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Fungi Fertilize the Future

Author: Kristin Sargent

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Mar 15, 2020

Proper Handwashing and Hand Sanitizer Use

Ben Chapman, NC State Extension food safety specialist, provides a to-the-point tutorial on proper handwashing practices and hand sanitizer use for disease prevention and control. 
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Mar 15, 2020

Meeting Advisory for Research Stations and Field Labs

In consultation with NCDA&CS, field days, workshops and meetings on research stations and field labs owned by NCDA&CS and NC State University will need to adhere to recently announced meeting policies. These restrictions are in effect until further notice. 
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Mar 11, 2020

A Vision for Doing Good

Layne Baker is a first-generation college student from rural North Carolina who wants others in a similar situation to know that college is attainable for them as well. 
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Mar 11, 2020

Focused on Problem-Solving and Advocacy

NC State student Peyton Gardner plans to leave this world better than she found it by the work she’s doing at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 
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Mar 11, 2020

Refresh Your Home with Easy-to-Maintain Houseplants

Nothing freshens up your living space like a few well-placed houseplants. In addition to bringing the outdoors in, houseplants may help improve indoor air quality and provide a natural beauty that can be both relaxing and energizing. 
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Mar 10, 2020

Study Shows CRISPR Effectiveness Against Colitis Pathogen

Research at North Carolina State University shows that the CRISPR-Cas system can be used to effectively target and eliminate specific gut bacteria, in this case Clostridioides difficile, the pathogen that causes colitis – a chronic, degenerative disease of the colon. 
A group of people inside the new NC Food Innovation Lab in Kannapolis, North Carolina

Mar 6, 2020

FBNS + NCFIL: From Vision to Realization

NC State's FBNS Department has partnered with NCFIL since the very beginning: instrumental in its vision and active in its development. FBNS will also be very influential in NCFIL's future success. 
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Mar 3, 2020

Alumna Makes Business NC Power 100 List

NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumna Sepi Saidi has been named to Business North Carolina’s Power 100 List. She has remained engaged with the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and serves on the department's Advisory Board. 
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Feb 27, 2020

Lee Ivy – Strengthening the HortPack through Competition

Ivy has teamed up with industry professionals and fellow educators in coordinating the first North Carolina High School Landscape Competition (NCHSLC). 
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Feb 25, 2020

Fungi Fertilize the Future

NC State Department of Crop and Soil Sciences researcher Kevin Garcia sees a future in fertilizers where plants decide which nutrients they need.vCapitalizing on the plant/fungi codependence could set up a soil-borne GrubHub-type system where plants ‘order out’ the precise nutrient mix they need.