Mar 13, 2026 Forbes

What Research Reveals About COVID-19 And Taxes Six Years Later

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, amid a cascade of major events including U.S. travel restrictions from Europe, the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament, the NBA season being postponed, and celebrities like Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. Now, six years removed from the… 

Mar 13, 2026 Health Day

Study Links State Taxes to COVID Lockdown Decisions

“For this study, we looked at a host of state data – and it is important to note that observational studies cannot prove causation,” said study co-author Nathan Goldman, an associate professor of accounting at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. “However, we did find a very strong correlation between a state’s sources of revenue… 

Mar 13, 2026 Drugs.com

Study Links State Taxes to COVID Lockdown Decisions

“For this study, we looked at a host of state data – and it is important to note that observational studies cannot prove causation,” said study co-author Nathan Goldman, an associate professor of accounting at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. “However, we did find a very strong correlation between a state’s sources of revenue… 

Mar 13, 2026 The Coastland Times

You Decide: What’s wrong with the job market?

However, the news wasn’t all good. Job growth was not widespread. Most of the job additions, specifically 60%, were in one sector: health care. Several sectors lost jobs, including financial services, transportation/information and the federal government. Also, job layoffs were high, wage growth was very slow, long-term unemployment (meaning 27 weeks or more without a… 

Mar 13, 2026 Southern Living

4 Invasive Pests That Could Be Damaging Your Home Right Now

If you think you’ve seen an invasive pest, do some sleuthing. “With an invasive pest such as spotted lanternfly, for example, a healthy assumption is that if you see one, there are probably more,” says Chris Hayes, PhD, extension associate professor of structural pest management at North Carolina State University. “Be vigilant, inspect the plants… 

Mar 13, 2026 Physics World

Self-healing materials could make automobile parts last over 100 years

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Houston have achieved sustained self-healing of a composite material. The findings promise to extend the lifetime of aircraft and automotive parts by a century, according to a recent paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 

Mar 12, 2026 The History Channel

Earth Made Its Own Nuclear Reactor—2 Billion Years Ago

The first sign of the extremely ancient reactors appeared in 1972, when a nuclear technician in France noticed very slight abnormalities in uranium ore from a mine near Oklo. “The technician was monitoring the radioactivity, and he saw this was different,” says North Carolina State University nuclear physicist Chris Gould, who made a detailed analysis. 

Mar 12, 2026 Education Week

Phonics Is Crucial. But How Much Is Too Much?

“To me, the answer is that it depends on the degree to which students need this,” said Devin Kearns, a professor of early literacy at North Carolina State University at Raleigh, and the chair of the scientific advisory board for the International Dyslexia Association. “You’re not going to find many students who need almost zero… 

Mar 12, 2026 U.S. News & World Report

Study Links State Taxes to COVID Lockdown Decisions

“For this study, we looked at a host of state data – and it is important to note that observational studies cannot prove causation,” said study co-author Nathan Goldman, an associate professor of accounting at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. “However, we did find a very strong correlation between a state’s sources of revenue… 

Mar 12, 2026 The Wilson Times

Tariffs, rising costs and labor strains put tobacco growers under pressure

Jeff Dorfman asked those who attended last week’s 79th annual Tobacco Associates Inc. meeting if the current farming model is sustainable. “Y’all aren’t making any money farming. You are making money by the value of your farmland going up,” said Dorfman, the Hugh C. Kiger Distinguished Professor at N.C. State University. “That’s OK as long… 

Mar 11, 2026 MSN

One simple belief may help entrepreneurs bounce back from financial missteps

Researchers from NC State University, Marshall University, and Baylor University ran two separate studies to test whether a growth-oriented view of frugality, defined in the study as a “general preference to conserve resources” combined with applying “an economic rationale in the acquisition of resources,” would predict how well entrepreneurs coped after financial stumbles. 

Mar 11, 2026 News-Medical Life Sciences

Study finds correlation between a state’s sources of revenue and public-health policies

A new study in the United States finds that the more a state’s budget relied on sales tax revenue, the more likely it was to shorten stay-at-home orders during the early stages of the COVID pandemic. The findings suggest that state public-health decisions may have been influenced by unexpected budgetary constraints imposed by public-health restrictions. 

Mar 11, 2026 USA Today

Why do people love ‘Sinners’? Its power is in what it reveals. | Opinion

Fundamentally, the film poses the question about what humans can place our hopes in: elders, children, community or tradition? The film isn’t so much ambivalent about how to answer these questions as it is attuned to how many different answers there are. – Author: Jason C. Bivins, a professor in the Department of Philosophy and… 

Mar 11, 2026 CBS17

List of major retailers closing at Triangle Town Center in Raleigh grows, sparking mixed feelings with shoppers

“If you look at Raleigh or the region’s growth, the heaviest growth has been south of downtown Raleigh, not north of downtown Raleigh,” Dr. Michael Walden, North Carolina State University Economist, said. “And I think that’s one of the mall’s issue. And another issue is how all malls are struggling. Even Crabtree is struggling, given… 

Mar 11, 2026

You decide: what’s the best tax?

At the federal level, by far the dominant source of tax revenue comes from taxing income. Over 90% of federal revenues come from the individual income tax, the corporate income tax and taxes on income that support Medicare and Social Security. Revenues from taxes on imports (tariffs) and taxes on tobacco and fuel sales make…