Kristen Fontana

May 1, 2026

GOHA Postdoc Spotlight – Charles Kwadha

In 2025, the Global One Health Academy offered Postdoctoral Support Awards to accelerate postdoctoral research in One Health at NC State. Charles Kwadha, Ph.D. was a recipient of the 2025 Postdoctoral Support Awards for a project on olfactory-mediated… 

Apr 22, 2026

An Afternoon in One Health

On a sunny, spring day, over 100 students, faculty, staff, and professionals convened in Talley Student Union Coastal Ballroom, for the third annual One Health Research Symposium. This half-day event… 

Apr 14, 2026

Announcing the 2026-27 Global One Health Fellows

Yi Chen Yi Chen is a fourth year PhD student in Electrical Engineering developing miniaturized, noninvasive, and scalable wearable sensor platforms for humans, plants, and animals that enable continuous monitoring… 

Mar 25, 2026

A Spring Break of Service

This featured article was written by NC State undergraduate student Tening McHugh (CALS) and reflects bad on the Alternative Service Break trip to Panama centered around Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH). Not only did students have the opportunity to improve a sanitation system for community members in the Coclé region, but they also got to engage in the rich culture of the country! 

Mar 19, 2026

A Hopeful Future of Pets

On March 11, students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Fishbowl Forum for the Hopeful Futures: Future of Pets event to discuss human relationships with pets and how AI and genetic tools are advancing research on our furry friends. 

Mar 13, 2026

Campus Health Now Offering Nature Prescriptions

Starting this semester, NC State Campus Health now has a new tool to support students facing challenges to their wellbeing! Nature prescriptions offer Campus Health providers the opportunity to formally prescribe time in nature to students in need. This effort was initiated between Campus Nature Rx and Campus Health. 

Mar 2, 2026

Accepting Applications for the Fall 2026 Graduate Travel Awards

The Global One Health Academy is proud to offer funding for graduate students to travel domestically or internationally for the Fall 2026 semester through their Graduate Travel Award. 

Mar 2, 2026

Accepting Applications for the 2026-27 Cohort of Global One Health Scholars

The Global One Health Academy is excited to open applications for our next cohort of undergraduate Global One Health Scholars, training the next generation of One Health leaders. Deadline: April 12, 11:59 p.m. 

Feb 13, 2026

Tiny Earth, Big Solutions

What if we could increase our chances of discovering novel antibiotics by over 10,000 every year? Tiny Earth, a Course Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE), offers college students around the… 

Jan 29, 2026

One Health Research Symposium | April 14, 2026

Join the Global One Health Academy for its third annual One Health Research Symposium. This half-day event will spark excitement and spur conversation and new collaborations around One Health, a framework that recognizes the interconnected nature of plant, animal, human and environmental health