CALS News Center

NUTS for Nutrition

Student volunteers help low-income, low-resource parents and their children learn about the importance of good nutrition and healthy eating through a program called Nutrition NUTS. Developed by Suzie Goodell, assistant professor of food, bioprocessing and nutrition sciences, Nutrition NUTS (which stands for “Nutrition Understanding Through Service”) focuses on obesity prevention.

Better berries for a better economy

The N.C. Strawberry Project is a joint venture of N.C. State’s Plants for Human Health Institute at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis and Johnson & Wales University, an internationally recognized culinary institution with a campus in Charlotte.

Family & Consumer Sciences celebrates 100 years of service to N.C. families

Beginning with home demonstration canning clubs, the FCS program has addressed needs of North Carolina families since 1911.

Faithful Families program promotes healthy lifestyles

The program is a partnership between Cooperative Extension and the N.C. Division of Public Health’s Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch.

Surry County’s Pilot Mountain Pride successfully markets local produce

Pilot Mountain Pride helps local farmers to earn a living raising produce, while establishing the organization as a regional model for produce sales.

Graduate student examines invasive fish species and their ecosystem impacts

A project designed to quantify the impact that introduced fish species can have on a lake’s ecosystem earned Marybeth Brey the top prize in the natural resources category of this spring’s Graduate Student Research Symposium at N.C. State University.

New degree program focuses on business … and land

The first students are expected to begin working toward a bachelor’s degree in soil and land development this fall.

Low-impact development project wins state award

An N.C. Cooperative Extension-led educational project on development practices to protect water quality recently won a top award from the N.C. Chapter of the American Planning Association.

BritParis trip is a special spring break experience

This past March, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty members Melissa Hendrickson and Ron Campbell led a group of 35 participants for a European spring break to remember.

New International AgriBusiness Law course launched

The experimental distance education course ARE 495 is delivered through ‘Elluminate Live’ technology, which allows live participation by nearly two dozen students scattered throughout North Carolina.

CALS will support agricultural education in Liberia

Faculty members in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will share their teaching expertise to help the West African nation of Liberia rebuild its agricultural education system following almost two decades of civil war and unrest.

Fred Gould elected into the National Academy of Sciences

Gould becomes the ninth current N.C. State faculty member to be elected into the august scientific society.

Animal Science Club builds good fence for good neighbor

This spring, the CALS Animal Science Club donated money to farmers hurt by tornadoes, made valentines for nursing home residents and spent one spring Saturday building a 700-foot fence for the CORRAL Riding Academy in Cary.

Library exhibit tells the story of 4-H

An exhibit at N.C. State’s D.H. Hill Library taught visitors about the links between N.C. State and 4-H, while showing how today’s 4-H continues the traditions of service through head, heart, hands and health.

Award-winning 4-H agent creates civics program to introduce high-school students to local government

Students, teachers and elected officials have praised Heather Jones’ Cabarrus 4-H Citizenship Focus program for its role in giving students a hands-on way to learn more about the principles they study in their semester-long civics classes.

Extension’s 4-H team perseveres in robotics competition

Teams of 4-H’ers from throughout North Carolina competed for the very first time in the North Carolina Regional FIRST Robotics Competition.

CALS Career Expo 2011

Tailgate 2011

Stone balances family life, farm work and community involvement

Bo Stone says he’s glad that his alma mater pursues science-based answers aimed at making farming both economically and environmentally sustainable. In his activities, he strives to ensure that such research – and not emotion – inform the development of public policies affecting agriculture.

Alumnus Raymond Schnell maps cacao genome, leads international research

Plant geneticist Raymond Schnell is helping lead an international effort to make better cacao, which in turn not only bolsters an industry but also helps improve the livelihood of millions of small farmers.

Off to great places: World travels lead Caitlin Lowe in new directions

The new CALS alumna is off to graduate school with the determination to make a difference when it comes to agricultural policy and international development.

May Day arboretum gala celebrates spring in Raleigh

The annual Gala in the Garden fund-raiser at JC Raulston Arboretum is traditionally a beautiful herald of the spring season in Raleigh, whether the weather is fine, rainy, sweltering or windy. For this year’s May 1 festivities, it was more than fine.

Resource Development Awards presented, new endowments celebrated at 2011 joint foundations spring event

The awards, sponsored each year by the N.C. Agricultural Foundation Inc., recognized CALS faculty and student organizations for efforts in raising funds to benefit College programs, as well as volunteer, corporate/foundation and commodity organization support activities.

Carlson Endowment created to fund annual award for outstanding ARE dissertation

Dr. Gerald Carlson and his wife, Barbara, have created an endowment in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, where Carlson spent 35 years as a faculty member.