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Study Sheds Light on How to Encourage Condom Use Among Teens

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Second-year NC State student Ashley Scott, a communication major, poses on the Court of North Carolina outside the 1911 Building.

Nov 10, 2025

Discover Our Majors: Communication

Meet Ashley Scott, a second-year communication major at NC State, and learn how her degree is preparing her to forge a path as a professional communicator. 
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Nov 6, 2025

Weaving Art Into NC State’s Identity

The installation of bronze wolf statues, geometric glass sculptures and other public art is part of a long-term, strategic effort to beautify NC State's campus. 
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Oct 20, 2025

How to Make ‘Smart City’ Technologies Behave Ethically

New approach allows policymakers and technology developers to better align the values programmed into smart city technologies with the ethics of the people who will be interacting with them. 
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Sep 16, 2025

Study Highlights Possible Path Forward for Teaching Writing to Students With Disabilities

New research suggests a technique called performance feedback could be a valuable tool for helping students with disabilities become stronger writers. 
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Sep 12, 2025

Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

Teaming up with engineers of different disciplines, an ethicist is studying some of the most pressing issues society faces amidst the adoption of AI. 
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Sep 8, 2025

Tackling Ethical Questions About Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Increased use of TMS raises a number of ethical questions. Are health care providers doing enough to track adverse side effects? Are patients able to make informed decisions about TMS? 
The new mural in Caldwell Lounge.

Aug 28, 2025

CHASS Unveils Mural Celebrating Creativity, Human Connection

A new mural in Caldwell Hall Lounge highlights the transformative power of the humanities and social sciences, capturing the College of Humanities and Social Sciences’ impact on students, society and the human experience. 
aerial view of the Tillamook Bay watershed

Aug 26, 2025

Study IDs What Can Help Collaborative Groups Actually Accomplish Their Goals

Research suggests a specific administrative approach improves the ability of collaborative groups to deliver the services they were created to provide. 
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Jun 19, 2025

A New Test to Help Driverless Cars Make ‘Moral’ Decisions? Philosophers Approve.

Researchers have validated a technique for studying how people make “moral” decisions when driving, with the goal of using the findings to train the AI used in driverless cars. 
An NC State student reads in a hammock strung between two trees in a green space on campus.

May 27, 2025

Turn Pages With the Pack

This summer reading season, readers at NC State are sharing books that transformed their thinking and their lives and the best spots to read on campus. 
Emi Boldor, a spring 2025 NC State graduate, poses in cap and gown in the leadup to commencement.

Apr 28, 2025

Sending Off Our 2025 Graduates

Meet five graduates from NC State's class of 2025 and learn about the journeys they took to get here. 
The Human Factor with Alton Brown

Apr 24, 2025

CHASS Debuts The Human Factor Speaker Series with Alton Brown

NC State’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to announce The Human Factor, a premier speaker series exploring human-centered solutions to complex problems. The series’ inaugural event will feature acclaimed chef, author and TV personality Alton Brown. 
two men in hard hats crouch on a large roof covered with solar panels

Feb 27, 2025

Study Finds Support for Solar Energy Has Become Politically Polarized

While public support for solar energy remains high, that support declined significantly from 2016 to 2022. 
Not only is collecting material with cytology brushes far faster and easier than collecting eraser crumbs, but it also greatly reduces the risk of cross-contamination. If you’re testing an entire book with an eraser, for instance, you must ensure to get up all the crumbs from one page before starting another. “Otherwise, you risk mixing them together,” Stinson says. Plus, from a library’s perspective, using a brush can in some cases be even less invasive than using an eraser. Many manuscripts that have survived hundreds of years aren’t exactly clean. Erasers remove dirt or stains — and leave unsightly white spots. Stinson and his team’s collection technique does not.

Feb 17, 2025

Deciphering the Past with DNA from Parchment Pages

With help from colleagues in the College of Veterinary Medicine, an English professor is examining much more than just what’s written on medieval documents. 
two condoms in foil wrappers rest on a yellow background

Jan 29, 2025

Study Sheds Light on How to Encourage Condom Use Among Teens

The study finds that simply having knowledge about safer sex practices is not enough to encourage condom use.