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Graphic including the NC State brick and Global One Health Academy logo. Graphic reads, "Faculty Spotlight, 2024 Seed Grant Recipient, Skylar Hopkins, Applied Ecology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences. A headshot of Skylar is included as well.

Aug 5, 2026

GOHA Faculty Spotlight – Skylar Hopkins

Learn more about Skylar Hopkins (CALS) and how the Global One Health Academy helped support her research to evaluate synergistic solutions for healthy ecosystems and healthy people. 

Graphic featuring Global One Health Fellow Spotlight on Kelly van Woesik (PhD Student, Geospatial Analytics). The GOHA logo is featured at the top left with the red NC State brick. Two images of Cassidy are included: one with her smiling directly into the camera and one from far away with her back to the camera while she takes samples in a flooded area.

Aug 4, 2026

Global One Health Fellow Spotlight – Kelly van Woesik

Learn more about Kelly van Woesik and how the Global One Health Fellowship helped support her important research on the impacts of sea-level rise on environmental and public health in the U.S. Southeast. 

Graphic that announces the 2026-27 Local Engagement Seed Grants. Deadline: September 14, 11:59 p.m. Improving the the health of individuals, communities, and ecosystems in North Carolina

Aug 3, 2026

Accepting Proposals for the 2026-27 Local Engagement Seed Grants

The Global One Health Academy is excited to announce the call for proposals for the 2026-27 Local Engagement Seed Grants. These seed grants support NC State students, postdocs, faculty, and staff in their One Health-relevant projects that engage and benefit North Carolina communities. Deadline: September 14, 11:59 p.m. 

Graphic that reads, "Accepting 2026-27 proposals" "Participatory Sciences Microgrants, advancing graduate research that utilizes and/or advances participatory sciences" "Deadline: September 14, 11:59 p.m." "Awards amounts are available up to $1,000 for projects occurring now through June 2027"

Aug 3, 2026

Accepting Proposals for the 2026-27 Participatory Sciences Microgrants

The Global One Health Academy is proud to partner with Citizen Science Campus to offer Participatory Sciences Microgrants. These microgrants advance graduate research that utilizes participatory science approaches and/or advances the field of participatory sciences. Deadline: September 14, 11:59 p.m. 

Graphic featuring Global One Health Fellow Spotlight on Cassidy Oliverio (PhD Student, Chemistry). The GOHA logo is featured at the top left with the red NC State brick. Two images of Cassidy are included: one with her smiling against a grey backdrop and another of her working in a lab with personal protective equipment

Jul 1, 2026

Global One Health Fellow Spotlight – Cassidy Oliverio

Learn more about Cassidy Oliverio and how the Global One Health Fellowship helped support her important research on the development of genetically encoded biosensors. 

Graphical announcement of the 2026-27 Global One Health Scholars featuring images of the six scholars, Evan Byrd (Biochemistry, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences), Joshua George (Statistics, College of Sciences), Caniya Hall (Biological & Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences), Brynn Laske (Biological Sciences, College of Sciences), Mirabelle Scheuerle (Biochemistry, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences), Liz Stern (Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservative Biology, College of Natural Resources)

Jun 10, 2026

Announcing the 2026-27 Global One Health Scholars

Six undergraduate students were selected from a highly competitive pool of excellent applications from across multiple academic colleges at NC State. The Scholars program grows the next generation of leaders in One Health through interdisciplinary training, experiential learning, and leadership development. 

Graphic featuring Global One Health Fellow Spotlight on Ashley Cave (DVM/PhD Student, Comparative Biomedical Sciences). The GOHA logo is featured at the top left with the red NC State brick. Two images of Ashley are included: one with her smiling with her dog and the other a selfie of Ashley smiling with a marine iguana behind her.

Jun 8, 2026

Global One Health Fellow Spotlight – Ashley Cave

Learn more about Ashley Cave and how the Global One Health Fellowship helped support her important research on PFAS exposure in marine, aquatic, and domestic animal populations and the pathologic and clinical consequences of these exposures. 

Two scientists in lab coats pipette and look at slides

May 22, 2026

Lessons from Collard Greens: Celebrating Connections between Food & Place and Protecting the Invisible Helpers Below

GOHA's Local Engagement Seed Grants have supported NC State students, postdocs, faculty, and staff in multiple One Health-relevant local engagement projects. One supported project, led by Mallory Choudoir, Ph.D., (CALS), explores the ecological relationships between soil microbes and heirloom collard cultivation. 

A large group stands and smiles for a photo outside

May 20, 2026

GOHA & CMAST Host Think and Do Tank Working Group Meeting on Cyanotoxins in Seafood

Cyanobacteria are a common source of harmful algal blooms in freshwater systems and the toxins they produce can pose significant risks to aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health. These toxins… 

Graphic featuring the Global One Health Academy (GOHA) announcement of the Fall 2026 Graduate Travel Awardees. This image includes the NC State red brick logo, an airplane graphic and headshots of the student recipients - Emma Budden, majoring in Microbiology in the College of Agricultural and Life Science - traveling to Brisbane, Australia and Andrea Landaverde, majoring in Biology in the College of Sciences - traveling to Auckland, New Zealand.

May 7, 2026

GOHA Announces Fall 2026 Graduate Travel Awardees

The Global One Health Academy is excited to announce the recipients for the Fall 2026 Graduate Travel Awards to support international or domestic travel that advances global One Health-related research. Two eligible NC State graduate students were awarded funding for travel occurring July through December 2026. Congratulations to our awardees!