By Staff WriterTara Vogelien received a 2012 Award for Excellence from N.C. State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The award annually recognizes outstanding individual accomplishments and contributions to the college mission. |Institute News
By Staff WriterDr. Penelope Perkins-Veazie, a postharvest physiologist with the Plants for Human Health Institute, received the 2011 Vegetable Publication Award from the American Society for Horticultural Science. |Institute News
By Staff WriterNational Farmers Market Week runs August 7 through August 13 this year, and The Produce Lady is encouraging North Carolinians to visit their local farmers markets and support the state’s leading industry. |Institute News
By Staff WriterDr. Mary Ann Lila, director of the Plants for Human Health Institute, will reveal research findings on berries and their impact on human health during the 2011 Berry Health Benefits Symposium. |Institute News
By Staff WriterThe Plants for Human Health Institute will add two more scientists to its faculty in the summer of 2011. Dr. Slavko Komarnytsky and Dr. Xu Li will research fruits and vegetables and their impact on human health. |Institute News
By oitdesignDr. Allan Brown, assistant professor with N.C. State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute, is leading the effort to sequence the blueberry genome. Seven Davidson College undergraduates have been given a sneak peek at a portion of the berry’s DNA. |Institute News