Author: Chelsea Kellner

Dec 11, 2018

Update: From Factory Floor To First-Generation College Student…To Graduation

Animal Science's Selena Ibarra has made it to graduation. It wasn't easy – but luckily, if there's one thing her life has taught her how to handle, it's hard work. 

Dec 9, 2018

Like Son, Like Father

When Lewis Cauble decided to create a bequest to benefit NC State’s Apiculture Science Fund, housed within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, one of the first people he told was his dad, Jim. 

Dec 5, 2018

Time-Sensitive: Additional Counties May Be Eligible For Ag Disaster Assistance

Dec 5, 2018

A CALS Throwback Christmas Special

Deep in the archives of the NCSU Libraries lie relics of CALS Christmas past: two vintage videos from a time when Extension agents wore fedoras to work and Baby Boomers were toiling through high school. 

Dec 3, 2018

From Hazard Analysis To Safer Cheesemaking: Clint Stevenson Expands Online Outreach

Food Science's Clint Stevenson and team have created a successful outreach program in food safety for the food manufacturing industry. The non-credit courses are a product of WolfWare Outreach — the enterprise-level learning management system used to host online, non-credit, fee-based offerings. 

Dec 1, 2018

Do Insects Fart? (They Sure Do!)

Some insects do, anyway. In fact, some of them pass an enormous amount of gas. Elsa Youngsteadt, an entomologist and assistant professor of applied ecology, gives us the lowdown – and your new favorite conversation-starter. 

Nov 29, 2018

From 4-H’er To Newest Poultry Science Hire

The Prestage Department of Poultry Science welcomes Mary Fosnaught to the faculty as the 4-H and Youth Development Extension Associate. Step one: Bring all youth programs under one umbrella. 

Nov 28, 2018

Understanding CRISPR

CALS Professor Rodolphe Barrangou helps chart the future of a powerful technology. 

Nov 26, 2018

Drones Help Find, ID And Count Marine Megafauna

New research from the Department of Applied Ecology demonstrates that consumer-grade drones are effective tools for monitoring marine species, a valuable platform for scientists studying sharks, sea turtles and other marine megafauna. 

Nov 26, 2018

Become A Citizen Scientist; Help Address Agricultural Challenges

In a recent paper, international researchers agree: citizen scientists can play a key role in solving agricultural and food systems challenges.