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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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Having an Attitude of Gratitude – and Growth

Having an Attitude of Gratitude – and Growth

Dear CAES Family, Fall is a beautiful time of year to be on the N.C. A&T campus and at the University Farm, and we hope that you will visit us soon. It’s a time of excitement and change. It’s energizing to witness a fall harvest, celebrate the return of the CAES Alumni Homecoming Cookout and welcome N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler to campus to take students behind the scenes at the State Fair.
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.
Animal science major Milosh McAdoo chosen for 2021 HBCU White House Initiative

Animal science major Milosh McAdoo chosen for 2021 HBCU White House Initiative

The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities has selected Milosh McAdoo, a junior animal science (animal industry) major from Hillsborough, as a 2021 HBCU Competitiveness Scholar.
CAES Senior’s Initiative Wins Grant for Med School Tour 

CAES Senior’s Initiative Wins Grant for Med School Tour 

Make those connections. That’s the advice Charles-Anthony Woodfork, a senior American Heart Association HBCU scholar who is studying food and nutritional science, gives to his fellow Aggie students.
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