Faculty Focus

Feb 1, 2018

Small NC Communities Attractive to Retirees

The low cost of living and Wilson’s proximity to the Triangle give the town the opportunity to attract new residents and boost the local economy.

Nov 15, 2017

Economists Offer Insight for the 2018 US Farm Bill

NC State economist Barry Goodwin has been leading this AEI farm bill project along with Vince Smith (Montana State), Joe Glauber (IFPRI) and Daniel Sumner (Davis). The project’s team includes Agricultural and Resource Economics faculty members John Beghin, Tom Vukina, and Xiaoyong Zheng.

Nov 3, 2017

Nobel Committee Cites Work by ARE Faculty Member

Professor Zack Brown’s research on nudging and energy consumption is cited by the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences in its profile of Richard Thaler, the 2017 winner of the Sveriges…

Nov 2, 2017

Emeritus Professor Thomas Grennes in the WSJ

The Jones Act hindered recovery efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria by preventing ships from unloading supplies intended for much-needed relief efforts. An editorial in the Wall Street Journal…

Aug 11, 2017

Hans Binswanger, Highly Respected Economist and NC State Alumnus, Passed Away August 4th, 2017

Hans Binswanger (NC State University, Ph.D, 1973) passed away on August 4, 2017. Our Cornell colleague, Professor Prabhu Pingali, who worked extensively with Hans wrote the obituary shown below. Hans Binswanger (1943-2017):…

Jun 27, 2017

Dr. Tom Vukina Attends International Food Marketing Research Symposium in Dubrovnik

Dr. Tom Vukina recently attended the International Food Marketing Research Symposium in Dubrovnik, Croatia from June 14th-16th to present his paper entitled, “Substitutability between Organic and Conventional Poultry Products and…

Feb 17, 2017

Faculty Focus: Julieta Sherk Wins Fulbright Award

Julieta Sherk will head to Mexico next fall as a J. William Fulbright Global Scholar in Science and Technology. Learn more about her passion for landscape design as a vehicle for social change and improved community development.

Dr. Alexander Krings holds a folder containing one of the Vascular Plant Herbarium's plant specimens.

Nov 28, 2016

Faculty Focus: Behind the Scenes in the Vascular Plant Herbarium

NC State University’s Vascular Plant Herbarium Director describes what it’s like to look after more than a hundred thousand plant specimens – and why it’s important.