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2020

Sophie Chance behind the Cobb sign

Sep 16, 2020

COVID Can’t Stop the Learning: Interning During a Pandemic

Summer is normally a busy time for poultry science undergraduates, with many heading into internships. This year was a little less straightforward. Hear from students how COVID-19 impacted their plans. 

A young Black man in a poultry house wearing an NC State shirt.

Sep 10, 2020

Je’Juan Bryant: The Difference Scholarships Make

Je’Juan Bryant, a junior majoring in animal science, says getting a higher education would have been more stressful without scholarships. Thanks to support from our Pack, he can focus on what matters most — earning a degree and making a difference. 

Five people standing in front of a very large screen wall

Sep 8, 2020

Batting 1000: Feed Milling Awarded Third DELTA Grant

DELTA Grants has announced the 2020-2021 awardees and there are a couple of familiar faces on the list. It’s grants, not baseball, but power hitters Adam Fahrenholz and Marissa Herchler are batting a thousand. 

Day of Giving Stronger as a Pack logo over image of Belltower

Sep 3, 2020

On Sept. 16, NC State Day of Giving Shows We’re Stronger as a Pack

On Sept. 16, NC State is holding a special, one-time fall edition of its annual Day of Giving fundraising event. Day of Giving: Stronger as a Pack will focus on meeting students’ basic needs, need-based scholarships and diversity and inclusion programming. 

Sep 1, 2020

New OCIP Cohort Raises the Bar for Online Education

In a time when online course quality has never been more important, this group of faculty is dedicating their time and efforts to making improvements to their courses to earn official Quality Matters (QM) certification after completion of the Online […] 

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Aug 26, 2020

Curtis Appointed to USDA Food Safety Advisory Committee

Patricia Curtis, professor and department head of the Prestage Department of Poultry Science with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will provide years of knowledgeable expertise and experience in a new appointment with the USDA. 

Belltower framed by white blooms on a tree in spring.

Aug 25, 2020

DELTA Welcomes 2020-2021 Faculty Fellows

DELTA is excited to welcome five new Faculty Fellows for the 2020-2021 cycle. Michelle Bartlett, Lina Battestilli, Elaine Bohorquez, Christine Cranford and Julianne Treme will partner with DELTA to share teaching with technology best practices through a variety of activities. The five new Fellows will join Annette Moore who is continuing her grant from the 2019-2020 academic year. 

Jennifer Harrison with a horned brown and and white goat

Aug 20, 2020

New and Essential: Jennifer Harrison Joins Feed Mill Team

What do cowboy mounted shooting, making animal feed and NC State have in common? NC State Feed Mill's newest research tech, Jennifer Harrison, has them all covered! 

Aug 14, 2020

Elaine Bohórquez Named as a Finalist for Top Hat’s Most Innovative Educator

In March 2020, Elaine Bohórquez was chosen as a finalist for Top Hat’s Most Innovative Educator Award. Top Hat is NC State’s enterprise-level student engagement tool. We caught up with Bohórquez to discuss her path to the nomination.  

Man seated next to a taxidermy rooster.

Aug 10, 2020

Ken Anderson: The Good Egg

Ken Anderson’s work as a poultry scientist hasn’t been glamorous, but he’s had an incredible impact on an industry important in North Carolina and beyond.