News

Sep 8, 2016

Gates Foundation Grant Fuels NC State Study of Devastating Crop Disease

An ongoing NC State University partnership to defeat a disease of a key African food crop got a boost recently when the project received a $2.15 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 

Sep 7, 2016

Food Science Grad Students Win National Product Development Competition

Food science grad students Currey Nobles and Travis Tennant took home top honors in the university division of the 2016 American Cured Meat Championships. 

Sep 7, 2016

CALS Names New Head of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Dr. Garey Fox of Oklahoma State University will join CALS as the new head of the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. 

Sep 6, 2016

Student Spotlight: Peter Rizzo Explores the Tastier Side of Science

Inspired by his first-generation Italian-American family, flavor chemistry major Peter Rizzo works to create the next big flavor. 

Sep 5, 2016

Economic Perspective: Competing Economic Plans

With the coming election, there are two different takes between the major candidates on how to handle the economy. Mike Walden addresses the differences between these two ways of thinking. 

Sep 2, 2016

You Decide: Have We Won the War on Poverty

One of President Johnson’s domestic initiatives was the “war on poverty”. The goal was to significantly reduce the prevalence of poverty through a combination of financial assistance and skill development allowing individuals to become self-sufficient. How can we measure these programs to determine if they've been effective over time? 

Sep 1, 2016

Mr. Sweet Potato’s Legacy

North Carolina’s sweet potato growers are building an endowment at NC State to ensure that a most successful university-industry partnership endures. It honors Henry M. Covington, a longtime extension specialist whose research and partnerships spurred the industry's growth. 

Sep 1, 2016

Modified Male Flies Could More Efficiently Control Screwworm Population

Suppressing populations of devastating pests may be easier with the release of genetically modified males. 

Aug 29, 2016

The Next Science Guy?

We all know that GMOs are controversial, but what, exactly, are they? For a matter-of-fact explanation, check out the short animated video that Antonio Alonso-Stepanov created for YouTube. 

Aug 29, 2016

Ph.D. student wins for national poster presentation

At the American Phytopathological Society's recent annual meeting, a poster presentation by NC State University Plant Pathology Ph.D. student Alsayed M. Mashaheet and his co-authors was among five winners of the 2016 APS Phytobiomes Journal Poster Award, sponsored by the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.