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Student and Community Farm grows healthy engagement

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The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences’ latest farming adventure isn’t just for researchers and established farmers or ranchers. At the Student and Community Farm, students can experience many types of agriculture and members of the community can have a safe place to grow food – and enjoy each others’ company. This joint project shares staff and faculty from the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design and Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T and is part of the 492-acre University Farm.

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Founded in 1891 in Greensboro, North Carolina, N.C. A&T is the nation’s largest historically Black university and a premier 1890 land-grant doctoral research institution. Home to more than 14,000 students, A&T is nationally recognized as the top public HBCU in the country and the number one producer of Black graduates in engineering and agriculture. With over $2.4 billion in annual economic impact, the university combines rigorous academics, pioneering research, and a vibrant campus culture to prepare the next generation of global leaders. 

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Can AI Help Produce Happier Hogs? Workshop Shows Ways

A joint workshop between N.C. A&T’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and N.C. State University gave undergraduates from a variety of disciplines a hands-on look at the ways precision livestock farming and artificial intelligence can create better living conditions for hogs.
N.C. A&T receives $100K grant from Tides Foundation and Google.org to assist N.C. livestock producers

N.C. A&T receives $100K grant from Tides Foundation and Google.org to assist N.C. livestock producers

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C.– Eight African American livestock and poultry producers in North Carolina will be eligible to receive technology funding and training thanks to a grant received by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University through Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, and the Tides Foundation.
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Fashion Nova, Megan Thee Stallion Give $25,000 to Fashion Program

Popular fashion retailer Fashion Nova and rapper Megan Thee Stallion rolled out the red carpet for the fashion merchandising and design program at N.C. A&T recently with a surprise donation of $25,000.
Prestigious NIH Grant to Power A&T Food Scientist’s Fight Against Heart Disease

Prestigious NIH Grant to Power A&T Food Scientist’s Fight Against Heart Disease

A leading food scientist at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is part of a team that has received the most competitive grant offered by the National Institutes of Health to investigate whether plant-rich diets can become the newest weapon in the fight against cardiovascular disease.
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