May 9, 2024 | O&E News North Carolina schools have lost significant progress in racial integration By Staff A study of North Carolina public schools finds that even as enrollment becomes more racially diverse, schools are more segregated now than they were in the late 1980s. The report, “Can Our Schools Capture the Educational Gains of Diversity? North Carolina School Segregation, Alternatives, and Possible Gains,” found that racial diversity gains in North Carolina…
May 9, 2024 | O&E News What’s Next for Unionization in the South? By Staff For decades, foreign-owned auto companies such as BMW, Mercedes, and Toyota have built and operated manufacturing facilities in the South. Southern states are appealing to these European, Japanese, and Korean automakers because of lower wages and near-zero odds of unionization. But those odds may be changing. Last month, employees at the Volkswagen manufacturing plant in…
May 9, 2024 | O&E News Hoofin’ It: NC State Students Get World’s Finest Farrier Expertise By Staff The trainees in Dr. Raul Bras’ farriery selective learn how important hooves are to horse health before heading out to build relationships with local partners.
May 4, 2024 | O&E News N.C. Gov. Cooper Weighs In on Sports Gambling Research by Poole College’s Goldman, Lewellen By Staff After the Poole College researchers revealed the implications of North Carolinians being unable to itemize their gambling losses, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper calls for the state’s legislature to “fix” the issue.
May 2, 2024 | O&E News GOHA Co-hosts Community Engagement Webinar with C3HE By Staff On Tuesday, April 30, the Global One Health Academy teamed up with the Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity (C3HE) to host a webinar, Empowering Communities, Empowering Scholars: The…
May 2, 2024 | O&E News Associate Professor of Educational Psychology Christy Byrd Receives Chancellor’s Creating Community Outstanding Faculty Award By Staff NC State College of Education Associate Professor of Educational Psychology Christy Byrd says that young people are the future of the country, but they have a lot they can teach adults now about how to make positive change in society. Now, her work has been recognized through a 2024 NC State Chancellor’s Creating Community Outstanding Faculty Award.
April 30, 2024 | O&E News City Accolades for Sustainability By Staff City of Raleigh Environmental Awards recognized two NC State students and a campus program for significant advancement of sustainability.
April 28, 2024 | O&E News Poole Researchers Reveal Tax Implications of Sports Betting in North Carolina By Staff A TV news segment highlights research by economists Nathan Goldman and Christina Lewellen on the tax implications of sports betting in North Carolina.
April 26, 2024 | O&E News WKNC honored for design work By Staff Student radio station WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2 continues its tradition of teaching marketable skills on air and off, as Emma Bookhardt earned second place in a national design contest.