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Conservation, Education and Beauty

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

First-generation student and nutrition science major Anna Shore standing in front of a butterfly mural

Nov 4, 2024

Spreading Their Wings

In honor of First-Generation Celebration Week, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences cheers on its vibrant, dynamic students and shares their stories of pride, resilience and optimism. Meet some of these first-generation students, several of whom have benefited from scholarship support. 
Jude Samulski

Oct 28, 2024

Samulski Supports ‘Next Wave’ Genome Editing Technology at NC State

To accelerate the improvement of plant genome editing, Jude Samulski has contributed $3 million to advance plant sciences research — providing significant benefits to the food supply. Samulski’s gift will create the Roberts and Mikhail Distinguished Chair in Plant Genome Editing, an endowed position that will serve as director of the Genome Editing Center for Sustainable Agriculture at NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 
Howling Cow ice cream in front of the Memorial Belltower at Henry Square

Oct 21, 2024

The Provost Picks a Winner With New Howling Cow Ice Cream Flavor

Carl Hollifield, director of NC State’s Dairy Enterprise System, along with fellow dairy processing expert Gary Cartwright, helped make the coffee flavor in the new Caramel Mocha Latte truly outstanding. The two received support from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund after discovering a way to convert coffee beans into a direct food additive. 
Officials break ground on NC State's new apiculture research facility

Oct 21, 2024

NC State Breaks Ground on New Apiculture Research Facility

The future for bees — and the food supply ​​— is brighter with the recent groundbreaking of NC State’s new 5,000-square-foot apiculture research facility. The new facility is the result of a years-long effort to allocate and raise funds, including $4 million in funding from the state of North Carolina for construction of the building as well as fundraising by the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association for an endowed professorship. 
NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson, right, thanked members of the Prestage family for their transformational gift and expressed appreciation for patriarch Bill Prestage at the 100 Years of Poultry Science event. Woodson, the Prestages and leaders of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrated poultry progress with a toast.

Oct 15, 2024

Poultry Science Celebrates 100 Years at NC State

NC State is celebrating a century of poultry research and collaboration with an eye on the next 100 years of the Prestage Department of Poultry Science, which was named for Bill and Marsha Prestage following their gift to the department. Ongoing work to establish a future-proof food supply, prepare graduates for in-demand jobs and advance research on sustainable production took center stage at a recent gathering at the Park Alumni Center to mark the milestone anniversary. 
Illustration of plants and a pig on plates by Eliot Wyatt

Oct 15, 2024

Plants on the Plate

NC State gets $30 million from the Bezos Earth Fund for a center to advance alternative protein sources. 
Four women in graduation gowns throwing their caps in front of Talley Student Union.

Oct 7, 2024

Day of Giving: One Day, Year-Round Impact

It’s been six months since NC State Day of Giving 2024. Learn more about how we came together for 24 hours to make a difference all year long. 
People talking at a table during an Executive Farm Management meeting

Oct 7, 2024

Seeding Enterprising Farmers

A gift from Flatlands Insurance Group to NC State Extension’s Executive Farm Management program will help farmers across the southeastern United States hone cutting-edge management skills to operate their farms. 
Dallas Barnes with his wife, Patty.

Oct 1, 2024

Find What You’re Called to Do

2024 CALS Distinguished Alumni Award winner Dallas Barnes reflects on 50 years in the ag and food industry. 
Juniper Level Botanic Garden

Oct 1, 2024

Conservation, Education and Beauty

When NC State alumnus Tony Avent gifted Juniper Level Botanic Garden to the JC Raulston Arboretum, he did so with the urgency of knowing his nearly 40 years of work in plant conservation needed to continue without him. With Avent quickly approaching retirement, his gift to the JC Raulston Arboretum has inspired NC State to establish an endowment with an ambitious $20 million goal that, once fully funded, will generate operational funds to maintain the 28-acre research garden and its massive plant data collection in perpetuity.