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First Management MS Cohort Launches With a Message of Passion, Purpose and Impact

The inaugural cohort of the UNC system’s very first M.S. in Management kicks off with orientation.
   August 21, 2018

The first class of twenty eight M.S. in Management graduate students gathered on June 28 for orientation, embarking upon a...

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24th Doctoral Program Announced

   August 8, 2018

Contingent upon SACSCOC approval, UNC Charlotte will offer a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering tentatively beginning with the Fall 2019 class.  This will become the University’s 24th doctoral program. The new degree will provide doctoral-level education for students seeking civil engineering careers in practice, research and teaching/academia.  Because UNC Charlotte is a leader in...

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Doctoral Student Named ‘Young Clean Energy Innovator’

   August 6, 2018

Tumininu (Tumi) Lawanson recently was named a Young Clean Energy Innovator of the Year by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) at its Intersolar North American ceremony in San Francisco,...

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Puri Receives Honor Society Achievement Award

   July 19, 2018

Rajan Puri, a doctoral student in mathematics, on June 15 was awarded the David Merchant International Student Award for Achievement by the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars. Selection for the...

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Dávalos, Phippen Lauded for Dissertation Work

   July 3, 2018

Dr. Eleonora Dávalos, Public Policy, and Dr. Britney Phippen...

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Graduate Residency Determination Moves to NC State Agency

   June 25, 2018

Beginning Monday, July 2, 2018, residency determinations for graduate students at UNC Charlotte will be centralized at the statewide North Carolina Residency Determination Service (RDS) rather than determined locally on campus. New applicants claiming NC Residency as well as currently enrolled students who wish to apply for in-state residency for...

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Alumna Receives Prestigious Award for Doctoral Work

   May 25, 2018

Alumna Amy Kennemore, Master's Latin American StudiesAlumna Amy Kennemore – who faculty recall as a rising star – is one of 21 ...

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Four Receive Giles Graduate Fellowships

   May 21, 2018

Four graduate students received the 2018 Lucille P. and Edward C. Giles Dissertation-Year Graduate Fellowship.

Focusing on STEM programs, The Giles Fellowship awards a $20,000 stipend, plus $1,000 for travel, health insurance, full tuition and fees for doctoral students in their final year.

The 2018 Recipients include:

Ravil Bikmetov, Ph.D., Optical Science and...

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Fellowship Assistance Program Helps Land SMART Scholarship

   May 16, 2018

With a little push from the Graduate School’s Fellowship Application Incentive Program (FAIP), Joseph Mays, Ph.D. student in Optical Science and Engineering,...

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University Holds Inaugural Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

   May 11, 2018

UNC Charlotte initiated a new tradition for commencement 2018 with the first-ever doctoral hooding...

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