Stories From 2017

Sep 20, 2017

CALS Honors Extraordinary Alumni

CALS alumni, friends, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate more than two dozen extraordinary alumni at the college’s annual Alumni Awards Ceremony.

Sep 20, 2017

New Merit Scholarship Will Assist Incoming Production Agriculture Students

A new scholarship that covers tuition, books and fees is available for an outstanding student with plans to major in production agriculture.

Aug 16, 2017

STEAM student Bret Barnes will join PDPS in the 2018 Spring Term

"I was looking for something to fit into my niche and the STEAM program helped me find it.”  

Aug 11, 2017

A Conversation with a PDPS Scholarship Family Member

It's a small world after all -- Alissa Stribling, a niece of former PDPS Professor Daniel Fromm, learns more about his story from what was thought to be a complete stranger while hiking in Ireland.

Aug 7, 2017

Meet PDPS Professor Hosni Hassan

PDPS Professor Hosni Hassan says, “Educating and training the next generation of microbiologists and scientists is what’s important. That's more valuable than finding a vaccine or cure or anything like that."

Jul 31, 2017

Taking Poultry Science to the CEO Suite

Poultry Science is more than how to raise a chicken. Professor Kim Livingston and her colleagues have a vision for the department’s future — and one of the cornerstones is this week’s Poultry Science Summer Institute.

Jun 30, 2017

Poultry Science Club elects new 2017-2018 President, Susan Jones

NC State Prestage Department of Poultry Science (PDPS) senior Susan Jones accepted her nomination as the 2017-2018 Poultry Science Club (PSC) President.

Jun 23, 2017

Livingston Seeks to Enhance Natural Antibiotics in Poultry

With consumers increasingly concerned about antibiotics in poultry, NC State University researcher Kimberly Livingston is partnering with a feed additive and animal nutrition company to find a way to raise healthier poultry without them.

Jun 22, 2017  |  Extension

PDPS Professor Edgar Oviedo Coordinates 2017 Intestinal Health Workshop at NC State

PDPS Professor Edgar Oviedo coordinates the 2017 Intestinal Health Workshop sponsored by DSM Nutritional Products LTD.

May 19, 2017

Poultry Science Club Hosts Booth at 2017 Farm Animal Days

The Prestage Department of Poultry Science and Poultry Science Club hosted a booth and showing at the annual College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Farm Animal Days on March 29-31, 2017. The booth offered the public an opportunity to hold chicks, observe laying hens, see different kinds of poultry feed, and learn about the poultry industry.