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Sarah Stellwagen, assistant professor of biological sciences, has loved animals since she was little. “I had all numbers of pets when I was a kid. I had a small parrot at one point, ferrets and bunny rabbits. I had hermit crabs and snakes and I loved them all,” she said. But it was a spider […]

UNC Charlotte’s part-time MBA ranks No. 1 among North Carolina-based public universities, achieving its best spot since 2020, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings, which were released on April 9. The Charlotte MBA, offered through the Belk College of Business, reached No. 45 (tie) among part-time Master of Business […]

Congratulations to Monica Rasmussen ’24, Ph.D. in Infrastructure and Environmental Systems, and Providence Adu ’24, Ph.D. in Geography, on receiving the Graduate Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award for 2024. Each year, the Distinguished Dissertation Award is presented by the Graduate School Dean to recognize exceptional research and scholarship by a doctoral student at UNC Charlotte. Rasmussen’s […]

UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering is again among the nation’s top graduate engineering programs, according to rankings released by U.S. News & World Report on June 18. During the past two years, the W.S. Lee College of Engineering climbed 17 spots on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Engineering Schools rankings. […]

A record total of 1,689 doctoral, master’s and certificate degrees were conferred at the Spring 2024 Graduate Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11 at the Dale F. Halton Arena. Degrees conferred included 135 doctoral, 1,183 master’s and 371 graduate certificates. The University hosted multiple ceremonies May 10-11, conferring more than 5,100 degrees. Graduates in the […]

Growing up in the small West Texas border town of Tornillo, Yelixza Avila viewed military service as her only way to experience life beyond her hometown. But the first-generation college student persevered in pursuit of higher education, enrolling at nearby Sul Ross State, where she studied biology and chemistry. “Ten weeks in the summer in […]

Charlotte faculty members Adam Reitzel and Juan Vivero-Escoto are the 2024 recipients of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal and the Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award, respectively. They were honored at a faculty awards ceremony May 13. “Our faculty have led our ascent to top-tier research status, helping us serve our region and […]

Researchers from across UNC Charlotte who lead initiatives with $1 million or more in active external funding were recognized during a reception on Wednesday, March 27. The inaugural Million Dollar Research Circle honored 65 principal investigators. They represent 70% of the University’s current grant portfolio of more than $220 million. Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber, in […]

UNC Charlotte is raising the pay for students on graduate assistantships beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year. This change will incorporate the previous $1,000 scholarship that GASP-eligible doctoral students received and increase the overall level of funding going forward. Stipends for graduate students on assistantships will be increased, based on student eligibility and prorated based […]

Alaina Names-Mattefs is director of graduate programs for the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences and the College of Science. Learn about her role, advice when considering graduate school and how her two children inspire her. How long have you been at UNC Charlotte? I began at UNC Charlotte teaching Introduction to Sociology […]