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Sep 21, 2011

NUTS for Nutrition

Student volunteers help low-income, low-resource parents and their children learn about the importance of good nutrition and healthy eating through a program called Nutrition NUTS. Developed by Suzie Goodell, assistant professor of food, bioprocessing and nutrition sciences, Nutrition NUTS (which stands for “Nutrition Understanding Through Service”) focuses on obesity prevention. 

Sep 21, 2011

Why don't we all pay the same price?

If you and I go to a fast food chain, we’ll each pay the same price for a burger. But rarely do two people pay the same price for an airline ticket, even if they’re flying to the same destination. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden explains why this is the case. 

Sep 20, 2011

Better berries for a better economy

The N.C. Strawberry Project is a joint venture of N.C. State’s Plants for Human Health Institute at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis and Johnson & Wales University, an internationally recognized culinary institution with a campus in Charlotte. 

Sep 20, 2011

McLaughlin receives soil science award

Dr. Richard McLaughlin, North Carolina State University soil scientist, is among 11 researchers who will receive awards at from the Soil Science Society of America. 

Sep 20, 2011

CALS researcher investigates improved shelf quality for brambles

No matter how fruits and vegetables are filled with health-promoting and disease-fighting nutrients, they have to make it to market with their nutritional value intact, free of microbial contamination, and looking, smelling, and tasting great. This is the challenge of postharvest physiologist Penelope Perkins-Veazie. 

Sep 20, 2011

Who over-reached?

With the benefit of hindsight we can see that many home buyers 5 to 10 years ago guessed wrong on their home purchase. They bought homes assuming the value would continue rising, but that didn't happen. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden profiles some of those who had their homes go into foreclosure. 

Sep 19, 2011

New taxes

Some people say the way to improve the economy is to lower taxes. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden highlights new taxes on the horizon that could cause concern for these people. 

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 16, 2011

Technology, education and pay

Two big drivers of salaries in the past couple of decades have been education and technology. But do education and technology always work together in increasing what someone earns? N.C. State University economist Mike Walden responds. 

Sep 15, 2011

Core inflation

Each month two different inflation rates are released by the government. One is the total inflation rate, and the other is the so-called core rate, which excludes price changes for food and energy. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden explains why we track inflation without including food and energy prices.