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May News and Notes 2021

May 25, 2021

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Dining Hall Uses CAES-Grown Ingredients for Earth Day

Williams Dining Hall, operated by Sodexo, celebrated Earth Day on April 22 with a lunch menu that featured ingredients grown by the CAES.

The ingredients grown by Aggies included basil, oregano, red Russian kale, broccoli, cinnamon basil, sweet potatoes and ginger grown at the Urban Food Platform, Reid Greenhouse and the Student and Community Farm.

The Urban Food Platform is an outdoor small-scale urban food production system developed on the grounds surrounding the campus greenhouse. The 4,000-square-foot Reid Greenhouse has three bays with computerized environmental control. The 3-acre Student and Community Farm is an experiential learning space at the University Farm.

N&R Story Puts Sang in Spotlight

Shengmin Sang, Ph.D.

A May 21 story in the Greensboro News & Record featured the work of Professor Shengmin Sang, Ph.D., a researcher at N.C. A&T’s Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies in Kannapolis. Sang studies functional foods, including whole grains, ginger, tea and apples, that have potential health benefits.

Read the News & Record story: A&T professor leading research about how certain foods could be alternatives to medicine.

“Increasing evidence shows that many chronic diseases are preventable, and diet plays a very important role in disease prevention and treatment,” Sang told the newspaper. “My lab’s over-arching goal is to develop safe dietary regimens to prevent and/or treat the development of chronic illness without incurring the harmful side effects that occur with the use of so many of today’s pharmaceuticals.

“Studies show that the general public prefers dietary regimens, instead of drugs, for preventing or treating chronic diseases.”

Gamma Sigma Delta Inducts New Members

The N.C. A&T chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, the honor society of agriculture, recently inducted new members. The honor society encourages advancement and improvement in all branches of the agricultural sciences and agricultural industry.

Undergraduate Student Inductees

  • G’Shearia McNeil
  • Kiera Mabry
  • Andrew Gaddis
  • Chandler Dix
  • Samaria Bivens
  • Camryn Bailey
  • Larry Jones
  • Haylee L. May
  • Logan Modlin

Graduate Student Inductees

  • Ivana Pedroso
  • Raphael Ayivi
  • Kelvin Adrah
  • Samuel Adegoke
  • Victoria Tanoh

Faculty/Staff/Alumnus Inductees

  • Osei Yeboah, Ph.D.
  • Sanjun Gu, Ph.D.
  • Roberta Claro Da Silva, Ph.D.
  • Ramine Alexander, Ph.D.
  • Godfrey Uzochukwu, Ph.D.

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The Student Perspective: Students Travel to World Pork Expo, Iowa State University

The Student Perspective: Students Travel to World Pork Expo, Iowa State University

This trip to Iowa was eye opening and different. The first couple of days of the trip we went to the World Pork Expo. This was a nice experience as my colleagues and I went to different booths to speak to many companies about their products. I learned so much and even wanted to incorporate some of the products at our farm. One of the products I was interested in is a vaccine gun that vaccinated with air pressure and no needle. It’s also attached to a larger contraption that can make castration a lot easier for swine. My colleagues and I stopped to speak to a man named George Eanock, the CEO of Osborne Livestock Equipment and Pig Farming Supplies, and he gave us an enlightening conversation about life and simplified the way of thinking. He was very impressed with us but I was more impressed with him.
CAES names Helen Kiss research development manager

CAES names Helen Kiss research development manager

Helen Kiss, Ph.D. has joined the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences as research development manager. In this role, she will be responsible for helping organize interdisciplinary teams to seek large grants; assisting faculty in finding grant opportunities, developing budgets, interpreting grant policies and understanding regulations and requirements; reviewing proposal packages; and other duties necessary for the successful submission of grant proposals. She began her tenure in this role on June 1.
July 2021 News and Notes

July 2021 News and Notes

Jonae’ Wood, a master’s student in agriculture and environmental sciences, has received funding for her wastewater research project thanks to the N.C. Water Resources Research Institute and the Urban Water Consortium.
THE CAES IS INSPIRED BY TWO ALUMNI OF NOTE

THE CAES IS INSPIRED BY TWO ALUMNI OF NOTE

Two CAES alumni, Michael S. Regan and Dr. Frankie Jones, are blazing distinguished career paths that have made news this month in areas of leadership and advocacy.
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