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Coming Spring 2019 from the Center for Graduate Life’s (CGL) professional development team is a new course that equips graduate students who teach, or undergraduates who want to learn, to identify and build effective classroom practices. “Whether designing a course, planning a syllabus, or creating materials for class, teachers want to use evidence-based best practices […]

When your career is on the line, getting your point across can be everything. Graduate students at UNC Charlotte are learning how to boil down extensive and complex research or scholarship into a brief, compelling presentation that anyone can understand – especially the boss. In November each year, students take what they’ve learned to the […]

VIP Guest – Among the APT conference attenders who visited Turner (right) in the UNC Charlotte booth was Adlerian Play Therapy pioneer and author Terry Kottman (foreground) who has written several related books. The idea behind Adlerian Play Therapy is to use play to analyze a child’s family life, including interactions with family members. Graduate […]

Kennedy Honored: Belk Business School faculty and UNC Charlotte leaders were on hand recently for the unveiling of the plaque honoring Dr. William F. Kennedy’s contributions to the University. Among the participants were (L-R) Rick Zuber, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Joan Lorden, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Tom Reynolds, Associate Provost and Dean […]

A UNC Charlotte research team led by Dr. Juan Vivero-Escoto, Associate Professor of Chemistry, recently received a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve delivery and impact of cancer treatments through nanoscience. The research project, “Biodegradable Hybrid Nanoparticles Containing Photosensitizing Agents,” is a continuation of a joint project with researchers in Brazil […]

Postdoctoral researchers were feted recently at a Postdoctoral Appreciation Tea held as part of National Postdoc Appreciation Week. The event was hosted by the Center for Graduate Life to express appreciation for the contributions to campus postdocs make.

Faculty nominations of student candidates for the Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award will be accepted through Oct. 19. The Master’s Thesis Award is presented annually to a student whose thesis work makes an “unusually significant contribution” to their discipline. The award focuses on students who completed their master’s degree requirements and thesis between Fall 2016 and […]

Do you ever have difficulty explaining what you do when speaking with friends and family? If so, this course might be for you. Data Analysis and Presentation, a for-credit graduate course offered by The Center for Graduate Life, is designed specifically for people pursuing technical careers. Led by Dr. Julie Goodliffe of the Graduate School, […]

Doctoral students can get $500 for applying for qualified fellowships this year. The payment is part of the Graduate School’s Fellowship Application Incentive Program (FAIP) to encourage more students to apply for fellowships in the 2018-19 academic year. Through FAIP, an incentive program launched last year, doctoral students can get $500 each for applying for […]

Ventureprise is seeking particpants for its fall 2018 Ventureprise Launch National Science Foundation I-Corps cohort. The six-week program provides UNC Charlotte faculty, staff and students with commercialization training and an initial $3,000 in NSF funding. The goal of the program is to identify potential commercial uses and prepare for more substantial commercialization funding opportunities, including […]

Last Saturday, the Graduate School and the Center for Graduate Life at UNC Charlotte welcomed over 700 incoming graduate students at Graduate Student Orientation. Associate Dean Katherine Hall-Hertel launched this year’s Orientation by providing impactful advice for thriving in, rather than merely surviving graduate school. Incoming students also learned about opportunities in the Center for […]

A series of five lecture/discussion events at UNC Charlotte this fall will focus on the campaign for and election of the tripartite presidency in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mirsad Hadžikadić, a well-known UNC Charlotte professor, is one of the candidates. Hadžikadić, who came to the U.S. as a Fulbright Scholar at Southern Methodist University and to […]