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Sep 11, 2012

Helping Water Reclamation Projects Account For ‘Yuck Factor’

NC State communication researcher Andrew Binder focuses on public attitudes toward science. Binder is leading a national survey on water reclamation that will include questions aimed at determining how consumers communicate with each other about the risks and benefits of reclaimed water, and what steps might be taken to incorporate public input into a water utility’s decision to augment water supplies using reclamation.

Sep 7, 2012

Film Buff Gives New Life to Old Films

Skip Elsheimer '91 has been collecting educational films for 20 years. He has amassed 100 miles of film -- roughly 240 hours of material. Read how the self-proclaimed "AV Geek" has transformed his passion for film into both a hobby and a career.

Sep 6, 2012

2012 Statewide Short Story Contest Underway

Think you’ve got what it takes to write an award-winning story? Enter the 2012 NC State Short Story Contest, sponsored by the NC State University Creative Writing Program. The annual event, open to all NC residents (some exceptions apply), is one of the largest free literary competitions in the South. The contest has two categories that offer cash prizes and is supported by the Barnhardt Family Fund and other friends of the NC State Creative Writing program.

Sep 5, 2012

September 2012 CHASS Student of the Month: Caitlyn Duran

Caitlyn Duran is a senior in Social Work who is an active volunteer in the Raleigh community and has a passion for music and theatre. After graduation, she plans to earn an MSW and become a counselor for sex trafficking victims.

Sep 5, 2012

Dissertation on Visual Thinking Earns Recognition

All too often, doctoral candidates toil in obscurity over their dissertations. But CHASS alum Kelly Martin has earned high recognition for hers. NC State University nominated “Thinking Visually: A Guide to Research Methodologies and Contexts” for the nation’s most prestigious honor for doctoral dissertations, the Council of Graduate Schools /UMI Distinguished Dissertation Award in Social Sciences.

Aug 31, 2012

Positive Parenting When You’re Homeless

A new paper from NC State University's Department of Psychology addresses positive parenting in the context of homelessness. The paper, co-authored by Dr. Mary Haskett, a professor of psychology at NC State, includes recommendations for shelter practices and calls for more research on how to help homeless families with children who are facing mental-health problems.

Aug 29, 2012

Award-winning Sci Fi Writer Returns to Read

Famed science fiction writer and NC State alum Andy Duncan (MA, English '95) returns to campus on September 12, 2012, to read from his work. His former teacher and mentor John Kessel calls Duncan "one of the very best performers of his own fiction -- maybe the very best I have ever heard."

Aug 28, 2012

Chancellor visits CHASS

NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson recently spent an afternoon immersed in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in order to get a closer, more personal view of life within our dynamic college. Read about his visit and see an album of photos.

Aug 24, 2012

Faculty moderate Read Smart book discussions

Faculty from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences are moderating four out of the five book discussions in the "Read Smart" program organized by NCSU Libraries and Wake County Public Libraries this semester. All are welcome to join in these public book discussions sponsored by Friends of the Library of North Carolina State University.

Aug 20, 2012

Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes: What the Public Thinks

Researchers from NC State University have conducted the first nationally representative survey in the United States to gauge public opinion on the use of genetic manipulations to drive down mosquito populations and related diseases. While public support varies, depending on how the mosquitoes are characterized, a plurality opposes the effort when potential risks are explained.