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News and Notes: July 2023

July 25, 2023

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Dean Ahmedna named to Business N.C.’s Power List

Mohamed Ahmedna, Ph.D.

Mohamed Ahmedna, dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, has been named to Business N.C. magazine’s Power List in the agricultural area. The magazine lists N.C.’s most influential leaders in such categories as agriculture, economic development, life sciences, health care, media and communication, transportation and more.

This issue marks the first time an Aggie agriculturalist has appeared in the feature.

Aggie student featured on Indianapolis newscast

Agribusiness and food industry management major Jayden Turner was featured on Indianapolis TV station WRTV for helping to arrange a community dinner to address food insecurity.

Turner has been an intern at Hatch for Hunger, a nonprofit that works to deliver fresh protein to food-insecure areas.

Watch the broadcast here:

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/nonprofits-host-community-dinner-to-help-address-food-insecurity-in-indianapolis

Fashion professor shares “What HBCUs Need” at fashion summit

Devona Dixon

Devona Dixon, Ph.D. , had a “fireside chat” with moderator D’Shonda Brown as part of a summit organized by Harlem’s Fashion Row. Here’s the story:

https://fashionista.com/2023/06/hbcus-fashion-industry-needs-professor-summit

Dean discusses SAPLINGS grant on WFMY

Mohamed Ahmedna, Ph.D.

Dean Ahmedna appeared on WFMY News 2, educating viewers about SAPLINGS, the CAES’s $18.1 million project to build, and sustain, students’ interest and participation in agriculture as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new initiative, “From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NEXTGEN.)”

The project, fittingly called SAPLINGS (System Approach to Promote Learning and Innovation for the Next GenerationS), is designed to grow the number of underrepresented minority students in the food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences. It will involve faculty and staff from each department of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and specialists with Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T.

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/education/nc-at-works-to-improve-diversity-in-agriculture-increasing-students-in-food-and-agriculture/83-7ceb874e-81a5-478c-8837-79982b43d400

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Fashion merchandising and design major wins Greensboro Fashion Week student event

Fashion merchandising and design major wins Greensboro Fashion Week student event

Victoria Harris, a senior fashion merchandising and design major, recently won the College Designer Showcase event of Greensboro Fashion Week, held at the Greensboro Cultural Center on Oct. 3.
CAES fashion professor is N.C. A&T’s winner for UNC Board of Governors’ Teaching Excellence Award

CAES fashion professor is N.C. A&T’s winner for UNC Board of Governors’ Teaching Excellence Award

A fashion merchandising and design professor with over 11 years with North Carolina A&T has won one of the highest awards in the UNC System.
Alumnus Blanding ’19 Makes Move from Policy to Politics

Alumnus Blanding ’19 Makes Move from Policy to Politics

As an undergraduate at N.C. A&T, DeShawn Blanding knew that he wanted to work with agricultural policy.
February 2022 News and Notes

February 2022 News and Notes

Shengmin Sang, Ph.D., distinguished professor for functional foods and human health in the Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies, is the recipient of the ACS Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division’s 2022 award for Advancement of Application of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
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