In the Media
Sandra Clinton commented for ‘Algae blooms in Lake Norman, threaten local ecosystems’
Source: WFAE Clinton, a professor of geography and earth science at UNC Charlotte. “Often when we talk about the harmful algal blooms, or toxic algae, we’re talking about the cyanobacteria. Some of these cyanobacteria make what we call cytotoxins. They can be harmful … when they’re high in concentration.” Read the story at https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-07-08/algae-blooms-in-lake-norman-threatens-local-ecosystems.
Eric Heberlig interviewed for ‘How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will impact North and South Carolina’
Source: WCNC Watch the video at https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/how-the-big-beautiful-bill-will-impact-north-south-carolina/275-8f791bb7-99f4-4ef6-8408-4d507dbb509f.
D. Scot Hinson ’84 M.A. receives top faculty prize from Wittenberg Alumni Association
Source: Wittenberg News Encouraging his students to think a little deeper, keep an open mind, and find their voice in life, D. Scot Hinson, associate professor of English, was recently presented with the highest honor a Wittenberg professor can receive: the 2025 Alumni Association Award for Distinguished Teaching. Read more at https://www.wittenberg.edu/news/07-3-25/distinguished-teacher.
Eric Heberlig commented for ‘Will another NC election change boot more local Democrats out of office?’
Source: Charlotte Observer Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article309806165.html#storylink=cpy.
Katherine Idziorek interviewed for ‘ Doors open, fans on, trees to come: Charlotte’s heat plan in action’
Source: WFAE Idziorek, a professor of urban studies who leads the Urban Heat Mappers team at UNC Charlotte, said, “Expanding the number and distribution of cooling centers that we have, making sure that everybody has access to a free, accessible space that has cooling, especially if they don’t have it in their home or if […]
Colby Ford quoted in ‘Bird flu is changing – AI might help us keep up’
Source: Drug Target Review Using artificial intelligence to analyse the virus, the UNC Charlotte research team found that recent H5N1 strains are becoming better at evading immune defenses. “The virus has certainly mutated away from what we saw a decade ago,” said Colby T. Ford, computational biologist and lead author of the study. Read the […]
Matt Eastin contributed to ‘Unequal tree cover in Charlotte leaves some areas sweltering’
Source: WCNC “When the sun goes down, the rural areas start to quickly cool down,” Matthew Eastin, an associate professor of meteorology at UNC Charlotte, said. “Whereas the urban core has stored all that heat and energy from the sun — and then it starts re-releasing it to the air in the overnight hours.” Eastin […]
Kimberly Mayer ’95 named UNF’s chief research officer
Source: University of North Florida Read the story at https://www.unf.edu/newsroom/2025/06/Mayer-new-CRO.html.
Steven Rogelberg cited in ‘One in 10 workers spends more than 15 hours a week in meetings’
Source: Raconteur Employees who spend too much time in meetings often feel demotivated, unproductive, stressed out and less focused long after their meetings end. Steven Rogelberg, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and author of “The Surprising Science of Meetings,” calls this phenomenon a ‘meeting hangover’, and about 90% of workers in […]
Mark West authored the opinion piece ‘It’s Father’s Day, the day I remember my teenage grill rebellion against my dad’
Source: News and Observer Read the article at https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article308392235.html#storylink=cpy.