Appalachian State researchers study the health benefits of exercise. A tour of the Porsche By Design exhibit at the NC Museum of Art. And Dr. Stephanie Francis talks about the work & mission of InterAct of Wake County.

We continue our series of UNC campus profiles with The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. We look at the restoration efforts at the Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge. And author Tommy Hays talks about his new book.

A profile of the NCCU Biomanufacturing Research Institute & Technology Enterprise. A tour of the historic Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge. And Dr. Emlyn Koster previews upcoming programs at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.

Jeff Smith continues his series on Healthy Kids, Healthy Lives with a look at how outdoor areas & green spaces are being developed across the state to get families moving. Plus he looks at how childhood obesity is being fought in rural areas of NC & where families in that part of the state can turn for help.

Our first special focuses on the issue of childhood obesity & how it is diagnosed & treated. Plus a look at several groups working to bring resources to communities to combat the issue.

From a study of the life-cycle of box turtles, to tracking the red drum fish, to combating the invasive lionfish, Frank Graff looks back at the science of marine life in our state.