News

Jan 13, 2014

Student Helps Toilet Startup

Communication and sociology double major Sarah Nilson interns with a startup whose tagline is "Help the world, one toilet at a time." Find out why she's proud to perch atop the Dungaroo.

Jan 7, 2014

Meet Your 2014 Dean for a Day

Tiffany Johnson, a political science and communication major, will trade places with Dean Jeff Braden on February 12. Johnson will serve as Dean for a Day, while Braden takes classes ranging from "Administration of Justice" and "Supreme Court and Public Policy" to "Intro to Film" and "Communication and Technology." Will he make good grades? Will she change the course of the college? Stay tuned!

Nov 19, 2013

Dr. David Berube Published in NCA’s SPECTRA Magazine

Dr. David Berube, professor of Communication, writes in the November 2013 issues of SPECTRA magazine titled "Grant Landscape for Communication Scholars."

Nov 4, 2013

Weight Loss Not Always Beneficial for Romantic Relationships

Losing weight is generally beneficial for human health, but when one partner in a romantic relationship loses weight, it doesn’t always have a positive effect on the relationship. According to new research from NC State and the University of Texas at Austin, there can be a “dark side” to weight loss, if both partners are not on board with enacting healthy changes.

Nov 1, 2013

Communication Media Concentration Readies Graduates

As it has since its beginnings in the 1970s, the video production sequence at NC State maintains a focus on career preparation. Jim Alchediak, senior lecturer and advisor, makes it a priority to stay current with his field’s technology in order to teach students the media production skills they will need to be successful. Achediak’s…

Oct 31, 2013

Dr. Matthew May

Dr. Matthew S. May, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric, research focuses on the transformative power of public discourse—in the oratorical performances of classical antiquity and the circuits of contemporary digital media.

Oct 30, 2013

CHASS 101 Opens Doors and Minds

Knowing where you are, where you fit in and the community’s expectations of you: it all matters. Even more so when you are a freshman entering a campus of more than 34,000 students. CHASS 101 offers an orientation to the culture, resources, research methods, and interdisciplinarity of our unique college.

Sep 17, 2013

Dr. Kami Kosenko

Dr. Kami Kosenko works in the area of interpersonal health communication and strives to conduct theoretically and methodologically sophisticated research that has practical relevance and import. In particular, she is interested in the communicative challenges and coping strategies of individuals with stigmatized conditions or identities. The goal of her work is to identify common challenges…

Aug 29, 2013

Pints of Science: How Density is Our Destiny

Pints of Science kicked off its second season August 27, 2013, with Dr. Suveen Mathaudhu, adjunct assistant professor in NC State’s Materials Science and Engineering, who spoke about the importance of understanding the idea of density for improving future technologies. “As much as you would think density is a simple term, that everybody should know…

Aug 12, 2013

CHASS Welcomes New Tenure-Track Faculty for 2013-2014

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences welcomes 15 new tenure-track faculty to its ranks this fall. Their research interests range from medical anthropology to Spanish sociolinguistics. Meet these stellar scholars, researchers, and teachers.