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Frank and Judi Grainger sign endowment

Dec 5, 2016

Students in Large-Scale Organic Agriculture to Benefit from Gift

A new endowment, funded by Frank and Judi Grainger, will support undergraduate students pursuing hands-on research and travel experiences related to organic crop production. 
Owen Duckworth in a Williams Hall Laboratory

Nov 30, 2016

Three From CALS Named University Faculty Scholars

Drs. Owen Duckworth, Chris Reberg-Horton and Wenqiao "Wayne" Yuan of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are among 22 NC State faculty members recently named as University Faculty Scholars. 

Nov 29, 2016

Clouse Named AAAS Fellow

Dr. Steven D. Clouse, an emeritus professor from NC State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). 
Robert Elliot working on a construction project with three others.

Nov 29, 2016

Opportunities to Grow

The Agricultural Institute is helping military veterans to reinforce North Carolina's leading industry, agriculture and agribusiness. 
Dr. Alexander Krings holds a folder containing one of the Vascular Plant Herbarium's plant specimens.

Nov 28, 2016

Faculty Focus: Behind the Scenes in the Vascular Plant Herbarium

NC State University’s Vascular Plant Herbarium Director describes what it’s like to look after more than a hundred thousand plant specimens – and why it’s important. 
apples on a tree branch

Nov 28, 2016

Got fruit trees? Free tree fruit guides available

In North Carolina, fall is an optimal time for planting fruit trees such as apples, peaches and pecans. Two new guides provide practical tips. 
Joanna Massey Lelekacs beside an Extension local foods banner.

Nov 28, 2016

Faculty Focus: Local Food Leader Named N.C. Extension Educator of the Year

The oldest and largest sustainable agriculture organization in the Southeast has named Joanna Massey Lelekacs as its North Carolina Extension Educator of the Year. 
wheat field under a blue sky

Nov 16, 2016

To Feed 9 Billion

World demand for food is epic -- and rapidly growing. This Higher Education Works article explores how CALS is addressing this grand challenge through the Plant Sciences Initiative. 
Dr. John Beghin outside

Nov 16, 2016

Beghin Named ARE Head

A former professor with NC State University has been appointed head of Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics effective Jan. 1. Dr. John C. Beghin, an economics professor at Iowa State University, will succeed Dr. Charles D. Safley. 
Mosquitoes in a clear container

Nov 14, 2016

A Fashionable Response to Zika Protection

NC State researchers collaborate to develop a highly-engineered, chemical-free, lightweight fabric that protects people from mosquitoes.