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Catalyst students in a lab

Apr 20, 2026

A Change Agent

NC State’s Catalyst program opens up STEM to teens with disabilities.
Chavonda Jacobs-Young speaks at an NC State University event

Dec 14, 2022

In Service to Science

From a top post at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Chavonda Jacobs-Young ’89, ’92 MS, ’98 PHD oversees research that shapes how food is grown.