College Profile: Sharon Rowland
Sharon Rowland retires after a career devoted to the betterment of Cooperative Extension and the people it serves. >>>
 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. |
 Fred Gould named to Board on Agriculture and Natural ResourcesDr. Fred Gould, William Neal Reynolds Professor in the Department of Entomology, is one of two North Carolina State University faculty members named to the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, a major program unit of the National Research Council. |
 Animal Science students hold first annual Wolfpack Round-Up livestock saleA livestock merchandising class is paying off for students in more ways than one. On April 20, the class held its first annual Wolfpack Round-Up, a livestock sale that provided real-world hands-on activity – and garnered nearly $15,000 to benefit teaching programs for students in the CALS Animal Science Department. |
 Blueberry Research, Benefits Bring PHHI Director to New ZealandPart of being an international plant detective involves traversing the globe to locate and study plants and their potential health-promoting properties. Dr. Mary Ann Lila, director of N.C. State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI), has research projects around the world, but New Zealand is her favorite. |
 Pardue named to head CALS academic programsDr. Sam Pardue has been named associate dean and director of academic programs for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, effective May 1. Pardue, former head of the Prestage Department of Poultry Science, has been serving as the interim director of academic programs in CALS since July 1, 2012. |