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African Childhood Inspires Novel

Two African experiences — her own as the daughter of missionaries and another she discovered in a 19th-century diary — “A Different Sun: A Novel of Africa,” English professor Elaine Orr’s first novel. Fiction was a new challenge for Orr, whose previous publications included a memoir and a pair of academic works.

Exploring the Magic of ‘Life After Life’

New York Times bestselling novelist and short fiction writer Jill McCorkle, a professor of English in NC State’s creative writing program, just published “Life After Life,” her first novel in 17 years. “It was a long time coming,” McCorkle told the Bulletin.

Keeping Language Alive

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

Social science

The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences' Nature Research Center will bring science, and NC State expertise, to the public in some exciting new ways.

NC State forensic sciences: Research for the real world

NC State research doesn't live only in the lab: our forensic scientists have helped law enforcement close cases.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Making Research An Open Book

How one NC State professor saw an aspect of literacy education being neglected, and decided to do something about it.

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Stories Tagged ‘college of humanities and social sciences’

African Childhood Inspires Novel

Exploring the Magic of ‘Life After Life’

Keeping Language Alive

Social science

NC State forensic sciences: Research for the real world

CSI: NC State

NC State forensic sciences: skull mapping

Diving in

Answering the call

Making Research An Open Book

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