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You Decide: Good or Bad Direction on Inflation?

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Economist Mike Walden

Sep 5, 2025

You Decide: Is the Housing Market Improving for Buyers?

NC State economist Mike Walden says that if you’re in the market to buy a home, keep an eye on trends in construction and prices. 
A fried egg in a skillet.

Sep 4, 2025

Study Shows Not All Dietary Proteins Are Digested the Same Way

Categorizing dietary proteins as either animal- or plant-based fails to address source-specific differences, new research shows. 
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Sep 4, 2025

From Trash to Biogas

Biological engineering major Abby Studnek got real-world experience this summer exploring how to turn organic waste into biogas through the Biocarbon Utilization and Sequestration Lab. 
Reggie Strickland

Sep 2, 2025

Leadership Starts at Home

Seventh-generation farmer and 2025 CALS Distinguished Alumni Award winner Reggie Strickland is quick to tell you his success as a farmer and a man is due to the people in his life who took an interest in him. 
A food scientist with the FDA prepares raw peanuts for analytical sample extractions.

Aug 28, 2025

Six Super Careers in the Field of Food Science

From food safety to flavor chemistry to food process engineering, discover how the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences helps students bite into this diverse career field. 
people gathered outside of a trailer that contains fresh produce

Aug 28, 2025

Driving Community Resilience Through Fresh Food

A new partnership between NC State Extension and nonprofit Ripe for Revival aims to grow a mobile produce market program to bring fresh, locally sourced food directly to rural communities. 
a group of people stand outside in front of a brick building and the bust of a man

Aug 27, 2025

From Kilns to Kitchens: Unlocking Biochar’s Potential in Italy

Praveen Kolar, a professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, recently explored different methods for crafting biochar as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Bologna in Italy. 
Portrait of Rodolphe Barrangou

Aug 26, 2025

Focused on the Future

Rodolphe Barrangou, 2025 CALS Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, mentors the next generation of scientists at NC State, where the CRISPR pioneer and biotech entrepreneur found a home. 
a woman sits outside in a field holding a watermelon

Aug 25, 2025

Watermelon Queen Promotes More Than Sweetness 

As NC Watermelon Queen, agricultural science major Elle Steinlage is learning the importance of building awareness and support for the farms and companies that feed our communities. 
Economist Mike Walden

Aug 22, 2025

You Decide: Good or Bad Direction on Inflation?

NC State University economist Mike Walden weighs the ups and downs of inflation and how that's impacting prices today.