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Aug 12, 2024

What’s on Tap? Maybe One Day Your Wastewater

JoAnna Klein spoke with environmental historian Matthew Booker and engineer Francis De Los Reyes about the problem of urban waste management. The answer is a lesson in history – and a call to challenge our assumptions about what waste really means to us. 

Apr 15, 2024

Museum Partnership Invites the Public Into Research

Within the glass-walled labs of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, you’ll find NC State faculty — and students — making scientific discoveries before your eyes. Paul Brinkman, teaching associate professor of history, is one of these faculty members. 

Aug 2, 2023

Traci B. Voyles Named Head of NC State Department of History

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences has named Traci Brynne Voyles as head of the Department of History, effective July 1. 

Jul 1, 2022

After 7 Years as Department Head, David Zonderman Returns to Faculty

After serving as head of the history department for more than seven years, Professor David Zonderman will step down and return to the faculty on July 1. 

Jun 8, 2022

History and Law School: An Ideal Match

If you’re considering law school, a degree in history can help guide and embolden your path. History students hone valuable and transferable skills for a multitude of industries and professions, including the law. 

May 31, 2022

Weaving a Bright Future

Private support enabled Lara Rabinowitz ’22 to study on campus and abroad during her time at NC State, all while combining seemingly different majors in seamless ways. 

Jan 24, 2022

The Future of History: How New Tools Tap Into Diverse Perspectives on the Past

NC State history professor David Ambaras shares how digital tools and technologies are unlocking new ways of helping us explore and understand our past. 

Apr 19, 2021

NC State’s Julia Rudolph Wins Guggenheim Fellowship

The history professor is honored for her research into the history of gender, law and economics of early modern Europe. 

Mar 11, 2021

Borders, Politics and the First National Parks in South America

This Q&A with history professor Frederico Freitas covers it all: giant waterfalls, colonial ambitions, backfiring schemes, and a mysterious coded message. 

Mar 8, 2021

Student Spotlight: Megan Snyder

While taking a course with Susanna Lee, communication major Megan Snyder explored the history of the Stone Mountain Monument Memorial. She'll present her research at the 21st Annual Undergraduate Honors Symposium at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.