Author: Dave Caldwell

Oct 14, 2011

Fred Hain receives Order of the Longleaf Pine

Dr. Fred Hain has joined the long list of distinguished North Carolinians to receive the Order of the Longleaf Pine award. 

Oct 14, 2011

YOU DECIDE: What policy path should we follow?

Economists propose different paths to a prosperous economy. Which should we follow? Mike Walden discusses. 

Oct 6, 2011

Goodnight Irene: Dealing with storm damage at Pamlico field lab

The tireless work of University Field Lab employees and students helped repair damage from Hurricane Irene at the Pamlico Aquaculture Field Laboratory and save thousands of fish. 

Oct 4, 2011

Mari Chinn honored with engineering award

Dr. Mari Chinn, associate professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, received the American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers' 2011 A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award. 

Sep 28, 2011

YOU DECIDE: How are jobs measured?

Unemployment is measured in different ways, and that can be confusing. Mike Walden explains. 

Sep 16, 2011

YOU DECIDE: Is demography driving economics?

Is demography the forest that is our economic future, and is this demographic forest being obscured by a thicket of other economic issues? Mike Walden explains. 

Sep 13, 2011

NCSU golf tournament funds scholarships

Golfers can play a round on North Carolina State University’s Lonnie Poole Golf Course and raise money for scholarships Sept. 26 at the annual Dr. Art Bruneau Golf Tournament and Scholarship Fundraiser. 

Sep 2, 2011

YOU DECIDE: What should I tell new economics students?

What should we know about economics? Mike Walden hits the high points of a semester's worth of information. 

Aug 19, 2011

YOU DECIDE: Are consumers still calling the shots?

There's a force in the economy that can't be overlooked, and it may be responsible for the continuing dismal economic news. Mike Walden discusses. 

Aug 5, 2011

YOU DECIDE: Can we close the urban-rural gap?

North Carolina's urban areas have generally outpaced rural areas in terms of gains in prosperity. Mike Walden discusses the reasons for the this disparity.