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Study Suggests Taking an Aggressive Stance in Crisis Communications Costs Companies Money

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a young Black woman looks directly at the viewer while standing on a city street

Oct 1, 2024

Online Microaggressions Linked to Poor Sleep Quality for Black Women

Microaggressions aimed at Black women online appear to harm the health of other Black women who see those microaggressions – even when the microaggressions are not aimed at them personally.

Sep 30, 2024

CHASS Seeks Proposals for Wellness and Belonging Mini-Grant Program

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences invites all faculty, staff and students across the college to submit proposals for the Wellness and Belonging Mini-Grant program.

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Sep 30, 2024

‘Litigant Shopping’ For Supreme Court Cases Can Backfire

Choosing plaintiffs with specific demographic attributes can be used to shape public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court – but it can also backfire. Elizabeth Lane, assistant professor of political science, weighs in.

Sep 16, 2024

NC State Lands NEH Grant to Decode Old Texts Using DNA

An NC State humanities scholar and university biologists received a $250,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to analyze DNA found in parchment manuscripts to uncover new insights into the humanities and encourage partnerships between the humanities and natural sciences.

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Aug 30, 2024

Public Opinion of New Justices Affects Views on Entire Supreme Court

The extent to which U.S. adults support newly appointed justices to the Supreme Court strongly influences the extent to which they support the high court as an institution. Elizabeth Lane, assistant professor of political science, explains the research.
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Aug 27, 2024

Two CHASS Faculty Members Receive NC State Foundation Grants

Communication professor Fernanda Duarte and English professor David Rieder recently received NC State University Foundation Grants for pioneering projects integrating AI and STEM with the Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Jul 23, 2024

Even in ‘Care Work,’ Women Face Lower Wages if They Have Kids

Mothers get paid less than either men or women without children, even in fields that are traditionally thought of as being “women’s work.” We discussed the research with co-author and professor of sociology Anna Manzoni.

May 13, 2024

Two Faculty Members Named National Humanities Center Fellows

English professor Belle Boggs and history professor Susanna Lee have been named National Humanities Center Fellows and will spend the next academic year working on individual research projects.
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Apr 16, 2024

Museum Partnership Invites the Public Into Research

Within the glass-walled labs of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, you’ll find NC State faculty — and students — making scientific discoveries before your eyes. Paul Brinkman, teaching associate professor of history, is one of these faculty members.
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Apr 1, 2024

Study Suggests Taking an Aggressive Stance in Crisis Communications Costs Companies Money

The bottom line? When a company took an aggressive stance, its stock price dropped. Associate Professor of Communication Alice Cheng and Ph.D. student Jaekuk Lee co-authored the paper discussing the findings.