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Nov 18, 2024

Agriculture Leadership Program Celebrates 40 Years

The NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission Agricultural Leadership Development Program has helped shape changemakers in agriculture for 40 years and is poised to grow more leaders in the future.

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Nov 11, 2024

Leading Agricultural Change in Native American Communities

CALS student Howard Jacobs’ interest in agriculture, his Lumbee community and leadership drive him to seek meaningful connections between his heritage and his work while making a lasting impact through education, outreach and policy.

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Nov 1, 2024

Spreading Their Wings

In honor of First-Generation Celebration Week, CALS cheers on our vibrant, dynamic students and shares their stories of pride, resilience and optimism. Meet a few of our first-generation go-getters.

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Aug 29, 2024

Cultivating Access to Nutritious Food

Nutrition researcher Basheerah Enahora hopes a recent trip to Kenya will open doors for collaboration that will improve access to healthy food in Kenya and North Carolina.

Aug 20, 2024

Lively Learning: ‘Their Eyes Just Bloomed Open’

Preschoolers learn to love science and enjoy healthy foods through hands-on PEAS activities from NC State Extension.

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Jul 11, 2024

New Ph.D. Program Boosts Agricultural and Human Sciences

A new Ph.D. program in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences will transform the way graduate students prepare for careers in agricultural leadership, extension education, agricultural education, and family and community sciences.

Apr 5, 2024

You Decide: What’s the Future of Small Business?

Will the future be easier or harder for small businesses? NC State economist Mike Walden says the birth rate, labor costs, technology and other factors will determine the answer.

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Mar 13, 2024

Get Ready for Ag Awareness Week

Wolf Plaza will transform into a bustling farm for Ag Awareness Week March 18-22.

Feb 23, 2024

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professors Announced

Twelve professors in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were recently named William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professors.

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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.