An “outstanding young investigator” and one of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences’ most senior faculty members were among those who received top recognition at an awards  ceremony which honored many faculty members with plaques, certificates and recognition for their research efforts during the 2020-21 academic year.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named Mohamed Ahmedna, Ph.D., a renowned researcher and an N.C. A&T faculty member between 2000 and 2010, dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, effective Oct. 1.

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.