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Inspiring Students to Pursue Agricultural Careers

Author: Staff

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May 22, 2026

Lessons from Collard Greens

Mallory Choudoir, assistant professor of plant and microbial biology, is exploring the ecological relationships between soil microbes and heirloom collard cultivation with support through a seed grant from NC State’s Global One Health Academy. 
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May 18, 2026

Teaching with Food Boosts Preschoolers’ Science Knowledge and Vocabulary

It also might get preschoolers to taste, or at least touch, the green vegetables on their dinner plates. 
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May 11, 2026

Embedded Counseling Program Expands Counseling Resource Accessibility for Students

Since the start of the 2022-23 school year, the expansion of the Embedded Counseling program, which has placed a dedicated counselor in each academic college or unit on campus, has allowed the NC State Counseling Center to expand its accessibility to students. 
a microscopic image of strawberry fungus

May 11, 2026

Study Reveals How Strawberries Were Ambushed By Fungal Parasites

Plant pathogens don’t always spread from place to place. Sometimes they lie in wait. 
photo shows a bumble bee resting on a yellow flower

May 6, 2026

How Higher Temperatures Can Benefit (or Devastate) Bumble Bee Populations

New research finds higher temperatures actually benefit some bumble bee species – but periods of extreme heat appear to more than offset those benefits. 
The NC State Memorial Belltower behind a bed of red and white flowers.

May 1, 2026

Three NC State Students Receive Goldwater Scholarships

Caitlyn Elliott, a plant biology and biochemistry double major, is among three third-year students at NC State to receive the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. 
Outdoor portrait of senior Chloé Sharpe, an agroecology and sustainable food systems major.

Apr 29, 2026

Discover Our Majors: Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

Senior Chloé Sharpe’s lifelong appreciation for local agriculture led her to the agroecology program at NC State, where she found her Wolfpack, chose a career path and learned more about who she is. 
a black bear sits on a forest floor, surrounded by green foliage

Apr 21, 2026

Study of Gut Microbes in Black Bears Finds Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

A study of bears in eastern North Carolina expands our understanding of microbial ecosystems in omnivores, and finds bears may play an unexpected role in dispersing antibiotic-resistant pathogens. 
image shows green leafy plants in small pots being grown under reddish light

Apr 16, 2026

How a New Technique Will Help Us Mine Rare-Earth Metals…With Plants

Researchers have developed a technique for detecting and measuring the concentration of rare-earth elements in plants. 
A photograph of three students in lab coats examining a plant.

Feb 2, 2026

Inspiring Students to Pursue Agricultural Careers

Gaining experience in a laboratory or learning to use cutting-edge technology is often reserved for students pursuing master’s and advanced degrees. The N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative is helping change that, providing undergraduates across many disciplines with career-relevant opportunities.