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N.C. A&T Adds Ph.D. in Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
01/21/2021 in Academic Affairs, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina A&T will offer a new Ph.D. in agriculture and environmental sciences through its College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
EDF and N.C. A&T Partner to Support Future Environmental Leaders
12/17/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Environmental Defense Fund and CAES held a virtual signing ceremony to formalize an internship program that has been operating for three years to develop future environmental leaders.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Funds Grant To Empower Community Gardeners
12/10/2020 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
A grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation will enable Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T to strengthen the state’s network of community gardens.
Sanjun Gu Receives Regional Excellence in Extension Award
10/15/2020 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Sanjun Gu, Ph.D., horticulture specialist with Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, will be honored with this year’s 1890 Institutions Regional Excellence in Extension Award for expansion of horticulture science to all communities.
Commissioner Troxler, Team Address Food Insecurity in Second Forum
10/06/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler brought a timely message to the CAES this week: food insecurity is one of this era’s prominent problems, but one that his agency is helping to mitigate.
Avery County Growers named N.C. Small Farmers of the Year
10/02/2020 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Amos and Kaci Nidiffer, the owners of Trosly Farm in Avery County, are the 2020 North Carolina Small Farmers of the Year.
N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension Conference Aims to Strengthen Communities Oct. 22
09/30/2020 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Cooperative Extension at N.C A&T, in partnership with its Strategic Planning Council, will connect real people with real issues and real strategies during the Grassroots Leadership Conference on Thursday, Oct. 22.
N.C. Ag Commissioners Lead CAES Discussion on COVID-19
09/23/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges to North Carolina agriculture, but farmers and industry leaders have been able to overcome them thanks to hard work and a little creativity, N.C. Ag leaders said in a discussion with students from N.C. A&T's College of Agriculture and Environmental Science.
N.C. A&T creates graduate level Interdisciplinary Environmental Certificate Program
09/08/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Graduate College
The Graduate College at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has created a graduate level interdisciplinary certificate program focused on training students to find solutions to contemporary environmental issues
N.C. A&T faculty part of $10 million poultry research project
08/06/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
A multi-university team that includes two faculty members from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has won a five-year, $10 million grant from the USDA to research the sustainability of antibiotic-restricted poultry production.
Jefferson-Moore Named COSBAE Chairperson
07/16/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Kenrett Jefferson-Moore, Ph.D., will assume chairmanship of the Committee on the Opportunities and Status of Blacks in Agricultural Economics (COSBAE).
N.C. A&T Team Determines Method to Improve Shelf-Life of Peanuts
07/13/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
A study led by Jianmei Yu, Ph.D., a research associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, evaluated whether the protease treatment of peanuts will have an impact on the oxidative stability during storage. Yu’s previous study showed this treatment was more effective than others in reducing the allergen content of peanuts.
N.C. A&T to offer human lactation certificate
06/25/2020 in Academic Affairs, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina A&T will offer a new certificate in human lactation this fall through its College of Agriculture and Environmental Science.
Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T Helps North Carolinians Weather COVID-19
05/06/2020 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
For Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a call to action that Extension has answered with a full-throttle effort to help limited-resource families and farmers withstand an unprecedented crisis.
N.C. A&T Receives $752,632 Grant for Agriculture Scholarships
05/05/2020 in Academic Affairs, Students, Family & Consumer Sciences, Community and Rural Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 4-H and Youth Development, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina A&T has received a $752,632 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for undergraduate food and agricultural sciences scholarships.
CAES Professor Awarded Excellence in Teaching Honor
04/08/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
For more than a decade, Jenora Waterman, Ph.D., has led students and research at N.C. A&T in animal science, specifically functional genomics. This year, Waterman, an associate professor of functional genomics in the CAES, is N.C. A&T’s honoree for the UNC System’s Board of Governors (BOG) Award for Excellence in Teaching.
CAES Students Named to USDA Future Leaders in Agriculture Program
03/10/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Two students for the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences were named to USDA’s Future Leaders in Agriculture program.
North Carolina Celebrates Small Farms Week, March 22-28
02/24/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture begins March 22 with events and educational programs designed to inform the public and provide research-based information to support small farmers.
Farmers, ag professionals learn hints about hemp at N.C. A&T’s first hemp conference
02/20/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
More than 250 industry partners, Extension agents and farmers from across the state came to the campus of North Carolina A&T on Feb. 11 to learn the latest tips and information for growing industrial hemp during the university’s first Hemp Conference.
Sang and colleagues receive competitive grant to study ginger, asthma
01/09/2020 in Research and Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Shengmin Sang, Ph.D., and his colleagues at Columbia University are planning to study ginger's effect on asthma as the recipients of a four-year, $1.8 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health. Highly competitive, R01 grants fund health-related research and development.
N.C. A&T Ranked Second in Nation for Affordable Agricultural Education Online Degree
12/16/2019 in Academic Affairs, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
N.C. A&T has been selected as having the nation’s second most affordable online bachelor’s degree in agriculture education, according to the higher education rankings website affordableschools.net.
Victoria Harris: Designing a future
12/11/2019 in Student Affairs, Students, Family & Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Victoria Harris, a fashion merchandising and design student, has already made a name for herself. Harris came to North Carolina A&T with little knowledge of sewing but will graduate Saturday with a successful online design company, ShopBlvssom.
DeShawn Blanding: Ready to Lead
12/09/2019 in Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Students, Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
DeShawn Blanding, a graduating agribusiness student, is already a national leader.
N.C. A&T Recognizes Seven Distinguished Alumni during Fall Convocation
10/24/2019 in Academic Affairs, Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Business and Economics, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Science and Technology
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University celebrated its annual Fall Convocation program Thursday, Oct. 24, in Harrison Auditorium. The program recognized student athletes for their academic and athletic accomplishments and welcomed back alumni for “The Greatest Homecoming on Earth” celebration.
N.C. A&T has Third Consecutive Record for Research Funding
07/18/2019 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering, College of Science and Technology
Faculty researchers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University earned $64.37 million in contracts and grants in 2018-19, school leaders revealed today.
N.C. A&T and Industry to Bring Novel Aspirin Derivatives to the Marketplace
03/17/2017 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Dr. Shengmin Sang, a food scientist with N.C. A&T State University, licensed his patent for a family of novel aspirin-derived compounds to SARISA Therapeutics.
N.C. A&T to Host Meeting to Help Farmers with Industrial-Hemp Production
02/17/2017 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Farmers and other growers interested in learning about industrial-hemp production and the state law that has established a research program for it, are encouraged to attend an upcoming meeting.
