To honor the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, the college joined Aggie Source and other entities from across the university to host community service events on and around campus.

When friends, family and colleagues gathered recently at N.C. A&T State University to honor Alton Thompson, Ph.D., the occasion was ostensibly to mark his 10 years as executive director of the Association of 1890 Research Directors (ARD).

Farmers and enthusiasts from across North Carolina gathered at the University Farm on Sept. 3 to pick up tips and tricks for growing ginger, the tropical crop that is taking root in local soil.

Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T’s efforts to collaborate and encourage STEM in its programming was recognized during the annual conference of the 2026 North Carolina Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals.

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.