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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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CELEBRATING 2021: HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM DEAN AHMEDNA

CELEBRATING 2021: HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM DEAN AHMEDNA

Dear CAES Family, Happy Holidays to each of you! As I reflect on the year’s events, I realize that 2021 has been a year of contrasts. It was the year we all came back together with a new appreciation for community, although we began the year apart due to the pandemic. It was a year in which we had much to celebrate, because throughout the year, we did what a college of agriculture does best: We grew.
Small Farms Field Day Lets Statewide Growers Add Value, Skills

Small Farms Field Day Lets Statewide Growers Add Value, Skills

Nearly 170 growers and producers from across the state filled the University Farm Pavilion to learn about small-scale agriculture and ways to meet their farm’s needs.
Research Apprenticeship Program Wraps Up Summer at N.C. A&T

Research Apprenticeship Program Wraps Up Summer at N.C. A&T

Twenty high school students from around the nation came to the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences to see research being conducted and participate in a research project this summer and left having done both – and even had the experience of participating in a research poster presentation in which they revealed their research.
N.C. Pork Council helps CAES raise over $10,000

N.C. Pork Council helps CAES raise over $10,000

Andy Curliss The CAES has more than a few dollars to add to its piggy bank thanks to a N.C. Pork Council gift ...
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