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Apr 25, 2012

It’s All in Your Head: Tracing Skull Differences

Anthropologist Ann Ross, who is receiving an Outstanding Research Award from the NC State University Alumni Association this spring, has co-authored a paper with her former grad student Ashley Humphries that sheds new light on the characteristics of male and female skulls. 

Apr 20, 2012

MFA Student Sierra Golden Wins American Poets Prize

MFA student Sierra Golden has won the prestigious Academy of American Poets Prize. 

Apr 20, 2012

Fisherwoman Wins American Poets Prize

MFA student Sierra Golden has won the prestigious Academy of American Poets Prize. NC State participates in the annual contest that began in 1955. This year's national contest was judged by poet Kevin Boyle, chair of the Department of English at Elon University. 

Apr 19, 2012

Holt Brothers Raise Cancer Awareness

Newly named CHASS advisory board member Terrence Holt and his brother Torry Holt were star football players at NC State before going on to play in the NFL. More recently, the Holt brothers have turned their powerful energy toward charity, and have organized the Answers for Cancer Walk in Raleigh. NC State's Alumni Association featured the Holt brothers on the Red and White for Life blog. 

Apr 18, 2012

New Members Named to College Advisory Board

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences at NC State University welcomed five new members to its Board of Advisors during its spring 2012 meeting. Four of the new members are NC State alumni; one is a current student. Meet Terrence Holt, Bryan Hum, Charlie Perusse, Bing Sizemore, and Ken Wooten. 

Apr 11, 2012

Keeping a Dialect Alive on Ocracoke

Professor Walt Wolfram has taken students to the Outer Banks for spring break for 20 years. The annual expedition at first involved conducting research on the Outer Banks brogue. Now the trip aims to teach young Ocracokers about a tongue rarely spoken by anyone but the elderly. Wolfram says coming back to teach each year brings linguistic insights gleaned from Ocracoke back home. 

Apr 10, 2012

Poet Barbara Ras Reads, Announces Contest Winners

Barbara Ras, poet and editorial director of Trinity University Press, is judging the NC State 2012 Poetry Contest. She will read from her own work and congratulate the prize-winning poets at an event on Wednesday, April 11, beginning at 7:30 pm in Caldwell Lounge. 

Apr 5, 2012

CHASS Student of the Month: April 2012

Rachel Barnum is a senior majoring in Science, Technology & Society. Rachel co-founded Roots & Shoots, an NCSU animal conservation club. She interns at Stop Hunger Now and Safari Professionals. She is in the process of completing an NCSU Global Perspectives Certificate, and she has been involved in the Health Occupation Student Association and the Nutrition Club. 

Apr 1, 2012

Check out the new website, Women under Siege

The website documents how rape and other forms of sexualized violence are used as tools in genocide and conflict throughout the 20th century and into the 21st.  Spearheaded by Gloria Steinem, this initiative builds on the lessons revealed in the anthology Sexual Violence Against Jewish Women During the Holocaust by Sonja Hedgepeth and Rochelle Saidel,… 

Mar 20, 2012

COM Week 2012

NC State has numerous traditions and events, and next week welcomes an old favorite with new and exciting features. Join us for COM Week 2012 from March 26 – 30, featuring workshops, lectures, networking events, and panel discussions.