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On September 29th, Associate Professor of Sociology, Dr. Michaela DeSoucey gave a lecture at the School for Advanced Research (SAR) Humanities Festival: Food for Thought. In her lecture, “Complex Cultural Meanings of Moral Eating,” Dr. DeSoucey discusses the moral arguments and politics of food production and promotion and how they intertwine with social identities, cultural…
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Only 12% of organizations that claim to provide residential opioid substance use services in N.C. were licensed by the state to provide residential substance use treatment. Associate Professor of Anthropology Jennifer Carroll explains the research.
The department has been nothing short of welcoming and helpful in my journey here at NC State.Justice CassCriminology ’22
The department has been nothing short of welcoming and helpful in my journey here at NC State.
Justice Cass
Criminology ’22
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