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Research in CHASS
CSI NC State: Forensics Lab Shines Light on Crime
Researchers from across campus, including key faculty from CHASS, are working with law enforcement to transform the way we solve crimes. [...]
What do NC State scientists prefer: CSI or Law & Order?
For the cover story of this winter's NC State magazine, the NC State Alumni Association magazine's editor talked to researchers across campus who are teaming up to advance work in the area of forensic science. [...]
Book Examines Middle Eastern Christianity
Akram Fouad Khater, professor and director of Middle East studies, has written a new book about the history of Middle Eastern Christianity. Embracing the Divine: Passion and Politics in the Christian Middle East (Syracuse University Press, 2011) tells the story of young 18th century nun, Hindiyya al–'Ujaimi, who underwent two Inquisitions after seeking to establish a convent in the mountains [...]
How To Avoid Scams Targeting Older Adults
Research tells us that scams targeting older adults are becoming increasingly prevalent, and can have devastating effects on the finances of seniors and their families. [...]
Research News
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 our ancestors didn't blog? Think again. Although the term blogging and our electronic way of doing it are relatively new, the idea of disseminating information via informal writing is certainly not. [...]
Last week, NC State hosted the ScienceOnline2012 conference, bringing together a wide variety of people with an interest in communicating about science. [...]
Editor's Note: Readers of The Abstract are generally interested in research, science and technology. People that fall into that camp are often also devotees of science fiction. [...]
The Abstract staff will be taking off for a couple of weeks to prepare for 2012. In an attempt to amuse and entertain ourselves you, we've pulled together a quick quiz on some of the research we've written about over the past year. [...]
2012 is shaping up to be a big year for communication related to science. During North Carolina's Year of Communicating Science, the Triangle area will be center stage for those who write about, speak about, and otherwise translate science for the less technicially inclined. [...]
Associate professors of film studies Devin and Marsha Orgeron have shared guest posts on NC State's research blog, The Abstract. Their essays relate to their forthcoming book about educational films, Learning With the Lights Off (Oxford University Press, 2012). [...]
An archaeological research team from NC State University, the University of Washington and University of Florida has found one of the most diverse collections of prehistoric non-native animal remains in the Caribbean, on the tiny island of Carriacou. [...]
Ten hours a day, studying a foreign language? That's daunting. [...]