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On April 16, Charlotte STEM researchers engaged with business and professional leaders at the Science in Community event held in the Dubois Center. The event featured opportunities to meet key leaders, participate in roundtable discussions, and view poster presentations on current STEM research underway. Toye Watson, Community Impact Director for urbanCORE, delivered the keynote presentation. […]

Outstanding faculty mentors Kirill Afonin and Sejal Foxx are the 2025 recipients of the Harshini V. DeSilva Award, presented Thursday, May 1, at the Spring Faculty Awards ceremony in the Popp Martin Student Union. During this event, Casey Davenport was named the recipient of the Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship in Teaching, and Colleen Hammelman […]

UNC Charlotte’s graduate programs are on the rise — again — with several earning their highest placements yet in the newly released 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. These results reflect the University’s growing national stature as a hub for world-class teaching, research and graduate education. The rankings come on the […]

The Spring 2025 Accelerate to Industry (A2i) professional development series concluded with the first-ever off-site workshop hosted by Cefla North America’s headquarters in Charlotte. Cefla North America is a manufacturer of clinical devices including medical grade 2D/3D radiology, dental equipment and accessories. It is part of an international company based in Italy. Giuseppe Scazziota, Managing […]

World-renowned business researcher Franz W. Kellermanns is the 2025 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, presented at the UNC Charlotte Leaders in Research celebration on Thursday, March 27. First awarded in 1988, the medal recognizes outstanding scholarship, creativity and research among the University’s senior full-time faculty members. Kellermanns, the Addison H. and Gertrude […]

Student Speakers Sought for Spring Graduate School Commencement and Hooding Ceremonies The Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning (Reynolds CGLL) has issued a call for graduate students to speak at the 2025 spring commencement and doctoral hooding ceremonies. For commencement, student speeches will run no more than three minutes and focus on […]

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has been awarded esteemed Research 1 – or R1 – status by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. It is the highest recognition that a doctoral university can receive. The prestigious classification, indicating “very high research activity,” affirms UNC Charlotte as an elite research institution. With […]

Laura Peter, executive director of the UNC Charlotte Office of Research Commercialization and Partnerships, shares her experiences with research, how she supports student and faculty research, and what excites her about the current achievements and potential opportunities at Charlotte. Explain your role at UNC Charlotte. My role is to champion innovation and drive forward a […]

These days, virtually everyone uses the internet. It has become a ubiquitous tool in the workplace and in schools, and it is convenient at home for ordering DoorDash, playing games and checking social media accounts, to name a few. Increasingly internet users are at risk for being harassed, stalked or having their personal information misused. […]

Ya-yu Lo (left), professor of special education and child development, and her doctoral advisee Morgan Nichols were recognized by the Council for Exceptional Children for their work in the field of emotional and behavioral health. Lo received the North Carolina CEC Distinguished Service Award for the Division of Emotional and Behavioral Health for her research […]