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Search is on for new department head, faculty

2016

group listening to speaker at Turfgrass field day.

Jul 20, 2016

Come to the NC State Turfgrass Field Day

The annual field day offers the industry and general public a chance to view the NC State University Turfgrass Program’s ongoing research trials and speak directly with NC State’s faculty and staff. 
A large group of young people wearing green shirts and holding a large poster participating in the 2016 North Carolina State 4-H Congress

Jul 20, 2016

1,000 4-H Hands Feed The Hungry

Nearly 500 4-H’ers lived their pledge of “hands to larger service” Monday July 18 as they joined together to pack 80,000 meals for hungry North Carolina families. 
Food safety researchers talking in a food plant.

Jul 12, 2016

Food Safety — In Virtual Reality

NC State University food scientist Clint Stevenson is harnessing the power of virtual reality to keep contaminants off your dinner plate. 
Biochemistry student

Jul 11, 2016

Student Spotlight: Blowflies and Biochem

For Sarah Ermatinger, forensics and biochemistry go hand in hand. The rising sophomore is not only a CALS honors student but an award-winning cheerleader. 
Dr. Xu “Sirius” Li

Jul 11, 2016

Li Wins Early Career Award

Dr. Xu “Sirius” Li, NC State University assistant professor of plant and microbial biology, was recently named a winner of the Phytochemical Society of North America’s Arthur C. Neish Young Investigator Award. 
faculty member andrew-behnke

Jul 5, 2016

Faculty Focus: Building Successful Families

Two years as a missionary in south central Mexico introduced Andrew Behnke to his lifelong mission: giving immigrant children and families access to the same support as others in their communities. 
Legislative meeting at NC General Assembly.

Jun 21, 2016

Legislature learns about waste-to-energy research

Ph.D. student Zachary Lentz presents swine manure research to legislature and the public on Graduate Education Day. 
Waste lagoon and hog houses on a farm outside of Kinston.

Jun 21, 2016

Why is hog waste so difficult to process?

Dr. John Classen, of NC State University’s Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, explains how different hog waste is from human waste and why it is so difficult to treat. 
squash-bee

Jun 21, 2016

How Native American Agriculture Spread Bees in Pre-Columbian North America

Using genetic markers, researchers have for the first time shown how cultivating a specific crop led to the expansion of a pollinator species. In this case, the researchers found that the spread of a bee species in pre-Columbian Central and North America was tied to the spread of squash agriculture. 
Student in a business suit waiting for an appointment at the CALS Career Center.

Jun 19, 2016

Search is on for new department head, faculty

Recruitment has begun for 21 faculty and administrator positions in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, part of the new strategic hiring plan.