for preservation with a love of insects. 
Graduate student Grayson Walker

May 12, 2017

Fighting Salmonella: Grayson Walker

Grayson Walker Graduate student, Poultry Science B.S., Poultry Science, CALS 2015 Grayson Walker got to work trying to eradicate salmonella bacteria in poultry when he was an undergraduate in CALS.… 
CALS faculty Joy Marshall leads a class teaching future ag professors to teach diverse learners.

May 12, 2017

Learning To Teach, Teaching To Learn

Joy Morgan’s Teaching Diverse Learners class develops creativity and flexibility in future ag educators who must accommodate students with a variety of needs in a single classroom. 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

May 12, 2017

Economic Oracle

By Chelsea Kellner Video by Chris Liotta Governors and growers, city councils and small businesses have sought the insights of Extension economist Mike Walden since he started his radio show… 
Dean Richard Linton gathers experts for a CALS Is Here roundtable discussion.

May 12, 2017

You’ve Got A Friend

A panel of experts gather at Talley Student Union to hash out a complex question: How is CALS here - and why does it matter? 
CALS student Ryann Rossi studies mangroves

May 12, 2017

Saving Mangroves: Ryann Rossi

Off in the Caribbean, Ryann Rossi dives deep into the region’s mangrove ecosystems. Mangroves are beneficial both environmentally and economically. These halophytes — plants adapted to grow in saltwater —… 
Kristin Feierabend is NC State Extension’s first statewide urban area agent. What does that mean? She’s working with communities to decide.

May 12, 2017

Bright Lights, Big City For Extension

NC State Extension's Urban Area Specialist Kristin Feierabend is the first to focus on urban areas statewide. 
U.S. Army soldiers being trained in animal handling thanks to a partnership between CALS and CVM.

May 12, 2017

Soldiers In The Field

Partnering with the College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State Extension helps provide hands-on farm animal training before U.S. soldiers deploy to countries with agricultural economies. When Staff Sgt. Angelsea Sorrells reported…