In the Media

Source: Courier Express Kevin W. Bailey, an Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and vice chancellor for student affairs at UNC Charlotte, was honored by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education with the Keepers of the Flame Award for his longstanding contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts during the 2024 […]

Source: WCNC Watch the video at https://www.wcnc.com/video/news/politics/elections/political-science-professor-breaks-down-election-results/275-1b8b2fc7-10fb-4fe7-b92b-f15590b8a7c1.

Source: Charlotte Observer Eric Heberlig, professor of political science at UNC Charlotte, said Black voter turnout in North Carolina has decreased year after year since Barack Obama was elected. This could be due to “unfulfilled promises” from Democrats such as police reform and voting rights for former felons Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article294417169.html#storylink=cpy.

Source: Spectrum News Watch the segment at https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/capital-tonight/2024/10/22/inflation-falls-below-three-percent.

Source: Carolina Public Press UNC Charlotte professor of real estate economics Yongqiang Chu said, “It will take time, but as long as we don’t see a lot of people leaving Asheville, you’re going to see the price of housing increase.” Read the story at https://carolinapublicpress.org/66452/housing-shortage-nc-helene-survivors/

Source: Space.com Murtha, a professor of anthropology speaking of his own team’s independent space study of Mayan technology, said, “People and communities adapted to changing environmental conditions and rainfall, designing what appears to be a resilient mosaic of land use.” Examples included corn-growing terraces, and catchments for conveying and storing water in drought conditions. Read […]

Source: Aljazeera “It’s almost like science non-fiction,” said Jonathan Dessi-Olive, assistant professor at the David Ravin School of Architecture, UNC Charlotte, and director of the MycoMatters Lab. “They’re doing real biology to imagine a potential future.” He agrees that the self-propagation and radiation-shielding qualities make fungi ideal for colonizing the low-resource, high-radiation landscapes of Mars […]

Source: Capital Analytics Associates Sharon Gaber, chancellor of UNC Charlotte, discussed the impact of gaining R1 research status, why philanthropic endeavors have been a cornerstone of the University’s values, and how it has established key partnerships that foster practical experience and job readiness for students. Read the story at https://capitalanalyticsassociates.com/spotlight-on-sharon-gaber-chancellor-unc-charlotte/.

Source: Inside Higher Ed Lisa Rasmussen, a philosophy professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and editor in chief of the journal Accountability in Research, noted that the allegations against Pines are complicated by the fact that he wrote the piece with a co-author. She said by email that the literature is full of […]

Source: WSOC “If you’re safe today, it doesn’t necessarily mean you will be safe tomorrow,” said Chris Gonyar, the interim vice chancellor for safety and security. “Realize it’s not fun, it’s scary. It’s not something that people want to talk about, but it’s the reality of the society we live in right now.” Read the […]