Category: N.R.E.D.
$1 Million to Grow Organic Fertilizer Study with N.C. State
Faculty members at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and North Carolina State University will use a $1 million federal grant to investigate a promising new method to improve soil health and organic crop yields and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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Ignite Scholar Jaliyah Shepherd: “Landscape Architecture…Was Perfect for Me”
As a child in Chicago, Jaliyah Shepherd would walk through the city’s park district and notice the way the buildings contrasted with the plants, yet they blended and flowed together.
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Boosting Benbow: Students, Community Work Together to Plan a Park
When the nonprofit Benbow Park Community Association sought to improve its neighborhood park, association Vice President Chad Roberts tapped into the talents at N.C. A&T.
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Using Data to Make a Difference: N.C. A&T Team Competes in SAS Hackathon
A team that includes eight graduate students and two faculty members from the Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Design is competing against more than 130 teams worldwide in the SAS Hackathon. And, ultimately, their efforts could benefit small-scale rural farmers who historically have faced gender and racial discrimination.
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Landscape Architecture Project Honoring Esteemed Educator Brown Unveiled to Alumni
A two-year project by N.C. A&T’s landscape architecture students to commemorate renowned civil rights activist and educator Charlotte Hawkins Brown was unveiled recently before a group of friends, students and alumni of the school she founded.
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Renowned Landscape Designer Hood ‘81 Wins Vincent Scully Prize
Walter Hood, ’81, now a U.C. Berkeley department chair, is the 2024 winner of the Vincent Scully...
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N.C. A&T, U.S. EPA Envision Future, Celebrate Collaboration
The partnership between N.C. A&T State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency strengthened recently as students, professors and environmental officials mingled at a symposium at the University Farm.
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Environmental Symposium to Strengthen Ties Between N.C. A&T, EPA
An environmental symposium to be held at North Carolina A&T State University in September is intended to strengthen the partnership between N.C. A&T and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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World Bee Day Exhibit Attracts Students, Celebrates Pollinators
Weeks before N.C. A&T students left campus in May, they took a quick detour to the Student Center to learn the benefits of bees and how they impact our food system.
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Landscape Architecture Students blaze a trail for Toyota
A 300-acre tract of woodland in Liberty, on the southwest corner of Toyota North Carolina’s battery manufacturing plant site, will soon take on new features as an environmental education forest, thanks to the talents of seven students from N.C. A&T’s landscape architecture program.
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Giving voice to the outdoor experience
It must have lights, sound equipment and other technology so patrons can see and hear a high-quality production. It needs seating, concession stands and restrooms to take care of visitors’ needs. It must be accessible to all visitors and bring in enough revenue to pay for everything. And it must combine all of these disparate elements without degrading the natural experience that draws patrons in the first place.
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Environmental studies program makes top five in national ed blog
North Carolina A&T’s environmental studies program has cracked the top five in a national blog recognizing the best HBCU programs in the country.
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