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Grad student designs landscapes with both human and environmental health in mind
Brantley Snipes designed a suburban retrofit to promote walkability and other outdoor activities that provide mental and physical health attributes to the community.
YOU DECIDE: Which ‘ism’ should guide economic policies?
Which economic philosophy should we follow to improve the economy? Mike Walden discusses the pros and cons of three approaches.
Family & Consumer Sciences celebrates 100 years of service to N.C. families
A special event May 25 at N.C. State University will mark the 100th anniversary of North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service’s Family & Consumer Sciences program. Beginning with home demonstration canning clubs, the family and consumer sciences program of N.C. Cooperative Extension has always addressed needs of North Carolina families since 1911.
Bamboo ‘roller-coaster’ bistro is shaped for relaxation on campus
Students from Will Hooker’s Landscape Design studio have built a new bamboo sculpture in front of Kilgore Hall.
‘Bee Informed’ to inform beekeepers
North Carolina State University will play a central role in a 5-year, $5 million U.S. Department of Agriculture effort to compile a nationwide honey bee database designed to make beekeepers more productive.
Schulman elected Rural Sociological Society president
Dr. Michael Schulman, William Neal Reynolds Professor and Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor, has been elected president of the Rural Sociological Society.
Eric Miller named Microbiology Department head
Dr. Eric Miller, a long-time College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty member, has been named to head the Department of Microbiology.
Carlson Endowment created to fund annual award for outstanding ARE dissertation
The Barbara E. and Gerald A. Carlson Endowment — to fund the annual Gerald A. Carlson Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award in Agricultural and Resource Economics — was established in ceremonies April 29.
YOU DECIDE: Do the ‘sigificant six’ control our future?
Mike Walden argues that we can better understand where the economy is headed by looking at six factors that drive the economy.
Beloved educator, administrator, author George Barthalmus has passed away
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Johnny Wynne has informed the CALS faculty, staff and friends that Dr. George Barthalmus passed away. A celebration of his life was held May 15 in Raleigh.
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