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Meat Processing: Educating the Next Generation

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Jean Ristaino stands next to a potato plot in the backyard of Down House, Charles Darwin's home.

Feb 19, 2024

Preventing the Next Plant Plague

NC State University's Jean Ristaino will write a book on her Irish Potato Famine research and work to prevent future plant disease outbreaks while in Dublin as a Fulbright scholar. 
a woman and man wearing red shirts

Feb 14, 2024

Alumni Valentines: Arnie and Kara Sair on Food, Chemistry and Careers

CALS alumni Arnie and Kara Sair reflect on their love of food science, the Wolfpack community and each other. 
christopher gillespie

Feb 13, 2024

Envisioning a More Equitable Food System

Doctoral candidate Christopher Gillespie is dedicated to finding solutions that create stronger, more racially equitable food systems. 
dinah gore stands in front of her name plaque in the kitchen she helped fund

Feb 9, 2024

Celebrating Five Years of Culinary Innovation

A culinary revolution unfolded five years ago with the unveiling of the Dinah E. Gore Teaching and Research Kitchens, a state-of-the-art complex dedicated to the advancement of foods and nutrition. 
Eli Hornstein in science lab in front of a computer.

Feb 7, 2024

Starting Strong

The N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s Startup Program provides expertise and resources to help emerging companies bring problem-solving agricultural technologies and services to the marketplace. 
adult corn earworm moth

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. 
Student Leia Neely holds a cow calf.

Jan 29, 2024

Reducing Stigma Around Help for Mental Health

Drawing on personal experiences, animal science major and mental health ambassador Leia Neely encourages struggling students to reach out for help. 
ron heininger speaks at a podium

Jan 23, 2024

Professor’s Legacy to Continue Through Endowed Professorship

The Corn Growers Association of North Carolina has established the Ronnie W. Heiniger Distinguished Chair in Corn Extension Agronomy in recognition of the state's sole corn Extension specialist. 
Young woman standing in front of a market building

Jan 22, 2024

From Distance Learning to Community Farming

Gabrielle Buchanan thrived in the CALS agricultural science distance education program, developing skills that now boost her role as a volunteer services coordinator at Raleigh’s Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. 
men wearing hats look at raw pieces of meat

Jan 18, 2024

Meat Processing: Educating the Next Generation

This episode of the Farms, Food and You podcast explores the meat processing industry, the challenge it faces in finding trained workers, and how the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is working to help meet that need.