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The Graduate School will offer Mentor Training for graduate faculty Nov. 3, 9:00-4:00. The session will be held in the Student Union, Room 200. The session, based on the Center for the Improvement of the Mentored Experience in Research (CIMER), is highly interactive and includes a variety of useful resources and tools. Register to participate […]

UNC Charlotte was recently awarded a three-year National Science Foundation Innovations in Graduate Education grant of approximately $500,000 to explore best practices in training STEM graduate students to communicate their research to non-specialist audiences. The project, “Applying Cognitive Theories of Learning to Improve Graduate Training in STEM Communication,” is headed by PI Jill Huerta, Assistant […]

UNC Charlotte’s graduate enrollment set several records this fall – reaching a total enrollment of 6,317 students – as the University recorded a near-record total enrollment of 30,298. Graduate programs continue to attract new students from the U.S. and across the globe due to the strength of programming, meaningful research opportunities and relevant industry partnerships. […]

The Graduate School currently seeks nominations for the 2024 First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal. This award recognizes a senior full-time faculty member for outstanding scholarship, creativity, and/or research. Nominations may come from any UNC Charlotte faculty member. The First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal has been awarded since 1988, with last year’s honoree being Dr. Kirill […]

The Graduate and Postdoctoral Writing Center is a new initiative created through a collaboration among the Graduate School, the Division of Research and the Writing Resources Center. Launching in Fall 2023, the center’s team will include the Graduate School’s Associate Teaching Professor of Writing, the Director of Charlotte’s Writing Resources Center, a faculty fellow, two […]

Above the still crystal-clear blue waters of Mexico’s Lake Bacalar lies one of the world’s largest formations of modern microbialites. Cenote Azul was discovered recently by a team of international researchers that includes UNC Charlotte’s Richard Allen White III, a computational and molecular virologist and assistant professor of bioinformatics and genomics in the College of […]

Research activity at UNC Charlotte reached record-breaking heights in 2022-23 with new awards totaling $73.2 million, while expenditures topped an all-time high of $55.2 million. These achievements represent growth of 27.7% and 18.7%, respectively, over last year. The University’s progress reflects purposeful steps taken by the Division of Research to realize a priority outlined in […]

You could call it their crowning glory. Alumni Kris Steele ‘08, ‘12 and Eric Theys ‘13, along with partners David Valder and Marcus Carson, are at the helm of Charlotte’s successful Crown Town Compost and Crown Town Landscapes. The mission is simple: reduce food waste and improve the environment through composting. Now after eight years, […]

Straun Alexander was in a classroom chatting with other aspiring principals when he received a tap on the shoulder. A parent needed to see him right away, he was told. Waiting for Alexander in another room was a parent, angry because her son was suspended after getting into a fight started by another student. Alexander […]

Up to 100 residents arrive in Charlotte daily, which means there is no shortage of people or jobs. The challenge is improving how people navigate the city while managing its overall development. “It’s what I call growing pains,” said Alyson Craig ’13 M.S., who serves as planning director for the city of Charlotte. “Charlotte has […]