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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ continues its position of national prominence in the 2010 “America’s Best Colleges” rankings released Aug. 20 by US News & World Report. Again this year, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is named by the magazine as the top “up-and-coming” university in the nation on a list of 77 schools that are “leading the pack in improvements and innovative changes.” And in a new US News ranking, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is ranked among the nation’s top schools for its strong faculty commitment to undergraduate teaching.

Tom Nelson, an associate professor of communications, was interviewed by Kansas Public Radio this week for his documentary "Prisoners of Plenty," a film that recounts the lives of German POWs imprisoned in Kansas during World War II.

Bob Anderson, associate professor of political science, was a member of News14 Carolina’s panel of experts during the station’s broadcast coverage of the visit by President Barack Obama to North Carolina on July 29.

For the seventh year in a row, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is ranked among the nation's top colleges and universities by The Princeton Review. The 2010 college guide, released July 28, ranks schools based on a survey of 122,000 students from across the nation.

NC Spin, a public affairs television program, will feature ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and the Town of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ as part of its Carolina Community segment to air on Aug. 2

David Noer, a professor emeritus in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, had a column published in BusinessWeek this month in which he offers company executives ways to manage stress when they are forced to make layoffs.

Research by associate professor Harlen Makemson has been featured by Triad television stations and newspapers in recent days in the lead-up to the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing.

Harlen Makemson, associate professor in the School of Communications, recently appeared on NPR's "On the Media" to discuss the 40th anniversary of the U.S. moon landing.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has recognized ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ in its 2009 “Great Colleges to Work For” program, which honors institutions for best practices and policies, such as faculty-administration relations, confidence in senior leadership, and compensation and benefits.

David Noer, a professor emeritus in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, had his monthly column published July 5, 2009, by the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C.