In the Media

Source: WLOS Eric Heberlig, a political science professor at UNC Charlotte, said few states are going to be competitive, and North Carolina is one of them. He said that we’ve already seen proof of that with Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump making multiple campaign stops in the Tar Heel state. Read […]

Source: MarketWatch Read the article at https://www.marketwatch.com/guides/banking/layoff-anxiety-survey/

Source: WCNC According to Bobyarchick, Charlotte’s bedrock is typically more resistant to large sinkholes. “Our bedrock is what we call metamorphic rocks, and these are rocks that have been buried deep in Earth subjected to high temperatures and pressures,” Bobyarchick said. “Many of our rocks have a lot of silicate minerals. And so, what that […]

Source: Durham Sun Obama benefited from a campaign infrastructure he built in North Carolina during the state’s primary. It included field offices throughout the state and an extensive voter outreach program, Heberlig noted. Read more at: https://www.heraldsun.com/news/politics-government/election/article290882034.html#storylink=cpy Read more at https://www.heraldsun.com/news/politics-government/election/article290882034.html#storylink=cpy.

Source: WCCB Susan McLennon, the school of nursing director, said the pandemic caused a shortage of nurses that the state is still working to address.  Read the story at https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2024/08/13/unc-charlotte-school-of-nursing-receives-2-5-million-in-grants-to-help-address-nursing-shortage/.

Source: Office of the Governor Andrews is the owner of B. Ashley Andrews, Attorney at Law PLLC and serves as privately assigned counsel for Indigent Defense Services. She completed a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a Juris Doctorate from the Elon University School of Law.

Graduate Jordan Landis ’24 discusses studying the presence of microplastics in city wastewater in collaboration with Charlotte Water. She has been working directly with Muriel Steele, the head of research at Charlotte Water, Read more at https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/unc-charlotte-research-hopes-use-algae-remove-microplastics-water/NDX6B5GMDVGS3OUSX2P3DBBDEY/

Source: WFAE Davenport is an assistant professor of psychological science whose research focuses on workplace aging. Listen to this program online at https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2024-07-31/most-people-retire-at-some-point-but-how-do-you-know-when-the-time-is-right.

Source: Queen City News Heberlig, a professor of political science, said younger voters have leaned more to the left of the political spectrum since 2004. He said lately young women voters are continuing the trend, but their male counterparts are more likely to vote for conservative candidates. “We’ll have to see whether the shift to […]

Source: WFAE Listen to this Charlotte talks program at https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2024-07-22/nc-political-impact-after-biden-exits-the-2024-race.