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Aug 26, 2016

Alumna, Amy Vidunas, Gives Back to the History Department

Graduate students often find it difficult making ends meet especially if they are going to school full time. Alumna, Amy Vidunas, '07, wants to make it a little bit easier.
Sep 12, 2016

NC State Faculty, Students Unearth Ancient Mythological Statues

A team of NC State faculty and students helped unearth more clues this summer about the ancient Nabataean city of Petra, Jordan. As part of a larger excavation at the site, the group discovered two marble statues of the mythological goddess Aphrodite — artifacts that dig co-director Tom Parker describes as “absolutely exquisite.”
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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 29, 2022

Public History Doctoral Graduate Accepts Postdoctoral Research Position in Digital History

Public History Doctoral Graduate Petros Apostolopoulos accepted an appointment as Postdoctoral Researcher at the Luxembourg Center for Contemporary and Digital History at the University of Luxembourg.
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Jun 16, 2022

Wolfpack Writers: Elizabeth D. Jones

We caught up with alumna Elizabeth D. Jones, a history and philosophy double-major, to learn more about her new book "Ancient DNA: The Making of a Celebrity Science."