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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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N.C. A&T-Led Student Success and Workforce Development Center Holds 2026 Symposium

N.C. A&T-Led Student Success and Workforce Development Center Holds 2026 Symposium

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences (SAFHS) hosted the 2026 1890 Center of Excellence Student Success and Workforce Development Symposium from May 17-20.
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.
A Leader with a different perspective

A Leader with a different perspective

GREENSBORO, NC - When Rosalind Dale began her Extension career in the 1990s, she had no long-term plan to become an administrator and a leader. But career paths can take interesting twists and turns, and Dale’s journey eventually landed her in North Carolina, where in 2015 she became the first female administrator of Cooperative Extension at North Carolina A&T State University.
Blevins Named Assistant Administrator of Cooperative Extension

Blevins Named Assistant Administrator of Cooperative Extension

Mark Blevins, Ed.D., has been appointed Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T’s new assistant administrator for agricultural and natural resources. Previously the Brunswick County Extension Director, Blevins earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural extension with a concentration in horticulture from NC State University, and went on to earn his doctorate in Extension education at NC State as well.
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