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September 2021 News and Notes

September 27, 2021

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Dingha research highlighted in Southern SARE newsletter

Beatrice Dingha, Ph.D.

The research of Beatrice Dingha, Ph.D., was featured in an article in July’s digital newsletter of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program. In her research, Dingha found that intercropping cowpea plants with vegetable crops can increase yields up to 50%.

CAES alumna Johnson featured in podcast

CAES alumna and former Environmental Defense Fund intern Maya Johnson was featured in EDF’s podcast, Degrees, which covers all aspects of green careers. As a green jobseeker, Johnson gave a real-time coaching session in the episode Five key questions to turbocharge your job hunt.

Jaiswal featured in Women in Design video

The Center of Excellence in Product Design and Advanced Manufacturing at N.C. A&T featured fashion merchandising faculty member Geetika Jaiswal, Ph.D. in their Women in Design and Advanced Manufacturing Academy. Jaiswal, of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, was chosen to be profiled for her work in research, education and outreach. Jaiswal was also the recipient of the seed grant from CEPDAM in 2021.

Jaiswal featured in Women in Design video

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services made a short video to document the summer internship program with N.C. A&T, featuring alumnae Taylor Peele and Leah Freeman.

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University Farm helps feed the community during pandemic

University Farm helps feed the community during pandemic

The high-tunnel green peppers of horticulture specialist Sanjun Gu, Ph.D. didn’t know that a pandemic was happening.
Diamond Mangrum ’20: ‘Out-standing’ in STEM

Diamond Mangrum ’20: ‘Out-standing’ in STEM

Diamond Mangrum ’20 is used to standing out. As a biological engineering and applied mathematics double major, she stands out as a woman in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) field in which 60 percent of graduates are male.
EDEN Annual Conference Focuses of Education to Thwart Disasters

EDEN Annual Conference Focuses of Education to Thwart Disasters

Floods in the Midwest, fires in the west, and coastal storms with names like Ida, Harvey, Florence, and Irma, threaten lives, property, and local economies on a regular basis.
Valerie L. Giddings Receives AAFCS Distinguished Service Award

Valerie L. Giddings Receives AAFCS Distinguished Service Award

Valerie L. Giddings, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, has received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences.
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