The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences (SAFHS) hosted the 2026 1890 Center of Excellence Student Success and Workforce Development Symposium from May 17-20.

“Diligent” is the way Uchenna Anele, Ph.D., professor and interim chair of the Department of Animal Sciences, describes his mentee, graduate research assistant Chika Anotaenwere. So, he wasn’t surprised that she completed the 16-week Agribusiness Entrepreneurial Academy at the Agriculture Business Innovation Center (ABIC) — and won a student award in the process.

When 2010 animal sciences graduate La-Donia Alford-Jefferies earned her professor’s cowl at graduation May 8, she became the first Ph.D. graduate in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences’ agricultural and extension education concentration. But she has a long Aggie legacy.

Here’s the Scoop: The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences asked students in Professor Roy Carter’s visual arts classes to design a logo and a name for the N.C. A&T Creamery, opening this year. After learning a bit about the dairy and the process of making the ice cream, the students put their design and typography skills to work to create some amazing designs!

Two graduate students were recognized as the college’s first female doctoral candidates during N.C. A&T’s Spring 2026 commencement.

Kamal Bell, a two-time graduate of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, is the first Aggie to be named a Loeb Fellow by the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Veronica Godfrey Robinson didn’t think the swampy area of the farm she inherited from her father was of much use financially.

Sydney Bryson has a long-term goal: to keep the planet eco-friendly and sustainable for the next generation.

Now, a new honor brings her closer to that goal: by the time she graduates in May 2026, the senior will be named a Graduate Research Fellow by the National Science Foundation.