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Mar 1, 2021

Study Suggests Teacher-Student Bonds May Be Especially Important for Homeless Kids

A study from NC State psychologists finds that a strong bond with teachers may make kids more resilient. 
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Feb 24, 2021

Podcast: Sneakerheads

Qiana Cryer-Coupet, an assistant professor of social work, talks about what it means to be a sneakerhead and why the culture is still going strong. 
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Feb 22, 2021

Study Sheds Light On How People Cope With Health Challenges and Medical Debt

Communication professor Lynsey Romo explores the important ways in which we deal with health and financial uncertainty. 
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Feb 17, 2021

Dubljevic Receives NSF CAREER Award

Veljko Dubljevic, an assistant professor of philosophy and science, technology and society at NC State, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. 
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Feb 15, 2021

Tracing the History of Mobile Games

NC State communication researchers are building a database of old-school mobile games. Want to help? 
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Feb 12, 2021

Study Finds NRA Stakeholders Conflicted in Wake of Shootings

A recent study from NC State communication professor Yang Cheng found that NRA employees and donors had extremely mixed emotions about the organization. 
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Feb 10, 2021

Three NC State Students Named Gilman Scholarship Winners

Two Humanities and Social Sciences students are among the recipients of the prestigious Gilman Scholarship. The scholarship's mission is to enable American students to gain proficiency in diverse languages and cultures. 
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Feb 8, 2021

Celebrating Black Alumni

Here, we celebrate the courage, creativity and successes of NC State's Black alumni from the last six decades — including Humanities and Social Sciences' Norma Wright Garcia, Chasity Melvin, Tony Caravano and Tyree Daye. 
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Feb 4, 2021

Wolfpack Writers: Jane Craven

We caught up with English alumna Jane Craven to learn more about her first poetry collection "My Bright Last Country." 
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Feb 2, 2021

NC State’s Center for Family and Community Engagement Welcomes New Leadership

Kwesi Craig C. Brookins has been named director of NC State’s Center for Family and Community Engagement, effective Jan. 1, 2021.