Agriculture remains North Carolina’s biggest industry – 80 billion dollars a year big. In the accompanying video, NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson talks about the technology – much of it developed at NC State – that supports modern agriculture. He also discusses the demands created by a global population projected to grow by 2-1/2… READ MORE
SWEET POTATOES: NCSU finds new homes for an old friend
Sweet potatoes are a traditional crop in North Carolina – the state leads the nation in sweet potato production, and the sweet potato is even recognized as the state vegetable. In the accompanying video, Chancellor Randy Woodson talks about NC State University’s efforts to make nutrient-rich sweet potatoes available to people around the globe, and… READ MORE
VIDEO: Chancellor Randy Woodson on NC State’s economic impact
Engineers. Computer scientists. High-tech agriculture. Energy. Because it is an “applied” university, NC State helps fuel today’s North Carolina economy, Chancellor Randy Woodson says in the accompanying video. “Our students get jobs. They get meaningful jobs. And it translates into value to the economy,” Woodson says. In fact, NC State pumps $6.5 billion a year… READ MORE
NC A&T attacks serious health threat with allergen-reduced peanut
GREENSBORO – With 2.8 million Americans – many of them children – affected by peanut allergies, researchers at N.C. A&T State University have attacked a serious health threat and moved to tap a huge market by developing an allergen-reduced peanut. A&T announced last year that researchers at its School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences developed a… READ MORE