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2025 Outstanding Master's Thesis Awards Go to Burns, Martin and Sun

Annual Awards Recognize Quality Work
   January 29, 2025

Lauren Burns (left), Alyssa Martin and Xiuhu Sun recently received Outstanding Master’s Thesis awards recognizing the quality of their work.

Burns, M.S. in Earth Sciences, won in the Non-Traditional Thesis/Project category for her thesis, “Characterizing the Growth in Spatial Thinking Abilities in Meteorology Students Across the Curriculum Synopsis.” She is currently a Ph.D. student in...

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Alyssa Martin

Alyssa Martin Earns 2025 Council of Southern Graduate Schools Master’s Thesis Award

Her thesis, "The 'Disposable Others'," examines modern colonialism in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley"
   January 28, 2025

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Bill Tolone, Dean of the Graduate School, photo of dean smiling with confetti surrounding headshot

William Tolone Named Dean of Charlotte's Graduate School

Tolone joins the Graduate School from the College of Computing and Informatics
   January 9, 2025

William “Bill” Tolone has been named dean of the Graduate School at UNC Charlotte. His appointment was approved in December, and he began the role Jan. 1, 2025. Previously, Tolone was an associate dean and professor in the College of Computing and Informatics.

“His leadership on multi-institutional research initiatives and in administrative roles has played an important...

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Hultquist Takes First Place in 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

Hultquist Takes First Place in 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

Research communication event draws largest audience since inception
   December 9, 2024

Lauren Hultquist, a Master of Arts in Psychology student, received the top award in the 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition for her presentation “Keyboard Warriors,” an examination of the nature of online anonymity, including its effect on dark personality traits. 

The event, sponsored...

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Katie Conrad

Graduate Students Level Up their Careers with Industry-Ready Skills Program

   November 15, 2024

The Fall 2024 Accelerate to Industry (A2i) workshop series concluded last month, having connected 60 Charlotte graduate students to thought-provoking and career-enhancing presentations from distinguished experts representing Novant Health, TIAA, Pesta, Finnie and Associates, LLP, 704 Shop, and Siemens Energy.

 A2i is a workforce development program that allows graduate students to...

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Three Minutes, One Big Idea: Graduate Students Present Innovative Research in 3 Minute Thesis Competition

   November 11, 2024

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Graduate Students Seated During Commencement

UNC Charlotte ranks among top 30 in U.S. for career outcomes, ROI for international students

   November 4, 2024

UNC Charlotte has been recognized as one of the top 30 universities in the United States for career outcomes and return on investment for international students, according to the 2024 F1 Hire Career Outcome University Ranking, released Oct. 16.

The ranking,...

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Recognize Excellence: Nominate for First Citizens Bank Scholars and Harshini de Silva Graduate Mentor Awards

Honor outstanding scholarship and mentorship by nominating a faculty member.
   October 15, 2024

The Graduate School is seeking nominations for the 2025 Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award. This award recognizes a full-time member of the graduate faculty who exemplifies outstanding graduate mentoring. Nominations should come from a chair of the academic department. This award was established in memory of Dr. Harshini de Silva, an associate professor of biology, who...

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Dr. Xu with Dean Pinku Mukherjee

Dr. Terry Xu Receives Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award

Xu is recognized for exceptional leadership in graduate education
   October 2, 2024

Dr. Terry Xu, Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Programs, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, was selected to receive this year’s...

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Charlotte Student Chemistry Team Named as Nationwide Finalists in Collegiate Inventors Competition

   September 26, 2024

Two UNC Charlotte Klein College of Science students were announced today as team finalists in the Collegiate Inventors Competition, from the National Inventors Hall of Fame. 

Students Naz Fathma Tumpa, a nanoscale chemistry Ph.D. student, and Aiden Hawkins, a senior chemistry major working toward a bachelor’s of...

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