College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Jan 6, 2025

Indoor Species

Vanessa Woods, a PhD student in NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, spends a lot of time with puppies. As director of the Puppy Kindergarten at Duke University, Woods helps train young dogs to become service animals. Included in the puppies’ training are outings to improve mental health throughout the campus community, much like… 

Sep 6, 2024

Plants on the Plate

NC State gets $30 million from the Bezos Earth Fund for a center to advance alternative protein sources. 

Jun 10, 2024

Chasing a Ghost

Under the darkness of night, entomologist Clyde Sorenson ’80, ’84 MS, ’88 PHD pursues what could be a new species of firefly. 

May 31, 2024

Wildlife in Watercolor

The paintings of John Sill ’70 bring the natural world to young readers. 

Jan 30, 2024

Serendipitous Science

An accidental discovery leads a research team to a potentionally lifesaving vaccine for mosquito-borne diseases. 

Dec 21, 2023

All Hopped Up

Get ready for a truly homegrown brew as breeders work to create hops plants that can thrive in North Carolina. 

Nov 13, 2023

Ship to Table

Frozen seafood dinners get a boost from Food Science students. 

Mar 13, 2023

Cowabunga!

From Ayrshires to Red and White Holsteins, NC State is now home to the seven major breeds of dairy cows. 

Feb 6, 2023

60 Seconds with Skylar Hopkins

Assistant Professor of Applied Ecology 

Feb 6, 2023

Turning Over a New Leaf

Researchers hope Connecticut Broadleaf can help put western North Carolina tobacco farms back on a roll.