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Author: Richard Campbell

Graduate student in greenhouse with plants.

Oct 25, 2021

Graduate Mentorship Program Extended for Future Cohorts

It’s challenging for employers who require candidates with doctorates and the professional skills needed for team-based research. The recently extended Rockey FFAR Fellows program helps fill that gap. 

plant sciences building

Oct 8, 2021

A Chance to Match Your Excitement for N.C. PSI

CALS has received a very special set of gifts that enables us to match the gifts of donors who name a space in the NC State University Plant Sciences Building. Time is limited, so please contact us with your interest as soon as possible. 

Image of Chad Benton, CALS Alumni

Mar 17, 2021

CALSPack Leader Shares Why He’s #GivingPack

CALS Alumni Board and Friends Society Chair Chad Benton shares how CALS helped prepare him for life, why he's #GivingPack during this year's Day of Giving and encourages fellow alums to join him. 

William Culpepper Family

May 27, 2020

Generational Generosity Supports Agribusiness Breakthroughs

Growing up in Rocky Mount, Bill Culpepper planned to go back home after graduation, but the Vietnam War and his introduction to agribusiness changed his plans and his life. Now, he and his family -- three generations Wolfpack strong -- are making a significant gift to the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative to support future agribusiness breakthroughs. 

Mar 25, 2020

NC State Extension Launches Portal for COVID-19 Resources

NC State Extension specialists and subject matter experts launched a COVID-19 Resources and Information Portal to provide research-based information to help North Carolinians navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Jan 9, 2020

An Opportunity to Learn and Lead

Rachel Walter's summer 2019 internship was a great experience that has poised her for greater positions of responsibility in the future. 

NC State CALS Dean Richard Linton with a group of students.

Dec 30, 2019

An Innovative Future

For the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2019 was a transformational year that has positioned the college for a more innovative and pioneering 2020. 

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Nov 26, 2019

A Letter to Grandma

Students in Bob Patterson's crop science class come expecting an assignment -- just not this one. 

muscadine rolling through conveyor belt

Sep 18, 2019

Homegrown: Meet the Muscadine

Muscadine grapes are a southern specialty. Native to North Carolina, the deep purple and bronze-toned fruit clusters adorn farms, fields and gardens throughout the southeastern United States. Now it’s time to add your kitchen to the list. 

Photo of two NC State University scientists looking at a blade of grass in a cattle pasture.

Jul 4, 2019

CEFS Celebrates 25 Years

Twenty-five years ago, NC State joined with N.C. A&T State University and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to set up the Center for Environmental Farming Systems. The center is now known internationally for its work on sustainable agriculture and food systems.