NC State is already at the vanguard of the plant sciences, but a new$45 million grantfrom theGolden LEAF Foundation将通过使大学的身材来加强大学的身材Plant Sciences Initiative现实。该赠款将北卡罗来纳州定位为植物科学中教育，研究和创新的全球领导者。
The initiative is a partnership of NC State and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Its centerpiece is the $160.2 million Plant Sciences Research Complex — an interdisciplinary center to be built onCentennial Campusthat will house academic, government and industry experts working together to solve some of agriculture’s most pressing challenges.
金叶赠款是largest single investment ever made in theCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences- 这是大学历史上最大的。
“This investment further establishes North Carolina and NC State as international leaders in agricultural research and innovation, which will yield significant economic opportunities for our rural communities while providing food solutions to people across the globe,” said Chancellor Randy Woodson.
Boosting state agriculture and creating prosperity have always been core elements of NC State’s land-grant mission. And for Dan Gerlach, president of Golden LEAF, the investment is consistent with his nonprofit organization’s mission of improving rural North Carolina’s economic well-being.
“It is our hope, and indeed our expectation, that the Plant Sciences Initiative will catalyze transformational advances in North Carolina agriculture that will benefit the rural economy,” said Gerlach. “Agriculture is North Carolina’s top industry at $84 billion annually, with well over 80 percent of total farm gate receipts grown in the state’s 80 rural counties. Our farmers recognize the importance of innovation to the future of agriculture.”
With the Golden LEAF’s latest grant, more than $9 million additionally contributed to the project by 42 agricultural groups across the state and $85 million approved by voters through theConnect NC Bond，该项目现在可以向前迈进。
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Gerlach called Golden LEAF’s latest grant “an investment in North Carolina agriculture that will help improve crop yields, introduce new crop and plant varieties, and reduce feed costs for animal agriculture.”
“更重要的是,”他说,“它给农村北Carolina a competitive market advantage in feeding, fueling and clothing a growing global population.”
Golden Leaf的投资意味着NC State现在已经获得了该综合大楼所需的1.602亿美元中的1.442亿美元 - 该大学有望在2021年之前完成世界一流的植物研究设施的建设。
For College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Richard Linton, this investment — and the wide-ranging support the Plant Sciences Initiative has received — is a strong endorsement of NC State’s agricultural research and extension, which already has an annual economic impact of more than $1 billion in rural North Carolina.
林顿说：“我们的学院帮助农村农民在各种气候和土壤类型中种植了90多种不同的商品，使北卡罗来纳州成为美国第三大多样化的州。”“当我们开始建立植物科学计划时，这将进一步将我们的大学和我们的州定位在世界上主要的植物科学计划中 - 将我们确立为农业创新和教育的强国.”
林顿分享说：“有了这笔赠款，我们有绿灯可以向前迈进。我们现在可以从今天开始实现梦想。”
当您有兴趣时，您如何成为该机构的一部分，仅仅完成高中并希望找到一个不错的三级机构，而NC似乎让我感兴趣
是的他们想保持食物在北卡罗琳a fresh so that the people can buy it and enjoy it whenever that want to eat it. Also to send it to the other state of this country.
真的很高兴看到这笔赠款有助于帮助在百年纪念校园建立新的工厂研究中心。我敢肯定，这将导致伟大的事情并非常有用。
My only complaint is why can’t we ever build something that’s not only functional, but equally as “aesthetically” pleasing. Beauty is of course in the eye of the beholder, but the renderings aren’t very impressive to look at. And we’re going to be stuck with it for probably 100 years.
Then again, all of Centennial Campus is built to look like a generic business park found anywhere. Wasted opportunity to me. Why does NC State hate classical forms of architecture that age gracefully instead of these attempts at post-modernism that are hideous? Guess I can at least be content to see the Harrelson monstrosity finally demolished. There’s about 10 more that should go along with it.
Mr. Winslow,
You sound like you spent a time hanging on Franklin St. Hmm? If the university followed your idea, then we just look like we are copying UNC or UVA with those tired worn out “Classical” forms. When the Greeks (Romans just copied) made those so called “classical” forms, they were not “classical” to the Greeks at the time, they were “MODERN” to those Greeks. This is MODERN to us. So what if you hated Harrelson Hall, at least some people had the ba11s to try something daring at NCSU, instead the stale, tired thing over and over. YOU want to go BACKWARDS by doing that same old tired “classical” form. That sir, would be a wasted opportunity.
去包装！！！
那些古典的建筑形式并不疲倦或疲惫。这就是为什么它们被称为古典。人们继续爱他们。他们经受了时间的考验。可以使用现代的弯曲和材料来追求它们，以提供最新的外观和感觉，同时仍然保留美学。
If you poll NC State alumni they’ll overwhelming tell you their favorite part of campus is the original east side around the bell tower. Why? because it uses attractive, classical styles. It looks the best and FEELS the best. Unfortunately, we abandoned this style and settled on the “sputnik” style from the 60s/70s, of which Harrelson was a part along with Dabney, Cox, and others. Those buildings look as if they could be part of Central prison. Nothing redeeming or endearing about any them. If they invoke a “feeling” at all, it isn’t a good one.
Centennial campus represented a blank slate. And we built a generic office park. The only attractive building on the entire campus is the Park alumni center. If our campus is a brochure, its amazing our College of Design gets any students. Bottom line is aesthetics and curb appeal matter as much as function. Unfortunately we continue to miss the mark with the structures we build. Everyone knows it.
This is a very positive opportunity. I hope that NCSU will use this money to improve our scientific understanding of soil biology, natural growth processes, and restoration of soils throughout the globe.
Congratulations to all who have invested and will continue to invest so much time and energy to make this wonderful program for North Carolina a reality. NCSU is a very excellent home for what will no doubt be great things to come.
The Golden Leaf Foundation (not as it’s namesake implies) is an organization that brings innovative solutions to the Agribusiness field. It will lead to more sustainable agriculture which is a service to our children and decedents.
有机，可持续的实践在等式中至关重要！！
我真的很高兴AMD感到骄傲，最感激。这也会更好
Great news.
I hope organic, sustainable practices will be in the equation.
这确实使我感到自豪和感恩。
Congratulations. As an Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology (1964-2017), I am proud of what the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences stand for and for all their accomplishments. This generous grant will go a long way to foster and improve their efforts to serve the public and North Carolinians. Keep up the good work, and once again, congratulations.
从现在开始的农业和生活维持科学的发展可以确保任何州立大学的未来！
我衷心的希望，这些资金将通过支持和进一步发展有机农作物的种植和进一步发展而没有遗传修饰，这不仅是当地的，而且是全球层面的，不仅是当地的，而且是全球层面。北卡罗来纳州的一个令人难以置信的生物多样性州是多么令人难以置信的生物多样性国家 - 我希望这些资金将有助于促进北卡罗来纳州的数千种本地植物和农作物，我担心如果我们继续通过农药使用和农药使用和破坏我们的自然资源的趋势，这些资金很快就会被歼灭。计划不良的住宅和商业建筑。我相信NC州的教职员工，学生和教职员工将使用这些资金来做出真正的积极变化。去包！
说得好。
Here in Iowa or Nebraska Monsanto gets the patent after the University does the research. Organic cultivars probably not in North Carolina project unless contribute grants. Who are the grant donors ?
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