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3-D rendering showing medullary, trabecular and cortical bone separated out

Nov 16, 2020

Micro-CT Adaptation Shines Light on What’s Inside a Chicken Bone

What do french fries, ice cream and chicken bone health have in common? Micro-CT technology can help researchers understand their structure. Sean Chen and Woo Kim just published their adaptations of micro-CT, showing its application to complex chicken bones. 

Tractor in a wheat field

Nov 11, 2020

How Animal Manure Could Help Reduce Agriculture’s Carbon Footprint

A new system developed by NC State researchers aims to decarbonize the agriculture industry. 

white commerical broiler chicken

Nov 10, 2020

Enterococcus Co-Infection Makes Colibacillosis Deadlier in Poultry

When a particular strain of Enterococcus is found alongside E. coli in cases of avian colibacillosis, poultry fatality rates are higher. 

youth with white market turkeys in a semicircle

Oct 30, 2020

NCDA&CS Hosts the 2020 Youth Market Turkey Show, Keeps Safety in Mind

Even in a year full of challenges, North Carolina youth make us proud! Watch our highlights video of the 2020 Youth Market Turkey Show and see who took honors in each class. 

Oct 26, 2020

USDA to Fund NC State-Led Group on COVID-19 Food Safety

NC State experts are leading a national team that will study and share recommendations on preventing transmission of the novel coronavirus at every stage of food production. 

Oct 13, 2020

Extending a Helping Hand

Across North Carolina, NC State Extension stands in the gap between high tech and high touch for the state’s citizens. Providing services to all 100 counties in “normal” times takes the tireless efforts of hundreds of NC State Extension workers. […] 

Oct 12, 2020

How Much Do You Know About Agriculture in North Carolina?

  Agriculture and agribusiness is North Carolina’s No. 1 industry. North Carolina boasts the third most diverse agriculture economy in the U.S., with more than 80 commercial crops and a… 

James Lamb on his farm

Oct 12, 2020

Farmer of the Year James Lamb Innovates in Two Roles

Clinton, NC Strategy: Combining off-farm employment with contract farming What a long way North Carolina’s 2020 Farmer of the Year James Lamb has come since March 19, 1990. Lamb’s life… 

Oct 12, 2020

Biochemistry Master’s Students Ahead of the Curve

Ashley Campos jokes that she did things backwards. It’s more accurate to say she was ahead of the curve. Eager to be among the first in NC State’s Interdisciplinary Biochemistry Master’s… 

Sean Chen using a pipette to add material to a test tube

Oct 9, 2020

Sean Chen Brings Research Expertise and More to PDPS

Get to know Sean Chen. The newest addition to the PDPS and CALS faculty, he's a vet with deep research expertise, a range of hobbies and a desire to collaborate.