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The Heart of the N.C. PSI: Suhanee Anand and Olivia McCormack

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Students gather round a man in a farm field and take notes.

Aug 14, 2025

Grad Students Dig Into AI for Ag

NC State’s GRAD-AID for Ag program got off to a great start this summer in preparing a future-proof workforce at the intersection of plant science and artificial intelligence, 
Two scientists look at tomato plants growing inside

Aug 13, 2025

Growing N.C. Agriculture, One Startup at a Time

Through its Seed2Grow program, the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative helps budding entrepreneurs who want to turn scientific ideas into real-world agricultural solutions. 
artistic rendering of plants with white and purple flowers

Aug 13, 2025

Plants in Focus

Art and science come together in a series of fall NC State events that invite us to think anew about plants and the role they play in our daily lives. 
Cooper howling wolf sculpture near greenery and benches

Aug 13, 2025

Sparking Student Entrepreneurism

An award from the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative is helping two Ph.D. students turn lab-based discoveries into commercial products for crop and animal production. 
Enrique Pena Martinez

Jul 10, 2025

‘Fan of Innovation’ Puts Tech Expertise to Work in Agriculture

Drawing on expertise gained as an NC State doctoral student in electrical engineering, Enrique Peña Martinez launches a career in agricultural technology. His goal: to help reduce the challenges that come with farming and increase its rewards. 
Tractor sprays crops.

Jul 10, 2025

Preparing Next-Gen Ag Formulations Innovators

A new NC State University course helps fill a need for scientists with the interdisciplinary knowledge essential for creating next-generation chemical and biological solutions for agriculture. 
Student discussing poster

May 20, 2025

Institute Cultivates Tomorrow’s Food and Ag Leaders

At the North Carolina Youth Institute, teens gain research and communications skills to last a lifetime as they grapple with global food, agriculture and sustainability problems. 
Joe Tiera, with laptop, and a student alongside a Phenospex robot.

Mar 26, 2025

Indigo Ag Adds Tech Tools to the N.C. PSI Toolbox

An ag tech company with operations in RTP donates advanced imaging tools to enhance NC State University plant sciences research. 
David Peele and granddaughters, all wearing NC State T-shirts

Mar 26, 2025

The Heart of the N.C. PSI: David Peele

NC State alumnus David Peele sees plant sciences students as the engines of research vital to our agricultural future, and he’s supporting their success with a gift to the N.C. PSI. 
Suhanee Anand and Olivia McCormack

Mar 15, 2025

The Heart of the N.C. PSI: Suhanee Anand and Olivia McCormack

Through N.C. PSI internships, two NC State undergraduates not only gain skills to prepare them for plant sciences careers, they also inspire a next generation to follow suit.