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Nov 19, 2009 - Political Scientist Joins Foundation for Ethics in Public Service Board
The Foundation for Ethics in Public Service has appointed Andrew J. Taylor, Chair and Professor of Political Science at NC State's School of Public and International Affairs, to its advisory board.
In its efforts to bring "a new level of transparency, accountability and integrity to all levels of American government," the Foundation receives and independently investigates allegations of corruption in government; provides reports of corruption to investigative journalists; and educates government leaders and the general public on the true nature of ethics in government as well as the causes and remedies of public corruption.
Former State Auditor Les Merritt, Jr. is Executive Director of the Foundation; former FBI Special Agent and Manager Frank L. Perry is Director of Investigations and Public Affairs. Taylor joins Gene Boyce, David Levinson, Bob Luddy, Orage Quarles III, Denis Ventriglia, and John Werner on the board.
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Nov 09, 2009 - History Professor Judy Kertész: Co-curates New Exhibit at Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Judy Kertész is one of the co-curators of IndiVisible: African-Native Lives in the Americas, a new exhibit opening Friday, November 13, at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), in Washington DC. This exhibit will focus on the historical relationships between African and Native peoples in the Americas. Opening events include a symposium on Friday, November 13, and a book signing event on Saturday, November 14.
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Nov 09, 2009 - Comm Grad is a CNN Hero
How do you go from pouring cosmos to providing clean water for people in impoverished countries? Ask Doc Hendley (Communication, '04), who has been named a CNN Hero for tapping into his bartending experience "to save thousands of lives on the other side of the world."
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Nov 06, 2009 - The Secret HIstory of Science Fiction
The anthology, a collection of stories from 1973 to 2008, makies the case for a rapprochement between science fiction and literary fiction. It contains stories by well known contemporary writers like Don DeLillo, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Margaret Atwood and Steven Millhauser, along with others by writers generally associated with science fiction like Lucius Shepard, Kate Wilhelm, Thomas Disch, and Maureen McHugh.
Kessel also reports the publication of a new story, "Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance," in the original anthology The New Space Opera 2.
Nov 05, 2009 - CHASS Forensics Expert Helps Solve Crimes
A front-page Raleigh News and Observer article focuses on CHASS faculty member and forensics expert Ann Ross. She was called in to help identify remains of a woman murdered in rural Edgecombe County. Her forensics expertise has helped identify victims from Bosnia to Chile, and across North Carolina.
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Nov 05, 2009 - Ed Funkhouser: Voice of the Wolfpack
Ed Funkhouser really knows how to work a crowd.
He does it every Saturday in the fall when NC State plays a home football game at Carter-Finley Stadium.
On game days, the Communication professor--and the Voice of the Wolfpack--can get nearly 60,000 Wolfpack fans to yell "first down" in unison by simply inflecting his voice, measuring his tone and pacing his delivery.
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Nov 05, 2009 - Chart Junk? How Pictures May Help Make Graphs Better
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