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It's All in Your Head: Tracing Skull Differences
Anthropologist Ann Ross, who is receiving an Outstanding Research Award from the NC State University Alumni Association this spring, has co-authored a paper with her former grad student Ashley Humphries that sheds new light on the characteristics of male and female skulls. [...]
Cedars in the Pines: The Lebanese of North Carolina
Cedars in the Pines, a documentary film produced as part of NC State's Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies, premiered at the NC Museum of History on March 28. The film represents the first phase of a multifaceted project to research, document, preserve, and publicize the history of the Lebanese-American community in North Carolina from the 1890s through the present. [...]
Project Aims To Improve HIV/AIDS Prevention Materials For African-American Women
African-American women make up a disproportionate number of HIV/AIDS cases in the United States. Researchers from NC State University--including faculty from the Department of Communication--are trying to change that, leading a National Science Foundation project aimed at developing HIV/AIDS prevention materials that resonate with African-American female college students. [...]
Feeling in Control Boosts Brainpower in Elderly
New research from NC State University's Department of Psychology shows that a sense of control fluctuates more often, and more quickly, than previously thought – and that this sense of control may actively affect cognitive abilities. [...]
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5/10/12
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2012 Faculty Awards

Faculty were recognized for outstanding accomplishments in teaching, advising, research and engagement at a ceremony held in Caldwell Lounge April 25, 2012. [...]

5/4/12
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Philosophy Student Shows Strength in the Face of Loss

Sophomore Josephine Yurcaba hasn't had it easy this semester. The Philosophy and English double major learned over the Easter break that her terminally ill mom likely has only a few months left to live. [...]

5/3/12
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Study Shows that in Restaurants, Race Matters

A new study from NC State University shows that more than one-third of restaurant servers discriminate against African-American customers. Sarah Rusche, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at NC State, co-authored a paper describing the study with CHASS alum Dr. Zachary Brewster of Wayne State University, who earned his doctoral degree in sociology in 2009. [...]

4/18/12
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Scoring Music Based on Genetic Algorithms

NC State composer Rodney Waschka, known for his computer music and his theatrical works, is an internationally recognized expert in computer music. His recently recorded Winter Concerto has been released on the RMA label in London. [...]

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Efforts to Help Homeless Kids Gaining Traction

Homeless children are at higher risk for mental health problems than other kids, but one researcher from NC State is taking action to give these kids a better chance for a healthy life. [...]

Local and Mobile

Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Adriana de Souza e Silva, associate professor of communication in NC State's Department of Communication, who is chairing an international conference, Local and Mobile, for researchers and students of mobility studies. [...]

Getting Organized To Fight Wildfires

Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Lauren Williams, a communication intern in NC State's College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Think fighting wildfires is just a job for forest rangers armed with water? [...]

Dealing With Trauma And Its Aftermath

Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Karen Bullock, associate department head in NC State's Department of Social Work, which is hosting a symposium on trauma for social workers and those in related fields. [...]

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Keeping a Dialect Alive on Ocracoke

Professor Walt Wolfram has taken students to the Outer Banks for spring break for 20 years. The annual expedition at first involved conducting research on the Outer Banks brogue. [...]

Saved and Sanctified

Deidre Crumbley, associate professor of Africana Studies, describes the social institution of the storefront church in her new book, "Saved and Sanctified: The Rise of a Storefront Church in Great Migration Philadelphia." [...]

Dealing with Trauma and its Aftermath

At a time when many families are adjusting to soldiers returning from combat, significant job layoffs, foreclosures on home mortgages, high rates of crime, and interpersonal violence, there is an increased demand for social workers. [...]

Local and Mobile

Local and Mobile, an international conference being held at NC State University, brings researchers from a range of disciplines together to discuss how mobile technologies--from smart phones to GPS devices--are changing our thinking about our own identities, our sense of privacy, our notions of place and space, our civic and political participation, our policy making, and our everyday consumption. [...]

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