Global Perspectives
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 Researchers find genetic diversity key to survival of honey bee coloniesWhen it comes to honey bees, more mates is better. A new study from North Carolina State University, the University of Maryland and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that genetic diversity is key to survival in honey bee colonies – a colony is less likely to survive if its queen has had a limited number of mates. |
.jpg) Poole golf course receives Audubon International certificationNorth Carolina State University’s Lonnie Poole Golf Course has passed strict sustainability standards and become a certified Audubon International Signature Golf Sanctuary and member of the organization’s Signature Program. |
 New leader for leadership instituteDr. Marshall Stewart, special assistant to the dean and associate director of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been named director of the Food Systems Leadership Institute, succeeding Dr. Ken Swartzel, who has directed the institute since its founding and is retiring. |
 Postdoctoral program aims for greater faculty diversityWhen Dr. Terrence Gardner was hired, he became the first African-American postdoctoral researcher in the College in nearly a decade, which is why the Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship was created. The fellowship provides outstanding scholars from underrepresented groups with an opportunity that might not otherwise be available. |
 Strategic plan website updatedCheck out the CALS Strategic Plan website for the latest news about the planning process. There are links to listening session summaries, updates on the planning process and more. |