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Mar 15, 2017

Immigration Topic of History Weekend

Explore immigration and global consequences during multiple events at NC State March 31 and April 1.

Sep 22, 2016

Gross Honored By U.S. Army

Professor Ruth Gross, head of the department of foreign languages and literatures, was recently awarded the Commander's Award for Public Service by the Department of the Army.

NC State graduate and linguistics enthusiast Jessica Hatcher.

May 4, 2016

Speaking Her Language

Research awards and scholarships — including a Fulbright — have fostered Jessica Hatcher's love of linguistics.

NC State graduate Maya Krishnan pictured at the United Nations.

May 4, 2016

Making Connections for Change

International studies and business administration double-major Maya Krishnan earned a WomenNC Fellowship while at NC State.

Keon Pettiway, Ph.D. in rhetoric, communication and digital media, stands by the solar sculpture in front of NC State's Hunt Library.

May 4, 2016

Recreating MLK

Keon Pettiway — Ph.D. in communication, rhetoric and digital media — has been a key member of the Virtual MLK Project at NC State.

Mar 24, 2016

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Visits

Yusef Komunyakaa, judge of this year's NC State Poetry Contest, will appear on campus April 6-7. He will announce this year's winners and read from his own works at 7:30 on April 7 at the Withers Hall auditorium.

The Memorial Belltower, as viewed from a bus stop on Hillsborough Street.

Apr 29, 2015

CED Prof, 6 Students Nab Fulbrights

Education professor Patricia L. Marshall will spend next academic year in Ecuador, while a record six NC State students and alumni will study abroad thanks to Fulbright scholar grants.

Feb 12, 2015

Consider the Poem

Amateur poets, sharpen your writing skills and enter this year's NC State poetry contest, one of the largest competitions of its kind in the South. There's money in that meter, with the winner earning $500 and the top undergraduate entry earning $100.

Jan 7, 2015

Clerkin to Lead Nonprofit Institute

Richard Clerkin, interim director of the Institute for Nonprofit Research, Education and Engagement for the last year, has been elevated to executive director.

May 17, 2012

Keeping Language Alive

English professor Walt Wolfram and his students help keep a dialect alive on the Outer Banks.

Apr 10, 2012

The New Spring Break

Spring break isn't just about partying. This year, NC State students spent their time off learning about textiles in Peru and teaching linguistics in Ocracoke.

Jan 23, 2012

CSI: NC State

NC State experts unlock the secrets of soil samples, skulls, fibers and more to help law enforcement turn cold cases into convictions.

Jan 23, 2012

NC State forensic sciences: skull mapping

NC State anthropology professor has helped develop skull-mapping software that can trace the ancestry of skulls found by police.

Oct 30, 2011

Diving in

NC State's Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and the US Army are expanding a project that offers intensive foreign language training to ROTC cadets and other students. Starting in January, active-duty soldiers will begin studying at Ft. Bragg and, later, on campus.

Sep 8, 2011

Answering the call

The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks presented unprecedented challenges to our country. Chief among the tasks facing the United States after the attacks: innovation to meet those challenges. In fields from textiles to foreign-language training, NC State has been at the forefront, yielding better fabrics for firefighters and technology for detecting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in combat zones.