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News and Notes: July 2023

July 25, 2023

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Dean Ahmedna named to Business N.C.’s Power List

Mohamed Ahmedna, Ph.D.

Mohamed Ahmedna, dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, has been named to Business N.C. magazine’s Power List in the agricultural area. The magazine lists N.C.’s most influential leaders in such categories as agriculture, economic development, life sciences, health care, media and communication, transportation and more.

This issue marks the first time an Aggie agriculturalist has appeared in the feature.

Aggie student featured on Indianapolis newscast

Agribusiness and food industry management major Jayden Turner was featured on Indianapolis TV station WRTV for helping to arrange a community dinner to address food insecurity.

Turner has been an intern at Hatch for Hunger, a nonprofit that works to deliver fresh protein to food-insecure areas.

Watch the broadcast here:

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/nonprofits-host-community-dinner-to-help-address-food-insecurity-in-indianapolis

Fashion professor shares “What HBCUs Need” at fashion summit

Devona Dixon

Devona Dixon, Ph.D. , had a “fireside chat” with moderator D’Shonda Brown as part of a summit organized by Harlem’s Fashion Row. Here’s the story:

https://fashionista.com/2023/06/hbcus-fashion-industry-needs-professor-summit

Dean discusses SAPLINGS grant on WFMY

Mohamed Ahmedna, Ph.D.

Dean Ahmedna appeared on WFMY News 2, educating viewers about SAPLINGS, the CAES’s $18.1 million project to build, and sustain, students’ interest and participation in agriculture as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new initiative, “From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NEXTGEN.)”

The project, fittingly called SAPLINGS (System Approach to Promote Learning and Innovation for the Next GenerationS), is designed to grow the number of underrepresented minority students in the food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences. It will involve faculty and staff from each department of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and specialists with Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T.

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/education/nc-at-works-to-improve-diversity-in-agriculture-increasing-students-in-food-and-agriculture/83-7ceb874e-81a5-478c-8837-79982b43d400

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N.C. A&T Students Win Prizes for Agricultural Research Presentations

N.C. A&T Students Win Prizes for Agricultural Research Presentations

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – Students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University won six awards for their presentations at the 19th Biennial Research Symposium hosted by the Association of 1890 Research Directors.
Garbage in, but not out: Liang wins Best Practice Award

Garbage in, but not out: Liang wins Best Practice Award

Travelers who see a scholarly looking woman picking up Styrofoam cups that have been left behind in their hotel lobby, or digging half-empty plastic water bottles out of the trash, may be curious – but should not be alarmed.
Registration open for Small Farms Week 2020

Registration open for Small Farms Week 2020

Each year, Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T celebrates the crucial role of small farmers in North Carolina’s ...
CAES Alumnus Michael S. Regan Confirmed to Lead EPA

CAES Alumnus Michael S. Regan Confirmed to Lead EPA

N.C. A&T alumnus Michael S. Regan ’98, secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality and a graduate of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, was confirmed March 10 as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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