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 earned their doctorate degrees this spring, one of them as her concentration’s first graduate, 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.

NEW ORLEANS, La. (April 2, 2026) — North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University earned a bevy of top awards at the Association of 1890 Research Directors 22nd Biennial Research Symposium this week.

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will collaborate with another Historically Black College and University in the Midwest to apply cutting-edge technologies that could improve the yield and quality of a trendy ancient grain.