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Look at one strand of your hair. Just one. Now, imagine the safety of your next airplane ride, the fuel efficiency of your car or the reliability of your cell phone were all dependent on something as small as 1/100th of the width of that strand of hair. They are. This tiny unit, the micron, […]

UNC Charlotte has received the 2024 Inspiring Programs in Business Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, for the Doctorate in Business Administration in The Belk College of Business. Charlotte is one of only two universities in North Carolina to receive the recognition this year. The national award spotlights programs, particularly at universities and colleges, that […]

“No one grew up wanting to be a metrologist,” says Ed Morse, director of the Center for Precision Metrology. In his decades-long experience in metrology, or the science of measurement, Morse has determined that very few high schoolers, when asked about their dream job, are likely to respond “measurement scientist!” Then how does UNC Charlotte […]

UNC Charlotte is now part of the National Science Foundation I-Corps Hub Mid-Atlantic Region, a network of 11 universities that helps researchers translate inventions to the marketplace. “UNC Charlotte is a leading institution dedicated to serving diverse populations and catering to the Charlotte region not currently supported by I-Corps Hubs,” said Dan Kunitz, director and […]

UNC Charlotte’s online graduate programs have again received national recognition in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Online Master’s Degrees rankings, which were released Wednesday, Feb. 7. Three master’s disciplines received U.S. News rankings, including top 50 recognition for education and nursing. Here’s a look at the new graduate program rankings: Best Online […]

UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering, in conjunction with Charlotte Douglas International Airport, has established a one-of-a-kind partnership, the Charlotte Aviation Innovation and Research Institute, or Charlotte AIR. This new research institute is designed to explore solutions for the aviation sector and airport infrastructure industry through innovation and workforce development. Rob Keynton, dean […]

Belk College of Business Professor Franz W. Kellermanns ranks first in the nation and fourth worldwide for family business research, according to a new ranking. Additionally, UNC Charlotte ranks second nationally and fifth among universities worldwide. Texas State University released the Family Business Research Productivity Ranking University in December. Thid annual assessment provides insight into […]

Cato College of Education faculty member Clare Merlin-Knoblich was named Counselor Educator of the Year by the North Carolina School Counselor Association. This award recognizes Merlin-Knoblich’s outstanding contributions to the field of school counseling in North Carolina and beyond. She joins UNC Charlotte counseling professors Sejal Foxx and Taryne Mingo, who received the award in […]

UNC Charlotte graduate and undergraduate students are invited to take part in the Penn Resilience Program. The program is a series of free workshops that teach strategies and skills to help you reach your goals, manage stress and strengthen your relationships. These popular workshops have been attended by over a million leaders in medicine, sports, […]

When I was a second-semester graduate student, my Principal Investigator (PI) encouraged me to get involved with an on-campus organization where she was the faculty advisor. This organization – the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) – was relatively new on campus, focusing on promoting diversity in STEM. That semester, […]

At the Fall Graduate Commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Dale F. Halton Arena, degrees were conferred to doctoral, master’s and certificate students. The 10 a.m. commencement was one of three ceremonies hosted by the University. Degrees conferred included over 100 doctoral, 850 master’s and 200 graduate certificates. During the week leading up […]

Adam Reitzel, Professor of Biological Sciences and co-director for the CIPHER Center, was recently named Faculty Fellow of Grant Writing in the new UNC Charlotte Graduate & Postdoctoral Writing Center (GPWC). As a Faculty Fellow, Reitzel will bring his exceptional scholarly writing experience to aid the development of grant writing talent among postdoctoral fellows and […]