{"id":320,"date":"2026-04-15T08:59:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chass.ncsu.edu\/human-factor\/?page_id=320"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:55:24","slug":"food-and-the-future","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chass.ncsu.edu\/human-factor\/food-and-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

We launched The Human Factor Speaker Series with a sold-out event featuring chef and author Alton Brown, bringing more than 650 attendees together for an evening of storytelling, humor and insight. Through conversations on creativity, community and culture, Brown and special guests explored how food connects people while shedding light on critical issues like food insecurity, emerging technology and cultural identity. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\n August 19, 2026<\/span>\n <\/p>\n \n

CHASS Courses Shape How We Understand The Human Experience<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Across disciplines, CHASS courses invite students to examine the stories, ideas and cultural traditions that shape how we understand the human experience.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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CHASS Faculty Research Preserves Human Stories<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

CHASS faculty share how their scholarship preserves stories that deepen our understanding of the human experience.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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Voices of CHASS: Why Preserving Human Stories Matters<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

CHASS faculty, staff, students and alumni share personal memories and meaningful moments that illustrate why preserving human stories matters.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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NC State Web Platform Unlocks Arabic Family Histories<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Eighty-four handwritten Arabic letters sat carefully preserved but unread for decades. Written by Charles Wassaf’s grandfather after emigrating from ‘Amchit, Lebanon, to Shreveport, Louisiana, in the late 1890s, they held generations of ancestral history locked inside a language no one in the family could read. That changed when Wassaf turned for help to NC State\u2019s…<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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Jesse Eisenberg to Headline NC State\u2019s 2026 Human Factor Series<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Actor and writer Jesse Eisenberg will take the stage as the premier speaker for The Human Factor, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences\u2019 signature series highlighting how human-centered insights drive solutions to today\u2019s complex challenges.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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Recipe for Success<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Four alumni discuss how a foundation in the humanities and social sciences influences their culinary careers, creativity and community engagement as part of the Human Factor Speakers Series.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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