N.C. PSI News

Jun 5, 2024

Khara Grieger named co-Director of Outreach and Advocacy for the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein

n her role with the Bezos Center for Sustainable Proteins, Grieger will be working to better understand stakeholder and consumer perceptions and needs as they relate to alternative proteins and bringing this information back to the research teams. 

May 23, 2024

Tour Brings Extension Agents to Ag Tech Startups

A recent training on emerging agricultural technology companies has sparked ideas for North Carolina Cooperative Extension agents who see value in learning about those companies as they work to support… 

May 10, 2024

Makerspace Magic With Andrea Monteza

Where do you go when you need parts for a robot that can walk through cucumber vines without getting tripped up as it monitors the air for disease spores? A… 

Apr 29, 2024

NC State Students Pair Machine Learning, Robotics To Improve Ag Research

Thanks in large part to a student-developed machine that can “see” and sort seeds by size, a new NC State University project could shed more light on how seed sizes influence… 

Apr 16, 2024

Grieger awarded STEPS Center Broadening Participation Medal

Khara Grieger, assistant professor in the Department of Applied Ecology at NC State, has been awarded the STEPS Center Broadening Participation Medal which recognizes efforts to foster diversity and inclusion in the Center. 

Apr 16, 2024

N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative Launches Startup Incubator and Seed2Grow Program

The N.C. Plant Sciences incubator provides lab and office space for emerging companies taking discoveries from plant sciences research and turning them into marketable solutions for agriculture and the environment. 

Apr 8, 2024

Giving Symbiosis Back to the Brassicas

Heike Sederoff and her team are trying to understanding the symbiotic relationship between certain plants and the fungi and bacteria in the soil so they might some day return that lost relationship to the brassicas. 

Mar 25, 2024

New Software Boosts Accuracy of Tech to Measure Crop Health

A new tool improves the accuracy of electronic devices that measure the color of a plant’s leaves to assess health. 

Mar 15, 2024

NC State a Partner on NSF-Funded “Ag Tech Corridor” Project

A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation is kickstarting an effort to create an agricultural technology corridor from central to eastern North Carolina, and NC State University plays a key role. 

Mar 13, 2024

What PSI Supporters Are Saying About Day of Giving

As we approach North Carolina State University’s 2024 Day of Giving on Wednesday, March 20, two alumni and a retired staff member who are donors to the N.C. Plant Sciences…