KANNAPOLIS, NC – N.C. A&T will partner with Columbia University to study ginger and its potential as a therapy for treating asthma with a three-year, $1.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.

Community members, Aggie students and University Farm staff spent some quality time in the garden this month – but they weren’t just relaxing among the flowers. They were counting bees, wasps, flies and other pollinators as the insects went about their work of producing blooms and a bounty of fruits and vegetables.

Woundra, an innovative, plant-based wound dressing conceived and designed by N.C. A&T researchers at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, is moving quickly toward being available at a retail store near you.

Myles Saunders has barely begun life as an N.C. A&T alumnus — he graduated just a few months ago, with a B.S. in Animal Science. But he’s already creating a wide wake as he builds a career in the field of marine science and conservation.

A former NASA scientist and nationally recognized research leader, academic administrator and innovator, whose career reflects a sustained commitment to advancing student success, agricultural innovation, and the land-grant mission, has been appointed dean of N.C. A&T’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences following a nationwide search.

Nearly 170 growers and producers from across the state filled the University Farm Pavilion to learn about small-scale agriculture and ways to meet their farm’s needs.

The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences has put three new “dogs” on the hunt for crop-destroying pests, plant diseases and invasive weeds, all to help growers manage their fields, their time and their budgets.

Christopher Hicks ’22 spent his childhood learning about agriculture from his grandfather in Jones County. After earning his master’s degree from N.C. A&T, he went back “down east” to teach the subject. Now, he is nominated for one of North Carolina’s top honors in career and technical education.