News

Feb 8, 2016

Program brings bright minds together to solve some of society’s most complex challenges

The Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Program is drawing national attention for its tradition-busting approaches to what is actually one of the university's strongest traditions: bringing bright minds together to solve big problems. 

Feb 8, 2016

Wanted: future farmers

NC State students are getting their start as agricultural entrepreneurs through a new two-year CALS program funded by a N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission grant. The Developing Future NC Farmers program's goal is to cultivate a new generation of agricultural leaders. 

Feb 8, 2016

NC State wins $6.7 million grant to curb devastating fruit pest

North Carolina State University has won a $6.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to undertake research and grower education efforts aimed at better managing a major new pest that causes hundreds of millions of dollars in annual agricultural losses. 

Feb 8, 2016

Student’s research sheds light on monitoring for spotted wing drosophila

Monitoring for spotted wing drosophila (SWD) infestations is a key first step toward economical and sustainable management of the damage that the pest does to soft-skinned fruits, and finding effective ways to do that monitoring is one goal of NC State University entomology student’s research. 

Feb 8, 2016

CALS takes next steps in improving innovation and efficiency

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ organizational chart will undergo major changes July 1, as the college’s departments, centers and programs align around four focus areas: Plant Systems, Animal Systems, Human and Resource Systems, and Food, Biochemical and Process Systems. 

Feb 8, 2016

Income inequality now and later

There's deep concern about the apparently widening gap, called income inequality, between those households with very high incomes and those with lower incomes. But people tend to make false assumptions about the concept, NC State University economist Mike Walden says. 

Feb 7, 2016

Multimillion dollar ag projects key parts of North Carolina bond package

The bond earmarks $85 million for the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative, which will lead to the construction of the state-of-the-art plant research center on the N.C. State Centennial Campus in Raleigh. Read more in the Southeast Farm Press. 

Feb 5, 2016

Solid investment

Plant sciences and Connect NC represent a chance to turn global challenges into local opportunities. 

Feb 5, 2016

Lucrative process

Bringing together agriculture and commerce, the Food Processing and Manufacturing Initiative will create jobs and grow the economy. 

Feb 5, 2016

Unique opportunities

Warren Fellows' summer internships are part of a first-of-its-kind undergraduate agriculture program.