Kristen Fontana

Aug 5, 2025

Global One Health Fellow Spotlight – Holly McInnes

Holly McInnes, Ph.D. student in Plant Pathology, was part of the 2024-25 cohort of Global One Health Fellows. Her research focuses on addressing tomato spotted wilt virus in North Carolina. Learn more about her important research and how the Global One Health Fellowship helped support her efforts through her spotlight! 

Aug 1, 2025

Accepting Proposals for the 2025-26 Local Engagement Seed Grants

The Global One Health Academy is excited to announce the call for proposals for the 2025-26 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. 

Aug 1, 2025

Accepting Proposals for the 2025-26 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. 

Aug 1, 2025

Announcing the GCAP Food-Water Interface Seed Grants

The Global One Health Academy is excited to announce their second GCAP focus area: the food-water interface. Proposals are now being accepted for GCAP Food-Water Interface Seed Grants, which will support interdisciplinary, One Health projects that integrate across food and water. 

Jul 31, 2025

GOHA Student Spotlight – Cole Butler

Cole Butler, Ph.D. was a recipient of the Spring 2024 Graduate Travel Awards, where he traveled to Barcelona, Spain to attend the bi-annual Gordon Research Conference on Genetic Biocontrol. Learn more about Dr. Butler and how the Global One Health Academy helped support his research on theoretical biology to better understand insect pests and their effects on agriculture and public health through his spotlight. 

Jul 14, 2025

GOHA Faculty Spotlight – Saad Khan

Saad Khan (COE), was a recipient of the 2024 Seed Grant Awards for a project on using sustainable agriculture to enhance food security. Learn more about Khan and how the Global One Health Academy helped support his research on custom emulsions to promote plant growth and reduce waste through his spotlight. 

Jun 11, 2025

GOHA Student Spotlight – Liz McCormick

Liz McCormick, Ph.D., was a recipient of the Fall 2023 Graduate Travel Awards, where she traveled to Atlanta, Charlotte, Durham, and Washington, D.C. to study indoor quality of office buildings. Learn more about Dr. McCormick and how the Global One Health Academy helped support her graduate research on the critical role indoor environments play in public health through her featured spotlight! 

May 28, 2025

Celebrating the First Graduates of the Participatory Sciences Certificate

The Global One Health Academy and Citizen Science Campus are excited to announce the first graduates of the Participatory Sciences Graduate Certificate. Congratulations to Marcus Bailey (CNR) and Alejandra Betancourt (CNR)! Check out the interview below to learn more about these two students. 

May 12, 2025

GOHA Announces Fall 2025 Graduate Travel Awardees

The Global One Health Academy is excited to announce the recipients for the Fall 2025 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 2025. Congratulations to our awardees! 

May 8, 2025

GOHA Student Spotlight – Kaylin Lewandowski

Kaylin Lewandowski, Ph.D. student in Entomology and Plant Pathology, was a recipient of the Spring 2024 Graduate Travel Awards, where she traveled to Uganda. Learn more about Lewandowski and how the Global One Health Academy has helped support her research on malaria incidence in the East African Country through her featured spotlight.