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April 2023 – News and Notes

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Farm Invites Legislators, Partners To Get Hands Dirty

Legislators and the group gather to hear Omon Isikhuemehen, Ph.D., explain his research on growing truffles on lobolly pine trees.

The N.C. A&T University Farm hosted a group of N.C. legislators and visitors from the N.C. Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, N.C. Farm Bureau, N.C. State University and others to experience the CAES’s truffle, ginger and high-tunnel produce research firsthand – by getting dirty.

Guochen Yang, Ph.D. explains his ginger research to Reps. Kamika Brown, who represents Forsyth County, and Ray Jeffers, who represents Person and Durham Counties.

Kathleen Liang, Ph.D. (right) demonstrates assistive tools to Rep. Allison Dahle of Wake County while Rep. Brown looks on.

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ALSTON SPEAKS AT URBAN-AG ACADEMY

ALSTON SPEAKS AT URBAN-AG ACADEMY

Dr. Antoine J. Alston, associate dean of academic studies in the College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, delivered the keynote address – The United States’ Cooperative Extension Service: Historical Perspectives, Current Programming, and its Potential Impact for Urban Agriculture – at the sixth-annual Urban-Ag Academy at Iowa State University on July 12.
Alumnus Mac McCain Featured in Washington Post

Alumnus Mac McCain Featured in Washington Post

CAES alumnus Franklin “Mac” McCain III was the subject of an April 20 Washington Post feature about his family’s civil rights legacy and his own NFL aspirations.
N.C.  A&T Names Goins Dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

N.C.  A&T Names Goins Dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

A former NASA scientist and nationally recognized research leader, academic administrator and innovator, whose career reflects a sustained commitment to advancing student success, agricultural innovation, and the land-grant mission, has been appointed dean of N.C. A&T’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences following a nationwide search.
N.C. A&T Alumnus Rides Current of Opportunity into Marine Science Career

N.C. A&T Alumnus Rides Current of Opportunity into Marine Science Career

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.
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