Category: CAES
News and Notes – October 2025
CAES’s 2025-26 Student Senators are (left to right): Mantrell Goodrum II, Xanaa Myers, Kennedy Parker, Jaileea Knight and K’la Green. Student senators act as a liaison between students and the administration. They also plan events, support student organizations, and work on initiatives to improve students’ experiences.
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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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College Welcomes Record Enrollment Gains
The College of Agriculture an Environmental Sciences achieved record enrollment growth this fall, with 1,271 students enrolled across all programs and 56 students in the Ph.D. program.
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N.C. A&T Announces Double Master’s Degree Pathway: “Ag MBA”
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is introducing a double master’s degree pathway for spring 2026 that allows students to receive dual degrees in business administration and agricultural and environmental systems — all within two years.
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Sampson Community College Agreement to Help Future Ag Education Students The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences has teamed up with Sampson Community College to help future agricultural education teachers further...
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Students Present Summer Highlights in 2025 Showcase of Excellence
More than 100 College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences students’ professional and academic summer experiences were on display at the 14th annual Student Showcase of Excellence, held Sept. 9 at the University Farm Pavilion.
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Day of Service Brings Aggies to the University Farm
Miss and Mister North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University — Mariah Couch and Miles Norwood — and the university’s Royal Court joined volunteers from the Aggie Source food pantry and the Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement at the A&T Student Community Farm on Sept. 5.
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Agriculture Business Innovation Center Kicks Off with Two-Day Event
Agricultural and food industry entrepreneurs, take note: A new center focused on your specific needs is launching at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
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Anele Named Interim Chair of Animal Sciences Department
Ruminant nutritionist Uchenna Anele, Ph.D. has been named interim chair of the Department of Animal Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
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From Legacy to Growth: N.C. A&T State University Honors the 135th Anniversary of the Second Morrill Act
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will celebrate the 135th anniversary of the Second Morrill Act with milestone events in 2025-26, including a campus-wide dinner, an anniversary celebration of Small Farms Week and a student research poster display.
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Research Apprentice Program Gives High School Students ‘a Little Bit of Everything’
Lillie Ray’s poster presentation at the 2025 Research Apprentice Program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University was pretty sweet — literally.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Donates Seed Library to Community Garden
It’s more than a box to members of the Beta Iota Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. It’s seeds of love for their community.
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