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Jan 15, 2026

Many Drug-Use Treatment Providers in N.C. Demand Unpaid Labor, Limit Access to Evidence-Based Treatment

Many organizations that provide residential drug- and alcohol-use services in N.C. have mandated labor requirements and are less likely to provide evidence-based treatment for opioid-use disorders.

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Jan 14, 2026

Overly Involved Parents May Hold Their Kids Back Professionally

A study of more than 2,000 early-career adults found that young people whose parents were still very closely involved in their lives tended to have occupations with less prestige than young people whose parents were less involved.

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Jan 12, 2026

Police-Related Stress Is Associated With Health Risk for Black Women

Worrying about police brutality and harassment is associated with physical markers of cardiovascular health risk in Black women in the United States.

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Jan 6, 2026

How to Make Communities More Resilient to Climate Change

A new strategy lays out how local governments can limit adverse impacts of climate change on their communities.

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Dec 10, 2025

Celebrating Our Fall 2025 Graduates

Our fall graduates will leave NC State with knowledge, skills and an entire Wolfpack behind them. Get to know six new members of our alumni Pack.

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Dec 10, 2025

Building Resiliency in Group Collaborations

A recent study analyzed 30 years of collaborative conservation projects to better understand why some succeeded and others failed. The findings suggest a ‘mixed’ administrative approach to help collaborations develop resilience, filling a gap in organizational scholarship.

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Dec 9, 2025

Helping Family Members Across Generations May Have Complicated Health Effects

A new study of more than 38,000 adults suggests the relationships between intergenerational support and health are more complicated than previously thought.

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.

The woven bronze wolf statues on Wolf Plaza on a sunny fall afternoon

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?

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.

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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.