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Students learn about Ebola during panel held in the Global Neighborhood
November 17, 2014
Attendants learned about the historical and contemporary factors facilitating the spread of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Kevin O’Mara presents research at Academy of Business Education conference
November 17, 2014
The professor of management discussed innovation solutions for management during his presentation at the annual conference.
Religious Studies faculty present research
November 17, 2014
Faculty from the Religious Studies Department will be participating in the Annual Meetings of the American Academy of Religion, International Association for Qur’anic Studies and the Society of Biblical Literature Nov. 21-25 in San Diego, Calif.
Amy Overman publishes research on cognitive intervention for older adults
November 14, 2014
Amy Overman, associate professor of psychology, has published a peer-reviewed journal article reporting the development of a noncomputerized, game-based, community cognitive health intervention.
Threat detectors: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ team focuses on airport safety
November 13, 2014
Associate Professor Scott Wolter ’85 and two ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ students are measuring x-ray patterns of everyday items as part of a broader effort to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security develop a new generation of airport explosive-detection technology.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ Chamber Orchestra praised in News & Record review
November 13, 2014
The largest daily newspaper in central North Carolina called the ensemble's fall concert a program "full of color and masterful playing" and lauded Professor Thomas Erdmann for his conducting.
Syllabuzz: GST 375 – Prison Nation
November 12, 2014
Is prison an actual deterrent to crime? That's one of the many questions Associate Professor of English Prudence Layne asks her students as part of this upper level interdisciplinary course.
Anthony Hatcher publishes article about WWII veteran on Huffington Post
November 12, 2014
The associate professor of communications interviewed 92-year-old J.C. Nethercutt, a WWII vet who was Hatcher's neighbor when he was growing up in eastern North Carolina. Nethercutt, who served as an ambulance driver in the Army, nearly died in a mishap a few days after landing on Normandy in 1944.