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News and Notes – May 2025

May 29, 2025

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Extending a Hand Across the State

A group of 18 people, dressed in business casual attire, stand outdoors on grass and a sidewalk, smiling at the camera on a sunny day with trees and buildings in the background.

Twenty N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension interns received their assignments and spread out across the state to learn, teach and help Extension’s county offices in both the Family & Consumer Sciences and Agriculture and Natural Resources areas for six weeks. 2025 Extension interns are, left to right (front), Daniel Harmon, Anna Aikman, Autumn Davis, Amina Smallwood, Reykiyah Bobbitt, Jaileea Knight, Tuqura Lennon, Addison Bonner, Deion Phillips, Jordan Forbis, Camryn Ross, Arcanae Clark, Caitlin Saunders, Gabriella Haddock, and Louis Adams. Not shown: Darla Boyd, Samantha Laws and Zoe Locust.

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Happy New Year, CAES!

Happy New Year, CAES!

What a challenging year it has been! COVID recovery, product shortages and higher prices are just a few of the many challenges that growers, faculty and staff, students and our colleagues across the industry are facing this year. No wonder we are looking forward to the holidays and a new year!
CAES leads climate change session at Brookhaven National Laboratory summit

CAES leads climate change session at Brookhaven National Laboratory summit

The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences recently brought a new perspective on climate change and agriculture to some of the studies in computer and math modeling taking place at the world-famous Brookhaven National Laboratory.
University Farm produces a bumper crop of vegetables, donations

University Farm produces a bumper crop of vegetables, donations

More projects, more staff and more high tunnels led to a bumper crop — and record donations — at the University Farm in 2021.
Lactation Certificate Graduates First Class, Looks to Future

Lactation Certificate Graduates First Class, Looks to Future

Health-care professionals have long known about breast feeding’s many benefits for mother and child: healthy weight gain, perfect nutrition and protection against illness for baby; mood elevation, weight loss and lowered risks of heart disease, diabetes and some forms of cancer for mom.
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