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William C. Friday Award Presentation to Julius Tillery

James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Auditorium

The Park Scholarships Class of 2022 will present the William C. Friday Award to Julius Tillery. Tillery was selected by the Class of 2022 based on his outstanding advocacy for North Carolina’s agricultural and environmental sectors. He is the founder of Black Cotton, a business that centers and uplifts the Black community closest to the…

Canceled: The Science of Food

James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Auditorium

Can ancient recipes unlock spice superpowers? Do the vegetables in kimchi change its microbial make up? What does a sourdough tell us about your kitchen and body? After several years of study, we invite you to feast on the science of food. Come break bread with the citizen scientists, researchers and high school students who…

The Science of Food

James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Auditorium

Can ancient recipes unlock spice superpowers? Do the vegetables in kimchi change its microbial make up? What does a sourdough tell us about your kitchen and body? After several years of study, we invite you to feast on the science of food. Come break bread with the citizen scientists, researchers and high school students who…

Postponed: Betting On Yourself Keynote Speaker

James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Auditorium

Join us as Amy Wright, CEO and owner of Bitty and Beau's Coffee, discusses being a woman entrepreneur, the challenges she faced building a successful business and how she turned a personal passion into a professional career.