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Four Incoming CALS Students Named Park Scholars

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Farmworkers pulling up sweetpotatoes in a field

Aug 29, 2023

The Hands That Feed Us

Alejandro Gutierrez-Li leads the Agricultural Labor Extension Program, a novel and unique effort to address labor issues in North Carolina and the Southeast. 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Aug 25, 2023

You Decide: Is There a Winner in the Debate Over Taxes?

Economist Mike Walden shares why there are disagreements about taxes, including conversations related to fairness, income distribution and economic growth. 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Aug 11, 2023

You Decide: Is It a Bird, a Plane or the Crazy Economy?

Economist Mike Walden shares ideas about where the economy is headed and explains popular terms you may be hearing. 
Gracy Peterson wearing her Watermelon Queen sash and crown

Aug 3, 2023

Seeds of Success

CALS student Gracy Peterson is using her passion for agriculture to inspire others as the North Carolina Watermelon Queen, but her journey to the crown was anything but ordinary. 
Olivia Bondurant in Talley Student Union

Jul 31, 2023

CALS Student Learns About Ag Lending Through Internship

A summer internship with First Bank & Trust Company proves to be more than just shadowing for CALS senior Olivia Bondurant. 
Economist Mike Walden

Jul 28, 2023

You Decide: What’s Wrong With Worker Productivity?

Job productivity has declined over the last two years. Economist Mike Walden shares some potential causes, including loss of education, stress and remote work. 
Economist Mike Walden

Jul 14, 2023

You Decide: What’s the Real Poverty Rate?

Economist Mike Walden shares why calculating poverty rate is difficult, and if there has been any progress in reducing the poverty rate. 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Jun 30, 2023

You Decide: Are There Easy Answers to Hard Questions?

Mike Walden shares the answers to economic questions on topics from Social Security to the national debt. 
Female student sitting on rocky Irish coast

Jun 26, 2023

Third-Generation Beekeeper Explores Irish Agricultural Practices

CALS alumna and third-generation beekeeper Jessie Cline immersed herself in Irish culture while advancing her passion for honey bees. 
NC State's Memorial Belltower with the sun peeking through the trees

Jun 21, 2023

Four Incoming CALS Students Named Park Scholars

The four students were selected for the Park Scholarship out of more than 3,400 applicants.