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cow at N.C. State Fair

Nov 8, 2016

The Big Dance

Check out this video for a peek behind the scenes of Bandys High FFA students in action at the North Carolina State Fair, under the leadership of their beloved teacher and CALS grad Shannon Vanhoy. 
Peter Ferket, Interim Head, Prestage Poultry Science

Nov 7, 2016

CALS Names Interim Head of Prestage Poultry Science

Dr. Peter Ferket will serve as the interim head of the Prestage Department of Poultry Science, effective January 1, 2017. 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Nov 7, 2016

Economic Perspective: Is China Manipulating Its Currency?

Has China been manipulating its currency in a global market? NC State University economist Mike Walden looks at the trends over time. 

Nov 4, 2016

Message from the Dean

Straight from CALS Dean Richard Linton: the importance of student access and how CALS has been fulfilling its land-grant mission – and building for the future. 
CALS students in sweet potato field at the Caswell Research Farm in Kinston, N.C.

Nov 4, 2016

So You Want To Go To CALS…

As interim associate dean and director of academic programs, John Dole is CALS’ go-to guy for all things admissions – so we asked him to tell us the best way to get here. Turns out there’s more than one. 
Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou with Dr. Janet Rossantand, Gairdner president and scientific director; Dr. Lorne Tyrrell, chair of the Gairdner board of directors; and CALS Dean Richard Linton at the award ceremony in Toronto.

Nov 4, 2016

NC State’s Barrangou Receives Canada Gairdner International Award

Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou received the prestigious Canada Gairdner International Award in an Oct. 27 ceremony in Toronto. 
Scanning electron micrograph

Nov 3, 2016

Study Highlights Diversity of Arthropods Found in Homes

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Colorado Boulder used DNA testing and citizen science to create an “atlas” that shows the range and diversity of arthropods found in homes across the continental United States. 
Melissa Tinling stands in the pollinator garden, holding her blueprint of the garden design.

Nov 3, 2016

Student Creates Campus Pollinator Garden

Thanks to a partnership between a CALS graduate student and NC State University’s Grounds Management department, a large pollinator-friendly garden is both managing stormwater and providing habitat on Centennial Campus. 
Healthy and unhealthy tomato plants in a research plot.

Nov 3, 2016

Project Explores New Possibilities for Grafted Plants

NC State University-led projects are giving growers more choices when it comes to using grafted tomato and cucurbit plants. 
One corner of the Centennial Gateway against a cloud-filled sky

Nov 3, 2016

Staffers Honored for 25 Years

NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson recently recognized 15 CALS staffers for 25 years of service.