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Source: Live Science Archaeologists excavating in Ecuador have discovered the rich burial of a pregnant woman and fetus who died around 1,200 years ago. But the woman’s bones revealed that she was bludgeoned and dismembered and that another person’s head and burnt offering were placed in the grave, which led archaeologists to suspect she was […]

Source: WSOC Jordan Poler, a Chemistry professor at UNC Charlotte, has been working on a way to get forever chemicals out of water using easy-to-source materials. “There’s no toxic solvents, there’s no precious metals being used so it’s a nice green sustainable approach,” he said. Read the story at https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/unc-charlotte-professor-partners-with-monroe-company-get-tech-his-lab-our-homes/WM6GHHLNIJARXHVQ67UNZZ2MTQ/.

Source: The Assembly “Decades of research from diverse fields, such as cognitive science, education, linguistics, neuroscience and psychology, have provided key scientific insights on the ways reading develops and how it should be taught,” Kelly Cartwright, Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Child Literacy at UNC Charlotte, wrote in an email to The Assembly.  Read the story […]

Source: WFAE Listen to the discussion at https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2025-01-20/how-climate-change-is-fueling-migration-worldwide.

Source: Daily Art Magazine According to West, Dorothea Lange ranks among America’s best-known photographers, but her contributions to the world of photography go beyond her own famous photographs. She also played an important but largely unheralded role in creating The Family of Man photography exhibition. Here, 70 years after the opening of the exhibition, is the story of […]

Source: CityBiz Saurin Shah is an accomplished technology executive with over 20 years of experience in product management, design and strategy. He serves as chief product officer at TigerConnect, where he leads product management, design and product operations for the company with a mission to transform communication and collaboration within the health care industry. In a question-and-answer […]

Source: Queen City Nerve Jim Frakes considers the University’s Arts Department “young,” yet its nascent momentum and unlimited potential inspired him to dig into its history nonetheless.  “I’ve only been here for 20 years, so I didn’t have the institutional memory,” he said. “If a student hadn’t been there in the last 20 years, I […]

Source: MIT News Qiang Zhu, associate professor of mechanical engineering in the W.S. Lee College of Engineering, was interviewed about this research. Zhu, who was not part of the study, is a materials discover specialist and stated, “Their method enables effective training with a small dataset, while achieving superior accuracy and computational efficiency compared to […]

Source: Chip Chick Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered the earliest known evidence of this kneading behavior in the form of prints on a 1,200-year-old piece of clay. During an excavation project at Mount Zion, the laboratory director, Gretchen Cotter, had been examining artifacts collected from outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem when […]

Source: Richmond Observer Richmond Community College’s Foundation has named Rockingham native Gene McLaurin its 2025 Distinguished Citizen of the Year. McLaurin is president/CEO of Quality Oil Company with offices in Rockingham, Laurinburg, Wadesboro and Lumberton. Read the story at https://richmondobserver.com/local-news/distinguished-citizen-of-the-year-mclaurin-to-be-honored-at-richmondcc-gala.html.