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 regenerative agricultural practices.
In the latest magazine: What does it mean to "scale up?" It means increasing the size and the scope of a project to boost capacity, while maintaining efficiency. We're expanding our operations, our footprint and our reach - on the farm and on campus - to do more than ever before. Innovation is scaling up at N.C. A&T!
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Ag 5.0
Farms of the Future
Small Farms Innovation
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Science from the ground up
It’s not who you know, but what you know, the popular catchphrase goes. But for Biswanath Dari, Ph.D., Cooperative Extension natural resource specialist, soil scientist and researcher in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, it’s both who and what he knows.
Food and Nutritional Science
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The Sweet Taste of Community Engagement
The University Farm’s latest building is a $12 million food innovation engine, business incubator and nutritious food promoter. Best of all, it comes with ice cream.
Animal Science
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Good for the gut and the planet: Ruminant professor searches for key to improve cattle digestion, reduce greenhouse gases
The Sweet Taste of Community Engagement Ruminant nutrition professor Uchenna Anele, Ph.D., is...
Hemp Research
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Better together
In the last few years, growers have witnessed two agricultural setbacks.
Family and Consumer Sciences
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Supporting mothers, helping infants, transforming lives
The postgraduate human lactation program at North Carolina A&T State University is only four years old, but already it’s diversifying a profession, operating a community clinic and graduating new professionals dedicated to improving the health of mothers and their newborn children. Earlier this year, the program hosted a national breastfeeding conference — a first for a Historically Black College and University.
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
The Sweet Taste of Community Engagement Chris Harrison, coordinator of the landscape architecture...
Natural Resources and Environmental Design
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Land Purchases Grow University Farm to Largest Size Ever to Support Research, Teaching and Outreach
N.C. A&T State University’s farm has expanded by nearly 90 acres to its largest size in its 124-year history thanks to several recent purchases of adjacent land, according to Jerome Harper, director of real property for the university.
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
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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.
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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The Sweet Taste of Community Engagement
The University Farm’s latest building is a $12 million food innovation engine, business incubator and nutritious food promoter. Best of all, it comes with ice cream.
