Source: NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 8/27/20
Update from CALS Dean:=
Faculty have been working hard to maximize the online education
experience and continue to adapt teaching techniques as social distancing
guidelines on campus evolve. =
Faculty and students' research will continue as will programs
offered by Extension. Both research and Extension continue to thrive during the
pandemic. CALS Academic Programs Updates: =
2,665
CALS undergraduate students are enrolled this fall, plus 56 additional students
will join in the spring as a part of the Spring Connect STEAM program. =
280 Ag Institute students and 965 graduate students are enrolled
this fall. =
Help us find students that will thrive at CALS. Nominate a student today - we want to hear from you! CALS Research Updates: =
Closed
out last fiscal year with a record-high $96.5 million in contracts and
grants. =
Entered "Phase 3" of Research Restart =
Over 2,000 approved research projects are being conducted
currently at NC State University (350 CALS faculty have been approved to conduct
both on and off campus research) baseline'>NC State Extension Updates:=
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offices have started doing face-to-face programming again =
"Virtual Field Days" are taking place across
multiple crops and in many of our districts and we are developing protocols to
handle youth livestock shows. =
Working with DHHS to help distribute roughly one million
masks in 31 counties. The full recording of the virtual meeting can be found here . Click here to
support CALS students, faculty and staff. Best
wishes as you stay safe and healthy. Go Pack!
Sonia H. Murphy
Richard H. Linton Assistant Dean for CALS Advancement
Dean
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