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Jan 17, 2024

For CALS Alum, Giving Back is Giving Forward

For Malachi Curtis, the people and programs at NC State have been instrumental in molding him into the person he is today. It’s one of the reasons he's participated in the annual Day of Giving for the past four years. 

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Jan 16, 2024

To Moldova and Back: A Sustainable Partnership in the Making

A new partnership between NC State and Moldova aims to grow collaboration on sustainable irrigation, climate-smart agriculture and agtech. 

Economist Mike Walden

Jan 12, 2024

You Decide: Are Living Costs and Inflation Lower in NC?

Economist Mike Walden weighs how inflation impacts the cost of living in North Carolina and what population growth might mean for the future. 

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Jan 9, 2024

Real-Life Research Unlocks New Possibilities for Animal Science Major

Working on real-life animal science research as an undergraduate has opened up new career possibilities in animal science major Paige Meisner. 

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Jan 9, 2024

How a Distinguished Professorship Became a Career Pinnacle

Gary Roberson, the Charles W. Suggs Distinguished Professor in CALS, is retiring after 40 years. His relationship with a departmental legend — the donor and namesake behind his title — helped pave his way to success. 

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Jan 8, 2024

Revitalize Your Plate: Nutrition Tips for a Healthier New Year

Doctoral students in nutrition offer some super easy tips to eat a little healthier in 2024. 

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Jan 5, 2024

Poultry Science Professor Celebrates 50 Years at NC State

After 50 years as an NC State University poultry scientist, Frank Edens looks back at his career with the chickens. 

Carmen Cruz

Jan 4, 2024

Changing the World One Community at a Time

Carmen Yulín Cruz, former mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, will speak at North Carolina State University on Jan. 18 for the 2024 Eloise S. Cofer Family Living Lecture Series, exploring how local actions lead to global impacts. 

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Jan 3, 2024

Oysters: A Pearl of an Industry

On this episode of the Farms, Food and You podcast, learn about the growing farm industry for North Carolina oysters and a tourism effort aimed at raising greater awareness of this curious bivalve. 

NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Dec 29, 2023

You Decide: Why Stop at an Inflation Rate Target of 2%?

Economist Mike Walden weighs the potential outcomes of slowing the inflation rate to nearly zero in 2024.