Departments and Programs

Apr 20, 2011

NC State Hosts Time Travel Conference

There’s far more to time travel than mad scientists and sputtering time machines. It’s a subject embraced by scholars in many fields and from many universities, including several of our own faculty here at NC State. The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies recently hosted a conference on time travel. Princeton University astrophysicist J. Richard…

Apr 20, 2011

Suicide Prevention Program Earns Seed Grant Funding

An alarming rise in suicide attempts over the past year prompted Professor of Social Work Willa J. Casstevens to create a suicide prevention proposal for NC State’s campus. Dr. Casstevens developed the NC State Suicide Prevention Proposal with co-investigator Dr. Jodi Hall to foster a culture and climate on campus that encourages outreach and help-seeking…

Apr 19, 2011

Psychology Professor Receives Engagement and Scholarship Award

Psychology Professor John Begeny has earned the Opal Mann Green Engagement and Scholarship Award and NC State’s Outstanding Extension Service Award. Begeny and his team were recognized for their work with the Raleigh Boys & Girls Club and the NCSU Partnership to Improve Literacy. Over the past three years, Begeny and his team worked closely…

Apr 14, 2011

Study Finds Public Relatively Unconcerned About Nanotechnology Risks

A new study by faculty in NC State’s Department of Communication finds that the general public thinks getting a suntan poses a greater public health risk than nanotechnology or other nanoparticle applications. The study compared survey respondents’ perceived risk of nanoparticles with 23 other public-health risks. The study is the first to compare the public’s…

Apr 13, 2011

English Lecturer Finds Self-Publishing a Success

English lecturer Elisa Lorello has proved that publishers and literary agents are no longer essential to climbing the bestseller lists. Self-publishing her first book “Faking It” through Raleigh-based LuLu.com, book sales reached a meager 100 copies its first year. Then Lorello decided to publish her novel as an e-book for Amazon’s Kindle. “Faking It” received…

Apr 11, 2011

Teach English to Speakers of Other Languages: New Certificate Program

Are you interested in: Teaching English abroad? Working in an immigrant community? Gaining hands-on, real-world experience overseas? If you answered YES to any of these questions, NC State’s new TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certificate Program may be right for you. Toby Brody, Director of English as a Second Language (ESL), says…

Apr 8, 2011

Coastal Dialect Fades

The sounds of the “hoi toid” are beginning to ebb along much of the Outer Banks. The distinctive dialect of area residents is fading as younger generations adopt more mainstream grammar and pronunciation, says Dr. Walt Wolfram, William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor of English. It’s a slow process, but language was never meant to…

Apr 6, 2011

Facial Structure Of Men And Women Has Become More Similar Over Time

Research continues to prove the closing gap between men and women, or at least of their craniofacial features. Dr. Ann Ross, an associate professor of anthropology, acted as the principal investigator of a study which examined hundreds of Spanish and Portuguese skulls spanning four centuries. The study uncovered that the craniofacial features of men and…

Apr 1, 2011

CHASS Student of the Month – April 2011

Amanda Jones, April 2011 CHASS Student of the Month.

Mar 28, 2011

Four CHASS Grad Students Win Awards at Research Symposium

On March 21, the NC State University Graduate Student Association held its Sixth Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium. Over 150 graduate students, nominated by their departments’ respective Director of Graduate Programs, gathered in the McKimmon Center to showcase the outstanding quality and diversity of the university’s graduate-level research, practice communicating with members outside of their…