humanities and social sciences

May 2, 2018

Study Links Parental Support and Career Success of Children

A recent study finds young people who get financial support from their parents have greater professional success, highlighting one way social inequality is transmitted across generations. 

May 1, 2018

Fascination and Delight: Q&A With Marsha Gordon, Co-Director of ‘Rendered Small’

How a film studies professor made a documentary about the smallest town in North Carolina. 

Apr 19, 2018

Age Affects How We Predict and Respond to Stress at Home

A recent study finds older adults are better than younger adults at anticipating stressful events at home – but not as good at using those predictions to reduce the adverse impacts of the stress. 

Apr 16, 2018

How Memes Use Humor to Discredit African-American English

A recent study finds video memes can use humor to contribute to – and reinforce – negative views of black culture. 

Apr 10, 2018

How Mediation Training Could Promote Student Resilience, Well-Being

Universities are searching for ways to help their students. Mediating training may be part of the answer. 

Apr 5, 2018

Concert Marks 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Death

The Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra, a program of NC State’s Department of Music, will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by performing an evening of music by African-American composers in Stewart Theatre. The concert will include the world premiere of Sinfonietta of Dreams, a piece specially commissioned for this event. 

Apr 2, 2018

Langston Hughes’ Hidden Influence on MLK

Learn more about poet Langston Hughes' influence on Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a guest post from NC State's Jason Miller, a noted Hughes scholar. 

Mar 22, 2018

Wrestler Macchiavello Savors National Title

NC State’s Mike Macchiavello scores a surprise victory in the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, leading the Wolfpack to a fourth-place finish in team competition and becoming the first N.C. native in more than three decades to win an individual national wrestling title. 

Mar 21, 2018

Attica Uprising Is Focus of History Weekend

Historian Heather Thompson discusses the 1971 Attica prison uprising as the featured speaker at this year’s History Weekend. 

Mar 15, 2018

Students Report Food, Housing Insecurity

NC State becomes one of the first universities in the country to survey its student population on hunger and homelessness. The findings could lead to the expansion of student support programs on campus. 

Mar 12, 2018

Study Tackles Neuroscience Claims to Have Disproved ‘Free Will’

Some researchers have argued neuroscience studies prove that free will is an illusion. But a new analysis of these studies shows that many contained methodological inconsistencies and conflicting results. 

Mar 8, 2018

Contest for the Well Versed

Candy is dandy, but the NC State Poetry Contest is good, too. Enter up to three poems by Monday for a chance to win recognition and even some cash. 

Mar 5, 2018

Tackling Perceived Bias in Engineering Education

NC State researchers are taking the lead in understanding and addressing perceived bias in engineering education programs across the country. 

Feb 28, 2018

Belize Study Offers Blueprint for Community-Based Public History Research

A new paper on fieldwork in rural Belize serves as a case study for both developing site-specific cultural and historical exhibits and training a new generation of public history scholars. 

Feb 20, 2018

Study: Corporations Can Benefit from Altruism During a Crisis

Research finds that altruism – and social media – can help corporations cultivate trust with consumers on mobile devices during and after natural disasters, such as hurricanes.