UNCG in the News - September 2008

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• Dr. Janice I. Wassel, head of the Gerontology Program, was featured in a Business Journal article about active baby boomers (9-12-08).

• Dr. Christopher Ruhm, the Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor of Economics, was quoted on his research about the disparity between working mothers and their childrens' health in Newsweek (9-12-08).

• Economist Charles Courtemanche, whose research correlates the presence of a Wal-Mart store with higher cosumption of fruits and vegetables and weight loss, was featured on the Yahoo homepage and Portfolio.com