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Mar 29, 2019

A Just Anthropocene? Water, Climate, Community, and Resilience

What can we learn from environmental recoveries over the past century, as we face new interconnected challenges from climate change, synthetic chemicals, and forest change? In her new book on Lake Superior, the world’s largest and fastest warming lake, Nancy Langston describes several significant conservation success stories in the past half century: the recovery of forests…

Nov 14, 2018

Alumna Maggie Kane Provides a Table for All

Operating with a flexible “pay-what-you-can” model, alumna Maggie Kane’s A Place at the Table cafe nourishes bodies and souls in downtown Raleigh.

May 1, 2018

Alumna Leigh-Kathryn Bonner Named Inspiring Young Entrepreneur

The buzz continues to surround NC State alumna Leigh-Kathryn Bonner (International Studies '15) and her Bee Downtown company. Bonner, 25, was recently selected as one of Inc.’s 30 Most Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs under 30.

Apr 8, 2018

Alum Takes High-Tech Approach to Investigative Journalism

Alum Tyler Dukes is a public records reporter. That’s his official title, at least. You could also call him a data curator, web developer or open government advocate.

Mar 19, 2018

Calling Bull: Data Reasoning in the Digital World

Do you know whether the TED talk you watched last night is bull — and if so, can you explain why? Can you see the problem with the latest New York Times or Washington Post article fawning over some startup’s big data analytics? Can you tell when a clinical trial reported in the New England Journal or JAMA is trustworthy, and when it…

Oct 25, 2017

Flying High After Study Abroad in Cuba

After returning from his first trip overseas, student Marquan Hamilton says he'll no longer doubt himself: "the sky's the limit."

May 10, 2017

Meet Some of Our Outstanding 2017 Graduates

Our army of nearly 38,600 Humanities and Social Sciences alumni will grow even larger this spring, as nearly 1,000 of our undergraduate and graduate students earn NC State diplomas for their hard work. Meet a few of our outstanding graduates and see what's next for them after commencement.

Mar 22, 2017

At the WHO, Alum Aims to Remove Barriers Across the Globe

After discovering a passion for international relations, diplomacy and development at NC State, alumna Lianne Gonsalves entered the real world looking for a way to put it all together. And she has. Working as a technical officer at the World Health Organization, Gonsalves studies how to better connect young people with information and services related to their sexual and reproductive health.

Jan 24, 2017

Composer’s New Recording Is An International Effort

The latest recording of music by NC State composer Rodney Waschka is the result of international mathematical inspiration and a collaboration of performers, engineers, and producers from around the world. Waschka’s new piece, Au Revoir, Svetozar, is dedicated to the memory of a Yugoslav mathematician, Svetozar Kurepa. The work was composed for the Hong Kong…

Jan 9, 2017

Keeping an Eye on Celebrity Artifacts

Country star Patsy Cline's accounting ledgers. Dance legend Bob Fosse's choreography. Apple founder Steve Jobs' polo shirt. They might not seem to have much in common — but they all have communication alum Brian Christopher Cummings’ fingerprints on them.