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Apr 17, 2026

NC State Extension Helps Protect Farmers from Data Rustlers

As more farms implement precision agriculture technology, NC State Extension offers programs to help protect farmers and their data from cybersecurity threats. 
Mike Walden, CALS ARE Extension

Apr 17, 2026

You Decide: Is COVID To Blame for High Housing Costs and Property Taxes? 

NC State economist Mike Walden examines whether the issues both homebuyers and homeowners have been facing in recent years began during the pandemic. 
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Apr 16, 2026

NC State Researchers Join International Research Platform to Improve Nitrogen Use

To better understand the nitrogen cycle and fertilizer use in agriculture, NC State University researchers have joined an international coalition focused on developing data and tools to transform how nitrogen is managed in farming. 
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Apr 16, 2026

How a New Technique Will Help Us Mine Rare-Earth Metals…With Plants

Researchers have developed a technique for detecting and measuring the concentration of rare-earth elements in plants. 
Carolyn Dunn holds her award plaque while standing on a building rooftop with the Denver skyline in the background

Apr 8, 2026

Healthy Impact

Carolyn Dunn's decades of leadership and innovation in nutrition education and health promotion continue to make a difference in the lives of thousands of people in North Carolina and beyond. 
Microscopic view of the maize root tip with some central cells displaying spindle-shaped structures, characteristic of cell division.

Apr 8, 2026

Shedding a Light on Plant DNA Replication

Faculty in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology have unlocked the process of maize DNA replication, paving the way for future advances in biotechnology and plant breeding. 
a group of people stand in front of a tractor in a field

Apr 6, 2026

AI in Agriculture Conference Explores the Future of Farming

The AI in Agriculture Conference, hosted by NC State University, brought together more than 460 academics, students, researchers, extension professionals and industry leaders from across the country to explore how AI is reshaping the future of agriculture. 
Mike Walden, CALS ARE Extension

Apr 3, 2026

You Decide: Is the Economy Headed for a Nosedive?

NC State economist Mike Walden takes a closer look at how the Iran War could affect the economic outlook for 2026. 
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Mar 31, 2026

Fishing for Resilience

In new research, NC State applied ecologist Nadya Mamoozadeh and other researchers find that Southern Appalachian brook trout are most vulnerable to rising temperatures. 
Summer Lanier next to a placard announcing a Poultry Science Club meeting in Scott Hall on the NC State University campus

Mar 30, 2026

I Am CALS: Summer Lanier

Alumna Summer Lanier, new executive director of the N.C. Poultry Federation, earned multiple degrees and tackled a variety of challenges on her path to statewide leadership.