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Christmas Begins in July for CALS Poinsettia Researcher

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Headshot of Erica Hanchey

Dec 19, 2022

Play with Your Food and Invest in People

“Plays well with food” isn’t officially on Erica B. Hanchey’s resume, but it should be. A food scientist with a penchant for mentoring and giving back, Hanchey earned her BS in Food Science from NC State in 2001 and has been playing with food ever since. The other tenet she learned at NC State: it’s worth it to invest in people and education. 
Female student hugging an alpaca

Dec 19, 2022

Kimberly Hernandez Embraces Difference and Gives Back to the Latinx Community

Kimberly Hernandez prepares to apply her multicultural knowledge and experiences to educate the next generation. 
a group photo in front of the N.C. PSI holiday tree

Dec 19, 2022

N.C. PSI Decks the Halls with First Holiday Tree

The 15-foot-tall, 500-pound tree in the NC State University Plant Sciences Building builds community among researchers and highlights North Carolina agriculture. 
Mosquitoes

Dec 16, 2022

Study Examines Bacteria Living In and On Mosquitoes

NC State entomologists find more bacterial diversity internally than externally, a surprising result. 
Lina Quesada working with extension agents

Dec 16, 2022

The ‘Spider Sniffer’: When Farmers and Faculty Unite

For Lina Quesada-Ocampo, incorporating farmers into the scientific process is essential for success. 
Chavonda Jacobs Young speaking at the Plant Sciences Building dedication ceremony

Dec 16, 2022

In Service to Science

From a top post at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, alumna Chavonda Jacobs-Young oversees research that shapes how food is grown. Meet this fall's commencement speaker. 
Downtown Raleigh, east of campus.

Dec 16, 2022

You Decide: Will 2023 Be Naughty or Nice?

As 2022 ends and 2023 begins, we face two economic challenges: inflation and recession. Will inflation return to normal in 2023, and will it take a recession to do so? 
pink poinsettias in a greenhouse

Dec 14, 2022

‘Tis the Season for Poinsettias

This time of year, tabletops, lobbies and front doors are adorned with the rich red velvety leaves of the unofficial Christmas flower: the poinsettia. This episode of Farms, Food and You discusses the poinsettia's surprising history and its colorful future. 
Jonathan Moore taking a selfie with a tractor

Dec 13, 2022

A Nontraditional Path to Academic Success

Crop and Soil Sciences’ Jonathan Moore completes his bachelor’s degree in extension education and sets his sights on a master’s. 
A close photo of a red poinsettia in a greenhouse

Dec 12, 2022

Christmas Begins in July for CALS Poinsettia Researcher

Brian Jackson, a professor in the Department of Horticultural Science, grew nearly a thousand poinsettias this year to study soilless production. Now, he’s using the plants to spread holiday cheer across campus.