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September 2021 News and Notes

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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.

Would you like to learn more about N.C. A&T State University?

Founded in 1891 in Greensboro, North Carolina, N.C. A&T is the nation’s largest historically Black university and a premier 1890 land-grant doctoral research institution. Home to more than 14,000 students, A&T is nationally recognized as the top public HBCU in the country and the number one producer of Black graduates in engineering and agriculture. With over $2.4 billion in annual economic impact, the university combines rigorous academics, pioneering research, and a vibrant campus culture to prepare the next generation of global leaders. 

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Leftovers and leaps of faith: CAES seniors ‘pass the torch’ during 2024 Student Awards

Leftovers and leaps of faith: CAES seniors ‘pass the torch’ during 2024 Student Awards

Outgoing seniors in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences offered advice on life’s leftovers and leaps of faith to the undergraduate class in this year’s CAES Student Awards.
MacArthur “Genius” Walter Hood ’81 gives inaugural lecture of new series with U.C. Berkeley

MacArthur “Genius” Walter Hood ’81 gives inaugural lecture of new series with U.C. Berkeley

Internationally renowned landscape designer Walter Hood ‘81 returned virtually to the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Monday to give the first in a series of lunchtime lectures for students and faculty.
New Chancellor, New Faculty Join CAES at Faculty Staff Institute

New Chancellor, New Faculty Join CAES at Faculty Staff Institute

New faculty and staff received rounds of applause and new N.C. A&T Chancellor James R. Martin II paid a visit to the college’s annual, celebratory kick-off to the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, called Faculty Staff Institute.
N.C. A&T MANRRS Students Receive Awards from National Chapter

N.C. A&T MANRRS Students Receive Awards from National Chapter

Twelve members of N.C. A&T’s MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences) student chapter received national recognition, scholarship and internship opportunities from the organization’s national chapter.
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