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Student Perspectives: Kristen Glosson

Guilford County native Kristen Glosson is creating new options for dairy farmers through her nutrition and animal science research at a newly enhanced dairy unit that’s part of N.C. State University’s...

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Huntington named Animal Science Fellow

The American Society of Animal Science has honored Dr. Gerald Huntington, professor emeritus in the Department of Animal Science, for his contributions to animal science.  Huntington accepted the...

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Farm Animal Days draws nearly 10,000

Neither rainy weather nor muddy fields could keep the crowds away from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ annual Farm Animal Days event, designed to give children an up-close-and-personal...

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CALS scientist honored as emerging scholar

Dr. Julie Hicks, a postdoctoral scholar and recent Ph.D. degree recipient from N.C. State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, recently won a top regional award for her research into...

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College Profile: Amy McLean

CALS equine specialist Dr. Amy McLean plays a key role in an international initiative to improve the health, welfare and productivity of working equids. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’...

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CALS came to the fair

A showcase of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences programs was on view at the 2013 North Carolina State Fair. Prominent in the fair’s Agriculture Today tent was a CALS exhibit focused on...

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Handling with CARE

The healing power of pets is shared by Pre-Vet Club students in an award-winning community service partnership with CARE NC. It’s an October Tuesday evening at the SPCA Curtis Dail Pet Adoption Center...

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N.C. State’s Farm Animal Days draws multitudes

The popularity of N.C. State University’s Farm Animal Days grows each year, and that fact was quite apparent on the 2014 opening day, April 9. Family cars and school field-trip busses lined up early to...

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Second annual Wolfpack Roundup auction exceeds success of inaugural year

The Wolfpack Roundup livestock auction returned this spring bigger and even more profitable. N.C. State University students studying livestock merchandising in the College of Agriculture and Life...

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CALS graduate students earn top honors at national scientific meeting

Courtesy Jack OdleFBNS doctoral student Maryanne Perrin won a research fellowship. Courtesy Jack OdleHope Lima, a graduate student in animal science, was winner in the master’s student category for her...

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CALS’ Odle wins New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award

An N.C. State University animal scientist received top honors at a recent conference of animal societies. Dr. Jack Odle was presented the New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award as part of the...

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CALS students are winners at HOSA national conference

N.C. State University students Erin Beasley and Crystal Cain were among medalists in June at the HOSA: Future Health Professionals National Leadership Conference (NLC) in Orlando, Fla. Beasley won...

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Priceless Experience

The Dairy Education Unit prepares tomorrow’s dairy leaders in a real-world environment. It’s a very hot day spring day at the Dairy Education Unit in N.C. State University’s College of Agriculture and...

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Nurturing a new venture: CALS animal scientist assists in sustainable swine...

Stratford Oaks Farm, nestled in the Alleghany County mountains, has been home to the Irwin family for five generations. They raise Angus cattle on more than 100 acres of rolling hills and pristine...

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CALS alumnus receives Emerging Scholar Award from American Society of Animal...

The American Society of Animal Science’s Southern Section Emerging Scholar Award has been won by Dr. David Rosero, a graduate of NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Rosero...

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Remembering T. Carlton Blalock, former CES director and National 4-H Hall of...

Dr. T. Carlton Blalock, 89, who served as director of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Cooperative Extension Service from 1978 to 1981, passed away Sept. 16. Blalock also served as North...

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CALS Pre-Vet students shine at 2015 APVMA conference

Pre-veterinary students from NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences once again excelled at the American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association’s (APVMA) annual conference. Dr....

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Farm Animal Days again reigns in popularity

When the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences advertises Farm Animal Days as a rain or shine event, it means it. And it’s a good thing, because even on a drizzly April 17th, the third day of the...

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Wolfpack Roundup is a springtime success story

The success of Wolfpack Roundup continues. The annual student-led livestock sale, hosted by the Animal Science Department of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, brought in a sales total of...

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Moore begins term as faculty chair

Multitasking is a way of life for Jeannette Moore. Much of her day is spent walking on a treadmill strategically placed beneath a tall table in the middle of her Polk Hall office. It’s a setup that...

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