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You Decide: Should Young Workers Be Angry About the Economy?

NC State economist Mike Walden evaluates economic issues through the lens of Generation Z, looking at everything from purchasing power to wages of young adults. 
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New App To Help Farmers Act Against Flooding

A new web-based app is in the works that will help farmers take action to protect crops, livestock and farm machinery when a storm or flooding event is forecasted. 
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Rethinking the Pollinator Garden

Maegan Luckett, a recent alumna of the horticulture distance education graduate program and horticulturalist at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, explores how garden plant bed layout and selection impact bees and humans alike. 
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Teeing Up a Successful Career

With a job already lined up at a new golf course near Aiken, South Carolina, Alex Boone, a turfgrass management major with the Agricultural Institute, is ready to hit the greens when he graduates in December. 
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Study Finds Some Microbes Drastically Change Behavior Outside the Lab

A new study from NC State researchers highlights the importance of studying microbes in their natural settings, finding that corn root bacteria behaved dramatically differently on the plant than in the lab. 
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U.S. Arboretum Director Richard T. Olsen To Lead Horticultural Science at NC State

In a horticultural homecoming, Richard T. Olsen, director of the U.S. National Arboretum, will return to lead the horticultural science department at NC State, where he earned two degrees. 

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Dana Hanson, an Extension specialist in meat science, shares the traditions and local flavors that make North Carolina barbecue exceptional.

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