Author: Terri Leith

May 8, 2012

JCRA’s 2012 Gala in the Garden is a red, white and green celebration

The annual garden party and fund-raising event doubled as a birthday party for N.C. State. 

May 1, 2012

CALS students, faculty, alumnus among 2012 GSD honorees

On April 25, the N.C. State University chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society of Agriculture, recognized academic achievement and contributions to agriculture. 

Apr 30, 2012

Dr. Randy Rose Memorial Garden dedicated

The garden is part of the scenic plaza in front of the Toxicology Building, home of the department where Rose, an internationally renowned toxicologist, taught and conducted research beneficial to human health. 

Apr 20, 2012

Dairy Science Club hosts regional American Dairy Science Association meeting

Student members of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Dairy Science Club played host to 120 students and faculty advisers from nine colleges and universities. 

Apr 19, 2012

Environmentalist Tom Quay, one of the first to receive a Ph.D. from N.C. State, has died

Dr. Thomas L. Quay, professor emeritus of zoology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, died April 16 at the age of 97. 

Apr 16, 2012

CALS’ Fred Gould is 2012 O. Max Gardner Award winner

Gould brings to 27 the number of O. Max Gardner Award winners from N.C. State University since 1949, when the awards program began. It is the most significant honor given to faculty members by the UNC Board of Governors. 

Apr 13, 2012

Ken Esbenshade receives Friend of Great Plains Idea Award

Esbenshade was a key player in creating AG*IDEA, a program of agriculture-related online degrees, certificates and course shares among a consortium of universities. 

Apr 10, 2012

Save the date for CALS Tailgate 2012!

Get ready to kick off the season right on Sept. 15, 2012 in Dorton Arena, before the N.C. State versus South Alabama game! 

Apr 9, 2012

Landscape design students’ bamboo creation adds whimsy to sustainable farm

The latest project, a bamboo weathervane called “Pond Promenade,” depicts an 8-foot orange fish that appears to be jumping to catch a dragonfly with a wingspan of 11 feet. 

Apr 4, 2012

Feeding future populations is the issue at 2012 Commissioner’s Series kick-off session

The event was the first of two sessions in this year’s Commissioner’s Speaker Series, hosted by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Agricultural Institute, Agri-Life Council, Alpha Zeta and the CALS Alumni and Friends Society. The next session is April 11.