Category: Undergraduate Research Scholars

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.

Makenzie Harrison had plans to travel a straight path to veterinary school when she enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences’ animal science program in 2021. But, during her four years as an undergraduate, her attention shifted, thanks in part to the Undergraduate Research Scholar Program and a unique breed of sheep.

Agricultural education major Ja’Quan Battle wants to help small-scale North Carolina farmers facing economic challenges. Overcoming challenges is something the 2024 graduate understands well; he is an overcomer himself.

Graduate student Erika Pearsall wants to make a long-term impact on the dairy industry. Her studies in bovine reproduction as an Undergraduate Research Scholar, in the Department of Animal Sciences, aim to help both people and cattle in the long-term. 

Winston-Salem native Sierra Franco wants to save our renewable resources. Climate resilience, minimizing our carbon footprint, and finding solutions to make drinking water safer are her passions, as well as her academic and career goals.

Jordan Washington faced a critical turning point during his freshman year at a university in Florida. He viewed college as an investment in his future, and he wasn’t reaping the returns he’d expected.

One look at Breyana Robinson’s resume and you can see how she landed in the animal sciences program at N.C. A&T. It was all part of her plan.

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Leonard Jackai wants to build his own name. With two parents on faculty at A&T, and an eye for business, Jackai wants to build on his family’s legacy, but branch off into his own pursuits.

Undergraduate Research Scholar Samaya Brooks calls herself “business-driven and ag-minded.”

Her love of agriculture started at her Pittsburgh high school; her love of business was fostered at N.C. A&T. Now, as an agribusiness major and an Undergraduate Research Scholar, Brooks wants to put the two together and help farmers turn a better profit by customizing their own produce.

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