Category: Food
Students Donate Leftover Campus Food To People In Need
NC State's student chapter of the Food Recovery Network redistributes leftover food from campus to local nonprofits that address hunger and homelessness.
“Greater Good” Award to Boost Sweet Potato Research
A plan to shed more light on the complicated genetics of the sweet potato has garnered two NC State University scientists an Agricultural Greater Good Initiative Award from the genomics company Illumina.
Student Spotlight: Johnson Studies Farm-Level Food Loss
In addition to the millions of tons of food that goes into the garbage each year, an untold amount of edible produce goes unharvested from farmers’ fields. A graduate student in horticultural science is helping fill in the blanks on the topic of farm-level food losses and taking the first steps toward reducing them.
WNCN News: N.C. State students display unique way of growing food
The student-led aquaponics program in Talley Student Union was recently showcased on WNCN News.
NC State Leads Project To End Childhood Obesity
Because all children deserve a healthy start.
Project Promises New, Sustainable Tools for Fight Against Stink Bug
You may not think you're interested in the stink bug, until you learn how they can damage some of your favorite types of tree fruits, vegetables and nuts.Feed the Pack pantry seeks to fight food insecurity on campus
The Technician newspaper highlights NC State's on-campus food pantry.
Gates Grant Helps NC State Solve Molecular Mysteries
Cassava is a vegetable that accounts for more than a third of human calorie consumption in Africa. But what disease is leading to major losses of this crop?