Research in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences is a $45 million engine that drives health, wellness and quality of life for North Carolinians and shapes the state’s $111 billion agriculture sector. We’re a leader in food science, nutrition and human health, specialty crops, small-farms innovation, and climate-resilient agricultural practices.
In the latest magazine: Tech and science blend with social equity to create a new type of agriculture. We call it "Ag 5.0."
Re:Search is the magazine of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Ag 5.0
Farms of the Future
Small Farms Innovation
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N.C. A&T Breaks Ground on Urban and Community Food Complex
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Nov. 9, 2023) – University leaders, elected officials, faculty, staff and project team members picked up shovels and officially broke ground on the Urban and Community Food Complex, the latest expansion of the 492-acre University Farm, on Nov. 9.
Food and Nutritional Science
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Same taste, less fat – Oleogels may be the answer to healthier fried foods
Why is deep-fried food so delicious? Is it the crunch of a crispy coating? The salty, tenderizing marinades? Or is it the fact that humans have programmed by years of evolution to love high-calorie dense foods?
Animal Science
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Unlocking the Secrets of Climate-Smart Sheep
The Florida Cracker sheep is a survivor. Descended from the sheep brought to North America by the Spanish in the 16th century, this mid-sized breed thrived in the pastures and piney woods of Florida. For four centuries these feral sheep foraged in the wild for food, dodged alligators and bobcats, and endured the ranchers who rounded them up twice a year to shear them of their wool.
Hemp Research
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A Clean Sweep: Can hemp, mushrooms fight COVID on surfaces?
While the pandemic pushed most people to pause in 2020, it had the opposite effect on Leonard Williams, Ph.D., director, professor and researcher at the Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
Family and Consumer Sciences
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FASHION PROGRAM RECEIVES $100,000 AWARD FROM GAP, ICON 360
N.C. A&T’s Fashion Merchandising and Design Program’s star continues to rise, thanks to a new $100,000 award from clothier The Gap and the nonprofit organization Icon 360, a nonprofit launched in 2020 to support designers of color.
Ag Education
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Finding the Ag in Everything
CAES professor helps North Carolina teachers integrate agriculture into classroom learning with USDA support
Landscape Architecture
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A sacred space: CAES professor wins an international competition to design a South Carolina heritage park
Finding the Ag in Everything Chris Harrison, coordinator of the landscape architecture program,...
Natural Resources and Environmental Design
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Connecting Small Farmers to Big Data
From crop rotation and machinery to chemistry and genetic modification, farmers have relied on technology to improve their harvests.
Undergraduate Research Scholars
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Madison Petersen: Learning About Essential Oils – and Flexibility
Animal science major Madison Petersen cares about animals and sees how supporting their health and autonomy can better help humans. In her two experiments as an Undergraduate Research Scholar, she tried to improve dairy cows’ health – and learned the value of being flexible in her research.
Fashion Merchandising and Design
Latest FASHION PROGRAM RECEIVES $100,000 AWARD FROM GAP, ICON 360
N.C. A&T’s Fashion Merchandising and Design Program’s star continues to rise, thanks to a new $100,000 award from clothier The Gap and the nonprofit organization Icon 360, a nonprofit launched in 2020 to support designers of color.
Child Development
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‘THOSE ARE THE CRITICAL YEARS’: CAES RESEARCHER TO LOOK FOR ‘PROMISING MODELS’ TO ELIMINATE HIGH IN-SCHOOL DISCIPLINE RATES OF YOUNG CHILDREN OF COLOR
A $200,000 grant will support an N.C. A&T faculty member as she searches for promising models to reduce the dramatically high rate of suspensions, expulsions and exclusions of young children of color in early care and education settings.
Agribusiness
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Growing a Niche for Specialty Crops
Obed Quaicoe has a big heart for small farmers, no matter where in the world they labor for a living. As a young man growing up in Ghana, he witnessed first-hand how hard they had to work to make ends meet. His father and grandfather both worked the family farm.
