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From Robots to Customers: Exploring New Opportunities for Dairy Farmers

Honors and Awards

Belltower

Jan 31, 2023

Xie Named AAAS Fellow

De-Yu Xie, a professor of plant and microbial biology, is one of three NC State faculty elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year. 
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Jan 6, 2023

Rodolphe Barrangou Named to National Inventors Hall of Fame

NC State's CRISPR pioneer receives another prestigious honor. 
Lonnie Poole Golf Course on Centennial Campus.

Jan 5, 2023

NC State’s Yelverton Honored for Golf Course Industry Contributions

Fred Yelverton, a professor and Extension specialist, has been selected to receive the 2023 Outstanding Contribution Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. 
Giuseppe Valacchi and Colin Kay standing in front of trees

Nov 13, 2022

NC State Names New Murdock Distinguished Professors

Colin Kay and Giuseppe Valacchi, professors at the Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI) in Kannapolis, have been named David H. Murdock Distinguished Professors. 
NC State Memorial Belltower in the fall

Oct 27, 2022

Horticulture’s Yencho and Pecota Win NC State’s Innovator of the Year Award

Craig Yencho and Ken Pecota were both honored with the Innovator of the Year award, and Marshall Brain received the Entrepreneur of the Year award. 
a woman holding a large striped bass

Oct 21, 2022

StriperHub to Receive Over $1.4M to Grow Striped Bass Aquaculture Program

Led by North Carolina Sea Grant and North Carolina State University, StriperHub is a multi-partner and multi-regional collaborative project to support the development of a sustainable striped bass aquaculture industry in the United States. 
a field with a sign saying FFA Farm

Oct 17, 2022

Travis Park Named Director of Ag Education, FFA Board Chair and National FFA Advisor

Park will serve as chairperson of the National FFA Board of Directors, where he will provide oversight for many National FFA programs. 
blue-ish white dots and lines against a black backdrop resemble a night sky, but are actually a microscopic image of salt crystals and a fluorescently labeled virus

Aug 24, 2022

Researchers Capture the Beauty of Our Weird, Wonderful World

Winners of the 2022 Envisioning Research contest, which included faculty, staff and students from CALS, help us understand, and appreciate, our world. 
tomatoes in a basket

Aug 9, 2022

Impacting Global Food Security Through Improved Tomato Varieties

As the second most consumed vegetable in the United States and the top-produced vegetable in the world, tomatoes are essential when feeding growing populations. Meet Reza Shekasteband, an NC State researcher who is developing improved crop varieties. 
cows in a farm

Aug 1, 2022

From Robots to Customers: Exploring New Opportunities for Dairy Farmers

Alejandro Gutierrez-Li received a grant to study automatic milking systems and assess if robotic milking leads to long-term improvements in farm profitability, sustainable practices and financial resilience.