In agriculture, it’s not just the science but the inter-personal connections that matter. That’s why a group from the CAES …
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CAES CELEBRATES ALUMNI WITH HOMECOMING COOKOUT
The Greatest Homecoming on Earth is approaching, and the CAES will host the greatest welcome-back-alumni cookout on Earth during its …
Virginia Tech Names Alston an Honorary Alumnus
By education, Associate Dean of Academics Antoine Alston, Ph.D. is an Aggie and a Cyclone – and now, he’s also …
Students Showcase Summer Learning Experiences
More than 60 graduate and undergraduate scholars in all disciplines participated in the 2019 CAES Student Showcase of Excellence, explaining …
Back in the Saddle
Tracy Hanner, D.V.M., a 32-year veteran of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, has returned to campus this year …
Can Mushrooms Improve Cattle Farming?
CAES researchers Uchenna Anele, Omon Isikhuemhen, Felicia Anike and Obed Quaicoe are working on integrating mushroom and cattle production. The …
Fashion merchandising and design major wins Greensboro Fashion Week student event
Victoria Harris, a senior fashion merchandising and design major, recently won the College Designer Showcase event of Greensboro Fashion Week, …
Dale studies agriculture, entrepreneurship on Costa Rica trip
Rosalind Dale, administrator and associate dean for Cooperative Extension, traveled to Costa Rica in September on a trip with the …
CAES research benefiting farmers in Ghana
Soybean farmers in the Kunkua community in Upper East Region of Ghana are benefitting from an organic gardening technique introduced …
2019 CAES Homecoming
Undergraduate, Graduate Students Earn University-Wide Awards
Two students from the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences won major awards this spring, from both the university and …
Alan Gillespie ’07 is first African American national engineer
Alan Gillespie, P.E., a graduate of the biological engineering program, has been selected as the new National Water Management Engineer …
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. …
NRED celebrates World Food Day
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design celebrated World Food Day with two firsts this year: the first sweet …
Rosa Purcell ’70 earns Alumni Achievement Award
Professor Rosa Purcell, former department chair and faculty member in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, has received the …
Sierra Muzquiz: Ag – and Aggie – entrepreneur
Many high school students come to college to learn the skills to start a business. Not as many have already …