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Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, was one of three judges this month for the 2009 National Model Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program at a conference hosted by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

David Noer, the Frank S. Holt Jr. Professor of Business Leadership in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, had his monthly column published Jan. 4, 2009, in the (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record. "Use the economic downturn as a wake-up call, not a panic call" uses the tale of Chicken Little to encourage readers not to listen to those whose response to the current financial meltdown as a cry that "the sky is falling."

David Noer, the Frank S. Holt Jr. Professor of Business Leadership in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, had his monthly column published Dec. 14, 2008, in the (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record. "Gifts for 'interesting' times" uses the concept of a holiday gift list to comment on the past election and the economy.

Margaret Miller, an instructor and executive-in-residence in marketing, provided expert commentary for News 14 Carolina in a recent news segment that examines what retailers are doing to lure shoppers in a holiday season overshadowed by a recession.

Steve DeLoach, a professor and chair of the Department of Economics, spoke with Fox 8 WGHP (High Point, N.C.) on Dec. 10, 2008, about the ongoing recession, consumer behavior and what kind of economic outlook to expect in 2009.

Four Â鶹ÊÓƵ students have won recognition from Stanford University for their entry in a global contest that challenged teams to create something of value using nothing more than water bottles. Their video entry stemmed from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Innovation Challenge, hosted locally by the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

Jennifer Platania, an associate professor of economics, talked with News 14 Carolina on Nov. 25 about a recession now gripping the American economy and President-elect Barack Obama's economic team.

Issues in Political Economy, an undergraduate research journal co-published by Â鶹ÊÓƵ, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, where several students have used the annual publication as a springboard to graduate studies in some of the nation’s premiere economic programs.

Seniors Erika Lamanna and Garrett Pittenger represented Â鶹ÊÓƵ this fall in the university’s first ever appearance at the Eller Ethics Case Competition, a prestigious national contest in which the duo advanced to the semifinals before their elimination from the sixth annual event.