college of agriculture and life sciences

Jan 12, 2018

Blueberries: Student Works to Create Disease-Resistant Cultivars

Graduate student Ashley Yow is looking for ways to create blueberries that are resistant to mummy berry disease. 

Jan 12, 2018

This Family Recipe is a Recipe for Success

A doctoral program in food science gave Michael Lloyd the knowledge he needed to launch and expand a business, based on a family sauce recipe. 

Nov 30, 2017

Student Spotlight: ‘Plant Research Immediately Impacts People’

After a summer undergraduate research experience with a leading NC State plant scientist, Catherine Doyle was hooked. The Ph.D. student traveled to Tanzania to see the problems posed by cassava mosaic disease. 

Nov 27, 2017

The Economics of Cutting-Edge Ag Technology

The academic journey of Ph.D. student Mike Jones spans Peruvian potato fields and the irrigated deserts of Syria to NC State’s campus, where he investigates the impacts and public perception of cutting-edge agricultural technology. 

Nov 6, 2017

Three Chosen as Winners for Three Minute Thesis

Three Ph.D. students representing different NC State University colleges were chosen from 10 finalists as winners in the Graduate School's 2018 Three Minute Thesis. 

Oct 3, 2017

Finalists Chosen for 2017 Three Minute Thesis

Ten graduate student finalists representing five NC State University colleges will compete in the Graduate School’s third annual Three Minute Thesis competition on Oct. 31 at Hunt Library. 

Jul 11, 2017

Studying a Disease in Order to Prevent Starvation

Research into a disease that affects cassava crops aims to prevent starvation for millions in Africa. 

Jul 10, 2017

Pragya Adhikari

Pragya Adhikari from Nepal is trying to breed a tomato that is tastier and more resistant to plant diseases. 

Jul 10, 2017

Shahnee Haire

Graduate student Shahnee Haire says that her certificate program helped prepare her for assisting those in her county who lost everything after Hurricane Matthew. 

Jul 10, 2017

Sayed Mashaheet

Sayed Mashaheet, PhD alumnus and postdoc, is developing wheat varieties that are tolerant to ozone and resistant to wheat rust, a devastating disease that could destroy the world's wheat crop.