09/19/2022 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and food company Chobani have announced a partnership that will produce sweet rewards for students majoring in food and nutritional science, agribusiness and biological engineering.
08/16/2022 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Shengmin Sang, Ph.D., was awarded a four-year, $2.65 million grant to advance his work in functional foods and human health to help prevent type 2 diabetes.
07/14/2022 in Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Taylor Mitchell, 2022 graduate of the environmental studies program in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, will spend the summer as the inaugural 1890 Universities Foundation intern on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee.
05/18/2022 in Library, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina A&T professors and alumni Antoine Alston and Netta Cox co-authored a book about New Farmers of America, a former national youth organization that helped train generations of Black farmers and leaders.
04/28/2022 in Research and Economic Development, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and The Chemours Company have agreed to partner over the next three years to enhance research, educational and coaching opportunities for faculty and graduate students in areas related to chemistry and chemical engineering.
03/30/2022 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
A research study by EDF and North Carolina A&T shows that climate-resilient agricultural practices can help small farms in North Carolina profit in a changing climate.
03/25/2022 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Robeson County farmers named 2022's Small Farmers of the Year during North Carolina A&T's Small Farms Week.
02/24/2022 in Library, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina A&T has been awarded a new grant to digitize its unique collection of materials belonging to New Farmers of America, a former national youth organization that helped train generations of Black farmers and leaders.
02/17/2022 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina A&T’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture will begin March 21 and will feature educational programs, panel discussions, tours and the unveiling of a new Small Farmer of the Year.
02/10/2022 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
An N.C. A&T faculty member has won an international competition for his proposed design of a planned new heritage-based public space in South Carolina’s Lowcountry.
11/18/2021 in Cooperative Extension, 4-H and Youth Development, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The USDA’s Children, Youth, and Families at Risk program awarded $640,000 to Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T to launch the program Nia: Pathways and Purpose for the Future.
11/15/2021 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Graduate College
The Ph.D. in agriculture and environmental sciences is N.C. A&T’s 11th doctoral program.
11/10/2021 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
USDA-NIFA and Cooperative Extension named N.C. A&T’s Michelle Eley, Ph.D., the winner of this year’s Award for Excellence for 1890 land-grant institutions.
10/28/2021 in Academic Affairs, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The Honorable Michael S. Regan, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will serve as the Fall 2021 Commencement keynote speaker for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
10/27/2021 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina A&T has been awarded nearly $1.1 million in new grant funding from the USDA to help small farmers across North Carolina and recruit students interested in careers in natural resource management.
09/21/2021 in Research and Economic Development, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina A&T College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences officially opens $6 million Extension and Research Farm Pavilion.
08/10/2021 in Academic Affairs, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Science and Technology
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities has selected North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students Milosh McAdoo and Rachel Richards as 2021 HBCU Competitiveness Scholars.
08/03/2021 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Twenty-two North Carolina community gardens will receive stipends of up to $1,000 to enhance their gardens or make COVID-19-related purchases through a new program led by Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T and funded by the NC Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation.
07/30/2021 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Through new articulation agreements, graduates of the sustainable agriculture program at Central Carolina Community College will be able to transfer credits and pursue bachelor’s degrees in agricultural education at North Carolina A&T.
07/06/2021 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Through an effort from chancellors and presidents of the 1890s land-grant institutions, House Agriculture Committee Chair David Scott (D- Georgia) introduced legislation to make the 1890s Land Grant African American Colleges and Universities’ Student Scholarships program permanent with a $100 million increase in funding.
05/27/2021 in 4-H and Youth Development, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Two agriculture-related classes will become available to middle and high school students thanks to a collaboration between North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and N.C. Virtual Public Schools.
05/26/2021 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The new Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T COVID response program was created when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reached out to USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) offering to fund innovative Extension education to advance adult immunization in rural, medically underserved, and other hard-to-reach communities.
05/17/2021 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The USDA NIFA has awarded a $1.1 million grant to North Carolina A&T to help improve the recruitment, retention and graduation of diverse students in the food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences and related STEM fields.
04/26/2021 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T is conducting a statewide needs assessment to better understand the issues facing underserved urban and rural communities in North Carolina.
04/21/2021 in Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Prominent experts from multiple institutions will explore new and emerging environmental concerns on this 51st annual celebration of Earth Day.
04/19/2021 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
New agreements will help graduates of the Applied Animal Science Technology Program at Surry Community College transfer credits and pursue bachelor’s degrees in agricultural education at North Carolina A&T.
04/12/2021 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Shengmin Sang, Ph.D., a professor of functional foods and human health at N.C. A&T’s Center of Excellence for Post-Harvest Technologies at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, has been awarded two grants totaling nearly $1 million from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
03/24/2021 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
As part of Small Farms Week, Mike Jones of Mae Farms has been named the 2021 N.C. Small Farmer of the Year, a recognition awarded annually by Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T.
03/10/2021 in Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Michael S. Regan ’98, an alumnus of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, was confirmed today to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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.
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.
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.
