Author: Sam Jones

Jun 26, 2024

It’s Peach Season in North Carolina

Bite into these mouthwatering photos and fresh facts about North Carolina's homegrown peaches. 

Jun 20, 2024

Ph.D. Candidate Wins Fulbright to Develop Soil Sensors in France

Riley Lawson, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, will be spending the next academic year in France as a Fulbright. 

May 6, 2024

Growing a Homerun Peanut

Nearly all of the peanuts we munch on at major and minor league baseball games came from the peanut breeding program at NC State University. 

Apr 8, 2024

Giving Symbiosis Back to the Brassicas

Heike Sederoff and her team are trying to understanding the symbiotic relationship between certain plants and the fungi and bacteria in the soil so they might some day return that lost relationship to the brassicas. 

Mar 18, 2024

Domesticating Duckweed, 300 Samples at a Time

What does it take to domesticate a plant? Ryan Sartor is creating unique systems for testing duckweed, an aquatic plant that grows on wastewater. 

Feb 28, 2024

What is an Eating Disorder and How to Get Help

In recognition of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, CALS alumna and registered dietitian Cara Mowery explains what an eating disorder is and provides resources for getting help. 

Feb 12, 2024

Irwin to Study Bee Abundance With Support From Kriz Endowment

With support from the Kriz Faculty Study Leave Endowment, Rebecca Irwin, professor of applied ecology, will return to Colorado later this year to continue studying bee abundance in the Rocky Mountains. 

Feb 5, 2024

Beam Me Up: Using Lasers to Detect Moth Migrations

An interdisciplinary team of researchers use an advanced laser technology to detect moth migrations in eastern North Carolina. 

Jan 16, 2024

To Moldova and Back: A Sustainable Partnership in the Making

A new partnership between NC State and Moldova aims to grow collaboration on sustainable irrigation, climate-smart agriculture and agtech. 

Oct 24, 2023

A Parasitic Haunting: When Snakes are Eaten From Within

Skylar Hopkins and her Sustainable Health Ecology Lab study snake parasites to gain a better understanding of snake ecology.