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Graduation
When: Sat May 11, 2013 1:30pm to 3:30pm
EDT
Where: Ruby C. McSwain Education Center - Arboretum
Event Status: confirmed
Posted on 16 April 2013 | 3:45 pm
Seminar - Improving Research Stations in North Carolina
When: Mon Apr 8, 2013 3pm to 4pm
EDT
Where: 159 Kilgore
Event Status: confirmed
Posted on 4 April 2013 | 1:18 pm
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture - Miniature Dwarf Bearded Irises
When: Thu Apr 4, 2013 7:30pm to Thu Apr 4, 2013 8:30pm
EDT
Where: JC Raulston Arboretum
Event Status: confirmed
Posted on 1 April 2013 | 3:20 pm
Spring Break
When: Thu Mar 28, 2013 8am to Fri Mar 29, 2013 5pm
EDT
Event Status: confirmed
Posted on 28 March 2013 | 8:25 am
About Horticultural Science
Since 1901, the faculty, staff and students of the Department of Horticultural Science have been providing innovative teaching, research and outreach to the citizens of North Carolina, the nation, and the world. Our research and extension programs are recognized worldwide for their contributions to applied horticultural production and to discovery science. We generate and extend knowledge about fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, and landscape design for the purpose of increasing food security and food safety, sustaining the environment, enhancing economic vitality, and improving the quality of life for individuals and their communities.
Congratulations Garrett Owen!
Garrett was recently selected as the 2013 recipient of the prestigious Paul Ecke, Jr. Scholarship offered through the American Floral Endowment (AFE). Garrett is completing his M.S. degree this spring under the direction of Dr. Brian Jackson and will be continuing his graduate studies at Purdue University in the fall of 2013. Read more.
Meet Alicain Carlson!
In 2010, Alicain Carlson earned her M.S. in Horticultural Science at NC State, with research in specialty cut flower production and postharvest. She is currently a fifth-year doctoral student in Horticultural Science and expects to graduate in May 2014. But before she discovered NC State, Alicain's life took many interesting twists and turns! Read more.
