12/18/2024 in Research, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Biomedical researchers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will benefit from a new $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education designed to expand the university’s research and teaching capacity in the biomedical life sciences.
12/10/2024 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) remains No. 1 in graduating African Americans with bachelor’s degrees in agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences, tied with Tuskegee University.
10/17/2024 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Researchers at North Carolina A&T and N.C. State will test a promising new method to improve soil health and organic crop yields while mitigating the effects of climate change.
10/02/2024 in Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Walter Hood ’81, a University of California, Berkeley department chair, is the 2024 winner of the Vincent Scully Prize from the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
09/18/2024 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The partnership between North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the Environmental Protection Agency strengthened as students, professors and environmental officials gathered for a symposium at the University Farm.
08/29/2024 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) welcomed a delegation of government leaders from the Republics of Malawi and Zambia to campus this summer to showcase agricultural research and techniques the nations may consider adopting.
08/08/2024 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Honors College
The White House Initiative (WHI) on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) has selected North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students Khelsei Dorsett-Wilson and Charles-Anthony Woodfork as 2024 HBCU Competitiveness Scholars.
07/30/2024 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Business and Economics
The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) will honor North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students and twin brothers, Brandon L. Daye and Bryan L. Daye of Burlington, North Carolina, as it commemorates the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer 1964.
06/13/2024 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
A Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University-led program designed to help landowners protect and preserve their generational land has earned a major award from the N.C. Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists.
06/05/2024 in Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Animal Sciences, The Graduate College
Deborah Okedoyin ‘24, a North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) alumna, has received the International Livestock Congress Student Fellowship for 2024.
06/03/2024 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Biswanath Dari, Ph.D., assistant professor and natural resource specialist for the Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has received the American Society of Agronomy Environmental Quality Section 2023 Inspiring Early Career Scientist Award.
03/29/2024 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Two North Carolina farmers were named Small Farmers of the Year this week as North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Cooperative Extension division celebrated Small Farms Week, N.C. Extension’s annual tribute to small-scale growers.
03/15/2024 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Starting this spring, N.C. A&T will lead a project that aims to break that bottleneck. Funded by a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines, Goins will lead a team of university, N.C. Cooperative Extension, business and research partners in developing a plan to share information and technology faster and more broadly across the state by building an “ag tech corridor” from central North Carolina to the east.
01/25/2024 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small made her inaugural visit to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to see firsthand the ways the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) is using the federal agency’s funding to advance programs, research and scholarships. She also came to bring good news: USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will invest nearly $1 million in a new A&T project to help advance environmental justice in agriculture through its Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI.)
01/23/2024 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Honors College
Three North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University undergraduate students have been selected as 2023 Astronaut Scholars, an elite scholarship awarded annually to the nation’s most academically accomplished students pursuing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) degrees.
11/27/2023 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
New niche crops, ethnic foods and multicultural food traditions are all on the menu for the 38th annual Small Farms Week, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture. Set for March 24-30, 2024, the week’s theme is “New Paths to Profits.”
11/17/2023 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will lead a new effort to help property owners protect and preserve land in North Carolina that their families have held for generations.
11/14/2023 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University leaders, elected officials, faculty, staff and project team members picked up shovels and officially broke ground on the Urban and Community Food Complex, the latest expansion of the 492-acre University Farm.
11/01/2023 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
A new portable charging trailer, customized for the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences research division, can run presentations, access the internet, charge phones and other electronics, even play Bluetooth radio.
10/10/2023 in Cooperative Extension, Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
An advanced milking system takes the only dairy in the nation at an HBCU to the cutting edge of precision agriculture, helping A&T to educate students ready for impact in the industry.
10/06/2023 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is planning for a sweet return on its investments in food science, nutrition and outreach when it breaks ground on a new building, the Urban and Community Food Complex, on Nov. 9.
09/29/2023 in Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Representing North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan ‘98 will be inducted into the government category for the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation.
09/08/2023 in Research and Economic Development, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Research funding in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University reached an unprecedented $39.5 million this year, buoyed by major projects funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the American Heart Association.
08/03/2023 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Mohamed Ahmedna, dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been named to Business N.C. magazine’s Power List in the area of agriculture.
08/02/2023 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Graduate College
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) will receive nearly $2 million to test environmentally friendly growing techniques, improve educational training on food allergies, strengthen nutritional science programs and more – six projects in all – as part of a competitive grant program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
07/13/2023 in Academic Affairs, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Business and Economics, College of Science and Technology
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University recognized the accomplishments of the 2022-23 academic year during its annual Celebration of Faculty Excellence.
06/21/2023 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will lead a major project to build and sustain students’ interest and participation in agriculture as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new initiative, “From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NEXTGEN).”
06/02/2023 in Academic Affairs, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Engineering
Four faculty members who completed the rigorous Association for College and University Educators (ACUE) development program were recognized as outstanding teachers during North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s 2022-23 award banquet.
02/21/2023 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The countdown has begun for Small Farms Week 2023, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture. The week will feature educational programs, demonstrations and the announcement of the 2023 Small Farmer of the Year.
02/14/2023 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s only twice-appointed leader, Secretary Thomas Vilsack, came to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University Farm on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to discuss the major investment USDA is making in climate-smart agriculture – and then, to get a first-hand look at those practices in action.
01/19/2023 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Godfrey A. Uzochukwu, Ph.D., a professor in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was named chair of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) review panel. The network was established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1991 “to assess the effectiveness of emission reductions programs by reporting trends in pollutant concentrations and acidic deposition.” As of 2021, CASTNET monitors 99 sites in the United States and Canada.
01/10/2023 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
M. Ray McKinnie ‘76, Ph.D., has been selected to lead Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University as associate dean/administrator, effective Jan. 1.
12/02/2022 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture will begin March 27, 2023, featuring educational programs, panel discussions, tours and the unveiling of a new Small Farmer of the Year.
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.
