News

Feb 7, 2013

Extension, teaching will play roles in research grant to combat salmonella

Drs. Hosni Hassan and Matt Koci, from N.C. State’s departments of microbiology and poultry science, respectively, are leading the charge on a new five-year, $2.5 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to stamp out salmonella. 

Feb 7, 2013

Word whiz: CALS student wins national medical terminology contest

Words like retinoblastoma, dysphonia and hepatologist may be more than a mouthful for most, but for College of Agriculture and Life Sciences sophomore Erin Beasley, knowing words like these landed her a trip to Orlando, Fla., where she became a national champion with Health Occupations Students of America. 

Feb 7, 2013

Landscape design students capture ‘wild energies’

'Wild Energies,' a colorful bamboo sculpture created by landscape design students, included a hint of Saturday morning cartoon whimsy. 

Feb 7, 2013

2012-2013 CALS Distinguished Alumni, Outstanding Alumni honored

Dr. Charles W. Stuber and Jessie Thomas “Tommy” Bunn were honored as the College's 2012-2013 Distinguished Alumni at an award reception in November. Also recognized were the College’s Outstanding Alumni, Outstanding Young Alumni and Outstanding Staff Member. 

Feb 7, 2013

Ghostly blooms: Alum honored for orchid breeding efforts

CALS horticultural science alumnus Keith Davis has solved the riddle of growing the endangered ghost orchid. His efforts recently won recognition from the American Orchid Society. 

Feb 7, 2013

Can-do spirit lands Yard-Nique founder on TBJ ’40 Under 40′ list

Brian DuMont describes the start of his company as the “perfect storm.” As a senior pursuing a degree in horticultural science at N.C. State in 1997, DuMont was assigned a class project about business ownership. He came up with a plan for a landscaping company and received one of his best grades ever. 

Feb 7, 2013

CALS is omnipresent at 2012 State Fair

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences again had a significant presence at the N.C. State Fair — whether it was Cooperative Extension personnel manning a station at the Cultivating a Career exhibit, the always popular N.C. State Howling Cow Ice Cream booth (courtesy of the CALS Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences), CALS students teaching kids about farm animals or fashioning elaborate horticulture displays, Dr. Tom Monaco’s prize-winning peppers or a plethora of 4-H entries in a range of competitions. 

Feb 7, 2013

Persistence pays for alumnus who leads CALS biotech spinoff

When College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumnus Dr. Giles Shih talks about the success of his company, BioResource International (BRI), he sometimes mentions the Louis Pasteur quote “chance favors the prepared mind.” 

Feb 7, 2013

Scholarship endowment honors 4-H’s Thearon and Vanette McKinney

As Dr. Thearon McKinney retired from N.C. State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, a new scholarship endowment was created by his friends and family to honor McKinney and his wife, Vanette. The Thearon and Vanette McKinney American Youth Foundation Leadership Conference Scholarship Endowment was announced Sept. 7 at a retirement celebration for McKinney at the university’s JC Raulston Arboretum. 

Feb 7, 2013

New CES endowments, funds announced at fall meeting

The foundations that support North Carolina Cooperative Extension celebrated a whopping 23 new endowments and enhancement funds at their annual fall meeting.