Author: Terri Leith

Apr 16, 2014

CALS Dean’s Enrichment Grants awardees announced

Developed as part of CALS’ strategic planning process, the Dean’s Enrichment Grants Program is an internal request for proposals to support people, programs and partnerships in the College. 

Apr 14, 2014

‘Apostle for horticulture’ Bryce Lane creates student travel endowment

During his 32-year career, Bryce Lane led students on many national field trips and competitions, as well as international excursions, where he introduced students to world horticulture practices. Creating a fund to support travel opportunities for horticulture students seemed a natural choice as his parting gift to the Department of Horticultural Science when he retired. 

Apr 11, 2014

You Decide: Where is the growth?

Dr. Mike Walden shares and analyzes some of the key insights about our economy from the 2012 Economic Census. 

Apr 10, 2014

N.C. State’s Farm Animal Days draws multitudes

The annual opportunity to meet and greet farm animals is hosted by N.C. State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and its departments of Animal Science, Prestage Poultry Science, and Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences. 

Mar 28, 2014

You Decide: Competition or Regulation in the Cable Market?

There’s controversy in the cable industry, and it has to do with company size, market power and the level of competition. Recently, the largest cable consolidation ever was announced. Will the company be too big? 

Mar 25, 2014

Partnerships between CALS and commodity groups celebrated at ‘essential check-in’ meeting

Leaders representing 50 of the state’s commodity groups and agriculturally related organizations were in attendance March 11 at a meeting hosted by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. One of the main objectives for the meeting was to strengthen relationships and identify collaborative ways to meet the needs of the state, nation and world. 

Mar 14, 2014

You Decide: How important is innovation?

Innovations are important to our personal well-being for two reasons. First, they allow us to do things we could never do before, like traveling faster, beating disease and illness, and talking to someone across the country or around the world. But perhaps more fundamentally, innovations allow us to do more with less. 

Mar 10, 2014

$3 million gift to CALS from alumni couple will seed rural student access initiative at N.C. State University

The gift from Dr. Joseph K. and Deborah Kapp Gordon of Raleigh to the university’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will support a number of initiatives to better prepare rural North Carolinians for acceptance to – and then the rigors of – N.C. State. 

Feb 28, 2014

You Decide: Is Inflation Measured Correctly?

Extension Economist Mike Walden discusses the process and pitfalls of trying to calculate the nation’s inflation rate. 

Jan 22, 2014

Lindbo honored for mentoring Wake County Envirothon teams

Dr. David L. Lindbo, professor and Extension specialist in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Soil Science, was named 2013 Envirothon Mentor of the Year by the Wake Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors.