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NC State student Sawyer Exum with NASA astronauts

Aug 11, 2026

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Student Helps NASA Cultivate Crops for Space

As a NASA space crop production intern, biological and agricultural engineering technology major Sawyer Exum has spent the summer researching how hydroponic systems function under simulated International Space Station conditions.
At a university field lab, with a tractor in the background, a man speaks to a group

Aug 7, 2026

Farmer-Centered AI in Agriculture: Making the Juice Worth the Squeeze

Producers, innovators and investors share insights on responsible artificial intelligence for agriculture.
a man inside a industrial shed looking at baskets of duckweed

Jul 8, 2026

Could Duckweed Solve One of Hog Farming’s Biggest Challenges?

Ryan Sartor’s idea involves leveraging domesticated duckweed (Lemna) varieties in wastewater lagoons to prevent overflows on farms and harvesting the duckweed as a by-product.
12 profile photos of student interns; each is detailed in the article below

Jun 9, 2026

NC Space Grant Supports Summer 2026 Interns at NASA and Beyond

From lunar mission research to next-generation aviation systems, 12 students from across North Carolina will spend summer 2026 tackling aerospace and scientific challenges through internships supported by North Carolina Space Grant.
NC State research flies a drone over dormant warm-season turfgrass research plots.

Jun 4, 2026

Harvesting Data for Agriculture

New technology for better drone-based data collection and analysis is helping turn North Carolina’s agricultural research stations into farms of the future, and an N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative team is intent on delivering even more tech solutions that help farmers put data to work.
A woman and a man stand in front of a chalkboard in a classroom with students facing them.

Jun 1, 2026

Taking on Tanzania: From Engineering Student to Science Teacher

After four years of studying Biological and Agricultural Engineering at NC State University, Victoria Wright had no idea she would soon be trading the classrooms of Weaver Labs for classrooms at a secondary school in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. 
a man wearing a red graduation gown with yellow and gray cords and a black and red striped tie

May 6, 2026

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Go-Getter Ready for the Next Chapter

With a full-time role at John Deere ahead of him, Jeffery Bradley, a biological and agricultural engineering technology major, is graduating from NC State after making the most of every opportunity — from participating in the Pack Pullers to conducting research to performing with the Power Sound of the South marching band.
Man with robotiic device in a field of plants

Mar 5, 2026

N.C. PSI Applies AI to Solve Key Problems in Agriculture

Five research projects demonstrate the breadth and impact of N.C. PSI research to solve top agricultural challenges.
a man wearing a light teal shirt and khaki pants stands in front of a Greek mountainside village

Feb 17, 2026

Thomas Jefferson Scholars: Discovering the Value of Interdisciplinary Study

As a member of NC State’s Thomas Jefferson Scholars program, Grant Johnson gets to explore his majors of biological engineering and philosophy from both technical and human perspectives.