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C-SPAN

William Banks Discusses Concept of Special Prosecutor

Friday, May 12, 2017, By Keith Kobland

William Banks, Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor at the College of Law and Director of INSCT, appeared on C-Span’s Washington Journal to discuss the concept of a special prosecutor as it relates to the current political climate. View the interview…

Bloomberg News

Professor Banks discusses Sally Yates testimony

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Bill Banks, Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor at the College of Law and Director of INSCT, was interviewed by Bloomberg Law for the radio show Yates Testimony Leaves More Questions than Answers

Arts & Culture

Architecture’s Francisco Sanin to Join International Panel at Upcoming United Nations Event

Friday, May 5, 2017, By Elaine Wackerow

On May 19, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, School of Architecture Professor Francisco Sanin will join a highly respected gathering of leading thinkers from around the globe as a panelist at the “Gateway Portals to the…

Vox

Professor W. Harry Lambright discusses the politics of science in America

Friday, April 28, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

W. Henry Lambright, Professor of public administration and political science, was featured in the Vox article, “A Cold War theory for why scientists and the government have become so estranged.”

STEM

iSchool’s NEXIS Lab Plans Four Talks and Research Showcase

Friday, April 28, 2017, By J.D. Ross

The NEXIS lab at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) has planned four student talks and a research showcase for the week of May 1. NEXIS (New Explorations in Information and Science) is a student-based, membership-driven research lab at the…

Bloomberg

Professor William Banks discusses potential legal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn

Thursday, April 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

William Banks, Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor of Law, was interviewed by Bloomberg radio for the story Flynn Faces Legal Action Over Russian Business Dealings.

New Statesman

Professor George Saunders discusses his bestselling novel

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

George Saunders,, professor of English, was interviewed by The New Statesman for the article George Saunders: “I would tell Trump supporters: I’m somewhere left of Gandhi”

STEM

Genetic Engineering Expert to Discuss Technology-Assisted Crop Breeding April 26

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Pamela Ronald, distinguished plant pathology professor at the University of California, Davis, will present the annual Jack and Pat Bryan Life Sciences Lecture. Ronald, a rice geneticist and advocate of ecologically responsible crop development, will speak about the future of…

Campus & Community

Student Buddhist Association Hosts Discussion on Kindness April 21

Friday, April 21, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Student Buddhist Association will host a talk on “Practice of Loving Kindness on Everyday Earth Day” on Friday, April 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel. Pone Pone Ashin Pyinyayathami, a Theravadan monk from Myanmar,…

News and Observer

Associate Professor Tara Helfman Discusses the Constitutionality of the Civil War

Thursday, April 20, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Tara Helfman, associate professor of law, was quoted in an article in the News and Observer titled “Was the Civil War unconstitutional as Rep. Larry Pittman said?”