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Members of the North Carolina Board of Science, Technology and Innovation saw firsthand UNC Charlotte’s ascent toward Carnegie R1 research status and its impact during a meeting on campus Aug. 13.  Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber kicked off the meeting by outlining the University’s rising research expenditures and projection to receive the nation’s highest research designation, […]

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Courtney Hunt ’18 recently was named a recipient of Delta Zeta Sorority’s 35 Under 35 Award, which recognizes outstanding young professionals who have achieved success by making a significant impact in their industry, before the age of 35. Hunt is the event and venue manager for The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City. She is […]

“Unstoppable momentum” was the phrase of the day at University Convocation as Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber celebrated key successes from the 2023-24 academic year and outlined priorities for the upcoming one. “Our University is surging ahead with an unstoppable force,” Gaber declared Thursday, Aug. 15, to those attending in person and watching online. “Our strides […]

Jun Wang and Xiuxia Du, faculty members in the College of Computing and Informatics Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, are principal investigators for an R01 grant to develop point-of-care mobile health technology to reduce heat and pesticide-induced farmworker health disparities. The $2.1 million grant, awarded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Biomedical […]

Marissa Nesbit, assistant professor of dance, recently was named the 2024 Outstanding Dance Educator in Higher Education in the “established” category by the National Dance Education Organization. She will receive the award during a ceremony Sept. 5.    Nesbit, who is the dance education coordinator in the Department of Dance, teaches dance education methods courses, […]

The exhibition “How I Got Over: Contemporary Black Southern Portraiture, A testimony of community, joy and triumph” will be displayed Aug. 16 through Sept. 23 in the lower gallery of the Rowe Arts Building. The display, curated by Yvonne Bynoe, features a multi-generational group of eight artists from across the American South: Aliyah Bonnette, Jessica C. Dunston, […]

Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber will host four Breakfast with the Chancellor sessions for faculty and staff during the 2024-25 academic year, starting Thursday, Sept. 5. These informal sessions give Gaber an opportunity to hear what’s on the minds of UNC Charlotte faculty and staff, answer questions and discuss topics of interest with them. Each monthly […]

Bernadette Donovan-Merkert has been named the founding dean of the College of Science after serving in the role for more than a year as interim. Her appointment, approved by the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees, is effective Aug. 15. “Bernadette has spent her career at Charlotte supporting our students, leading faculty, promoting innovative research and […]

The UNC Board of Governors appointed Malcolm Butler, dean of the Cato College of Education, to serve on the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission. His term, which began in July, is through June 30, 2026. The commission is tasked with establishing selection criteria, procedures and awardees for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program, which is […]