Research

CALS researchers are tackling grand challenges facing our state, nation and world. Their expertise, often amplified by interdisciplinary collaborations, leads to cutting-edge solutions for our stakeholders.

Research Grant Successes

CALS Sponsored Programs Awards

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Fund Research in Sub-Saharan Africa

Craig Yencho, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Horticulture and co-developer of the Covington sweet potato, recently received a three-year, $15-million-dollar grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of a multidisciplinary team of scientists led by the International Potato Center (CIP), to continue improving sweet potatoes in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Faculty Awards

National Academy of Inventors

• Rodolphe Barrangou
• Kenneth Swartzell
• Sylvia Blankenship
• Thomas Ranney

National Academy of Engineering

• Rodolphe Barrangou
• Kenneth Swartzell

National Academy of Sciences

• Rodolphe Barrangou

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Funds Basic Agricultural Research to Improve Crop Resilience

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, North Carolina State University and the Technical University of Denmark received a $30-million dollar grant to create more efficient and more sustainable agriculture and pave the way for the next green revolution.

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