In the Media

Megan Smith interviewed for “’COVID-19 shed a light on loneliness, and it’s still an issue for many.’

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Source: Spectrum News “Loneliness is the mismatch between the number of quality relationships one would like to have, versus the ones they feel like they have,” said Smith, an assistant teaching professor of sociology.  The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on loneliness because as things slowed down, closed and operated remotely, many people felt isolated.   Read […]

Howard University appoints Kimberly Moffitt ’92 dean of the Cathy Hughes School of Communications

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Source: The Dig Moffitt ’92 earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and government from UNC Charlotte. She later earned a Master of Arts in Communication from Boston University and a Ph.D. in mass communication and media studies from Howard University. “I remember developing my love of media criticism and culture here at Howard […]

Steven Rogelberg interviewed for ‘Research shows unproductive meetings might be ruining your day. Here’s how to fix that.’

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Source: CBS News Rogelberg, author of “The Surprising Science of Meetings,” said, “A meeting hangover is the idea that when we have a bad meeting, we just don’t leave it at the door. It sticks with us, and it negatively affects our productivity.” Read the story at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dreading-meetings-research-shows-they-might-be-ruining-your-day/.

Robert Cramer’s career mission Is military suicide prevention

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Source: Charlotte Magazine Cramer, who is the Irwin Belk Distinguished Scholar of Health Research in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, is developing suicide prevention training tools for the military and the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.  Read the story at https://www.charlottemagazine.com/robert-cramers-career-mission-is-military-suicide-prevention/.

Rodney Freeman interviewed for ‘Exploring the Civil Rights History of Black Literacy and Librarianship’

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Source: Blavity Freeman, a digital production librarian at Atkins Library, is producing the forthcoming documentary ‘Are You a Librarian? The Untold Story of Black Librarians,’ which aims to illuminate Black librarians’ often overlooked history and contributions in America. Read the story at https://blavity.com/black-librarians-civil-rights-history.

Carolina Strong: UNC Charlotte students show elementary schoolers path to higher education

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Source: WSOC College life can be demanding, but some students at UNC Charlotte are still making time to help out younger students in local high schools. “In high school, I was pretty much just baseball, baseball, baseball, all the time. I ended up getting injured, and so kind of had to find a new purpose,” […]

Malcolm Butler quoted in ‘Union County launches residency to expand pathways to teaching’

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Source: EdNC “The Residency Pathway is the latest in a litany of partnerships between UNC Charlotte and Union County Public Schools that work to better equip the teachers of tomorrow and create certification opportunities for passionate professionals. We look forward to welcoming the first TeachUCPS students in the fall,” said Malcolm B. Butler, professor and […]

UNC Charlotte student DeJané Angel Cade was interviewed for her viral hobby — crochet

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Source: WFAE Cade is a UNC Charlotte student majoring in elementary education. She spends about 40 hours a week crocheting. She has more than 160,000 followers on TikTok. She uses the site to highlight her craft and important moments in history, like former President Joe Biden’s inaugural in 2021. For the event, Cade crocheted a version […]

Cori Faklaris interviewed for ‘Software used by 50,000 HOAs updates privacy policy after man discovered ‘bad security practices’’

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Source: WCNC Faklaris knows homeowners association data could be a gold mine for cybercriminals hoping to secure people’s personal information and then steal their identities. Her research has shown people are especially vulnerable when scammers make their targeted messages look like they’re coming from an authority or someone in a position of power. “Somebody makes […]

Mark Wilson participated in the Talking Strategy podcast ‘Creating Destruction: U.S. Industrial Mobilization in the Second World War’

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Source: Royal United Services Institute Mark Wilson explains how governments, industry and the military collaborated to forge the U.S.’s ‘arsenal of democracy’ during the Second World War. Read more at https://rusi.org/podcasts/talking-strategy/episode-10-creating-destruction-us-industrial-mobilisation-second-world-war.