News and Notes, January 2024

January 29, 2024

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Fat Reduction Research Highlighted in Futurum Careers

Reza Tahergorabi, Ph.D.

Reza Tahergorabi, Ph.D.’s work into the use of oleogels as a medium to cooking healthier fried foods was featured in Futurum Careers.

The food industry has long sought a new frying medium that could offer the taste and texture of traditional fried foods, but without the dietary drawbacks of a high-fat diet.

Tahergorabi, associate professor of food and nutritional sciences, has taken on the challenge: is there a deep-frying medium that can reduce fat uptake in the food itself without generating trans-fatty acids? Oleogels may pose the answer.

Futurum Careers is a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). For more information, teaching resources, and course and career guides, see www.futurumcareers.com

Read Same taste, less fat – Oleogels may be the answer to healthier fried foods now, on https://caesresearch.news!

Faulkner Provides Book Chapter

Paula Faulkner, Ph.D

Paula Faulkner, Ph.D., is a co-author of a chapter of a newly published Agricultural Education textbook on the subject “Applied Leadership Development Through FFA.”

CAES In the News

CAES is appearing in local and regional media!

Lab Animal Sciences student Breyana Robinson, winner of a big national award, the Astronaut Scholarship, is in the HBCU Advocate;

http://www.thehbcuadvocate.com/three-at-students-selected-for-astronaut-scholarship-make-hbcu-history/

Landscape Architecture appeared on WFDD 88.5.FM's "Morning Edition" show:

https://www.wfdd.org/story/nc-students-will-design-outdoor-experience-toyota-megasite

and on WFMY, which not only included professor Steve Cancian and student Cierra Knight, but also footage from Dustin Chandler of CAES (Ag) Comm!

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/north-carolina-a-t-ncat-toyota-battery-manufacturing-plant-triad-guilford-randoplh-county-economy-education/83-201fe7f3-f80b-4a8d-9b31-f3bc401cfca4

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BERTIE YOUTHS ATTEND NATIONAL 4-H AGRI-SCIENCE SUMMIT

March 24, 2020

Left to right: N.C. A&T Extension associate Kurt Taylor, Qudre Joyner, Joshua Puac-Puac and Bertie County 4-H ...

Research Apprenticeship Program Wraps Up Summer at N.C. A&T

July 28, 2026

Twenty high school students from around the nation came to the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences to see research being conducted and participate in a research project this summer and left having done both – and even had the experience of participating in a research poster presentation in which they revealed their research.

Nationwide Partners Gather to Study College’s Work Toward Preparing “Next Gen”

October 29, 2026

Students and faculty from seven 1890 land-grant universities and 1862 partner universities joined their counterparts from the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) for a two-day showcase of a unique program to educate the next generations about agriculture.

News and Notes: October 2024

October 30, 2024

More than 100 students from all four departments within College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences made presentations to faculty and staff about their summer internships, research projects and work study opportunities. Congratulations to all our student presenters!

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