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Director Jun Xu Leads Charlotte's Push to EV and Battery Research Prominence
   June 19, 2023

Jun Xu, recognized internationally as a battery safety and modeling expert, leads UNC Charlotte’s BATT CAVE — the North Carolina Battery Complexity, Autonomous Vehicle and Electrification Research Center — the only university-led...

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24 Graduate Students Awarded Donor-Supported Fellowships for 2023-24

   June 5, 2023

The Graduate School recently awarded donor-supported graduate fellowships to 24 Charlotte students, representing a broad cross section of academic programs.

Established to support exceptionally talented and committed graduate students, the Graduate School offers a variety of fellowships for program specific research or scholarship. The fellowships are presented annually in the spring...

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Charlotte Present for Graduate Education Day in Raleigh

   June 5, 2023

North Carolina graduate students, administrators, and members of the NC Council of Graduate Schools visited the N.C. General Assembly in May 2023 to share the value of graduate education in North Carolina.

Sherry Thomas, a Doctor of Nursing Practice graduate (May), attended with members of Graduate School staff.  Charlotte was among 14 universities that participated.  ...

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Sydney Birch Conducts NSF Research

   June 5, 2023

NSF researcher Sydney Birch describes her research goals as she studies populations of larvae and their impact on benthic marine communities. 

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Graduate students in regalia at commencement

Record Number of Doctoral Degrees Conferred at Spring Commencement

Commencement week events included the Dean’s Doctoral Dinner
   May 25, 2023

At the Spring 2023 Graduate Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 12 at the Dale F. Halton Arena, degrees were conferred to doctoral, master’s and certificate...

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Titus Hopper as Santa Titus

Santa earns doctorate from UNC Charlotte

   May 12, 2023

From January to mid-December, Santa Claus traditionally fills his time preparing for the holiday season. Making gifts, checking lists and … earning a Ph.D.? Titus Hopper, career readiness coordinator for Cleveland County Schools, spends his days encouraging students to stay engaged with school. Lately, he has been spending his evenings taking classes as part of UNC Charlotte’s ...

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Research-Based Solutions

Local Context Meets Global Impact
   May 11, 2023

A public health sciences doctoral student returns to his native Democratic Republic of the Congo to make a difference.

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Meet Hannah Partridge

   May 10, 2023

Hannah Partridge is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences. Learn about her involvement in the Audubon Campus Chapter, her favorite things about UNC Charlotte, and why she enjoys being a Ph.D. student. ...

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Grad Students Grab Media Attention for Affordable Housing Design

   May 2, 2023

A group of students from Marc Manack’s Architecture program are gaining attention in local news media for an innovative housing design that enables homeowners to add Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) to increase the number of people who can live on their property.

Manack, Associate Professor of Architecture, said the students...

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Brabblerose, Zendels Receive 2022-23 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards

   May 2, 2023

Caitlin Brabblerose, Biology, and Philip Zendels, Health Psychology, were named top Teaching Assistant and Instructor of Record, respectively, in the Graduate School's 2022-23 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards.

The Graduate...

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