May 2012

May 15, 2012

Landscape professional field day

Rain gardens, plant installation techniques, weed and insect management and more are on the agenda for N.C. State University's Landscape Professional Field Day on May 16 at the JC Raulston Arboretum. 

May 15, 2012

How low can the unemployment rate go?

The unemployment rate is finally going in the right direction -- down. But it is still uncomfortably high, being over 8 percent nationally and higher than 9 percent in North Carolina. Do economists have any estimates of just how far the rate can be pushed down? N.C. State University economist Mike Walden responds. 

May 14, 2012

Re-shoring

The term off-shoring refers to U.S. companies moving jobs to foreign countries to take advantage of lower labor costs, but now there’s a new term: re-shoring. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden discusses the term and what it means for U.S. jobs. 

May 11, 2012

Net job changes

Recently the numbers in job creation reports have been encouraging, showing national gains of 100,000 to 200,000 jobs monthly, but at the same time, several large companies have announced layoffs. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden explains how these two things can be happening at once. 

May 10, 2012

YOU DECIDE: Is government getting larger or smaller?

With the record levels of spending, especially at the federal level, and sky-high government deficits and debts, how could anyone make the case that government has been shrinking? Mike Walden explains how. 

May 10, 2012

North Carolina State University Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development

Julie Willoughby, assistant professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science, and Steve Lommel, William Neal Reynolds professor of plant pathology, have received a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations grant to develop a seed treatment method that will aid subsistence farmers in protecting their crops. 

May 10, 2012

Where the jobs are

There’s been some recent optimism about the job market. Employment at both the national and state levels has been trending upward. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden takes a look at the specific industries creating these jobs. 

May 9, 2012

Alumnus Richard Brooks awarded Honorary American FFA Degree

CALS alum Richard Brooks recently received the Honorary American FFA Degree during the 58th annual State FFA Land Judging Career Development Event in Robeson County. The award is given to those who advance agricultural education and FFA through outstanding personal commitment. 

May 9, 2012

State cost of living differences

With rising gas and other prices, people are very concerned with the cost of living. But does the money it takes to live differ by where you live? N.C. State University economist Mike Walden answers. 

May 8, 2012

JCRA’s 2012 Gala in the Garden is a red, white and green celebration

The annual garden party and fund-raising event doubled as a birthday party for N.C. State.