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Gage lab conducting corn research in the field

Sep 5, 2023

Gage Secures $1.9M NIH Grant to Study Gene-Environment Interactions

Joe Gage from the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences will lead the NIH-funded Genomes2Fields Initiative to study the interplay between corn varieties and their environments. 

Sep 1, 2023

Extension Volunteer Provides Well-Seasoned Gardening Advice

Avron Upchurch, a 93-year-old NC State Extension Master Gardener volunteer, doesn't miss an opportunity to share his agriculture and horticulture knowledge. 

April Fogleman headshot outside

Aug 31, 2023

Nutrition Scientist Bolsters Breastfeeding Support for North Carolinians

Associate Professor April Fogleman nourishes North Carolina in more ways than one. She creates support groups for moms, trains health professionals about the basics of breastfeeding and teaches students about infant nutrition. 

Garey Fox in BAE shop

Aug 30, 2023

A New Leader for CALS

On this episode of Farms, Food and You, preview what’s coming up for CALS this fall and in years to come as new Dean Garey Fox lays out his vision. 

Farmworkers pulling up sweetpotatoes in a field

Aug 29, 2023

The Hands That Feed Us

Alejandro Gutierrez-Li leads the Agricultural Labor Extension Program, a novel and unique effort to address labor issues in North Carolina and the Southeast. 

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

Aug 25, 2023

You Decide: Is There a Winner in the Debate Over Taxes?

Economist Mike Walden shares why there are disagreements about taxes, including conversations related to fairness, income distribution and economic growth. 

Fireworks explode over the NC State belltower to close down Packapalooza 2022.

Aug 24, 2023

From Ideas to Solutions

Six projects secured support from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund this year, and for the first time in the fund’s history, awardees will receive supplemental resources through local entrepreneur and investor Bill Spruill’s 2ndF Research Commercialization Fund. 

Four FBNS faculty and staff holding a new seafood product

Aug 23, 2023

Locals Seafood Partners with CALS Class on New Product Launch

After trusting NC State Extension’s seafood safety expertise for years, an alumni-owned company was excited to collaborate with Clint Stevenson and his graduate students on a food safety plan for their new frozen meal. 

the integrative sciences building at NC State

Aug 23, 2023

NC State Hosts Integrative Sciences Building Groundbreaking

NC State will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Integrative Sciences Building on Friday, Sept. 8. 

Researchers walking upstream in a river in Puerto Rico.

Aug 23, 2023

Mature Female American Eels Located In Caribbean

American eel lifecycles are famously mysterious, but a new study locates and important source of large female eels.