Ghostly Blooms
Alumnus Keith Davis is honored for his breeding efforts to help save the ghost orchid from extinction. >>>
 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. |
 Votes cast for dean's ice creamIt is too early to know yet what College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Richard Linton’s official ice cream will be, but the votes have been cast. |