Isaac Cho, a doctoral student in computing and information systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend " Stereoscopic Bimanual Interaction for 3D Visualization" at 2:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 26, in Woodward Hall, Room 338. Zachary Wartell is the dissertation advisor.
Senior Amanda McCoy is Miss Black USA 2013. She was crowned earlier this month in a ceremony at the University of the District of Columbia.
McCoy, who is completing a bachelor's degree in communication studies with double minors in women’s studies and journalism, is an active member of the Kappa Kappa chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated.
With the start of the fall semester, the Center for Graduate Life (CGL) has added two new faculty associates who will use their expertise to offer content-based development to graduate students at UNC Charlotte. The associates will support graduate teaching, writing and research through innovative workshops and credit bearing courses, providing students with real-world expectations.
Concerns over a potential pipe bomb outside Scott Hall on Saturday were resolved safely and quickly by UNC Charlotte police, housing and residence life (HRL) staffers and officers and specialists from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Kent Brintnall, associate professor of religious studies, is the 2013 recipient of the Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship for Teaching. His selection was announced during the annual University Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Watch a live Web stream of today's University Convocation starting at 9:30 a.m. Chancellor Philip L. Dubois and Provost Joan Lorden will address faculty, staff and students at this yearly event.
When the campus shuttle resumes service for the fall semester, it will deploy a transport tracking system so users will be able to utilize a smart phone or Web application to know when the next bus will arrive.
Ted Amato, professor of economics in the Belk College of Business, is among the five finalists for the 2013 Bank of America (BofA) Award for Teaching Excellence. The recipient this award, UNC Charlotte’s top teaching honor, will be named at a special reception, Friday, Sept. 20. Inside UNC Charlotte will feature each finalist in alphabetical order prior to the reception.
UNC Charlotte alums and North Carolina representatives Mike Hager and Jason Saine recently visited the University to celebrate the completion of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI) by MCNC (Microelectronics Center of North Carolina).
49er New Year and RecFest will be held Sunday, Aug. 18; both events are annual happenings for new and returning students, and faculty and staff members, to celebrate the start of a new academic year.
UNC Charlotte’s fourth class of 15 Levine Scholars is set to embark upon their first semester at the University. But before they enter the classroom, the incoming freshmen recently wrapped up a challenging 25-day leadership experience in Wyoming’s Absaroka Range. The wilderness expedition has become a summer tradition that began with the program’s inaugural class.
Eileen Jakeway, a Hough High School graduate and Levine Scholar, is to be the subject of a feature story in the Charlotte Observer. Reporter Steve Lyttle is conducting the interviews for the story, which is scheduled for publication this weekend.
Jakeway received a number of scholarship offers to attend Ivy League schools but selected UNC Charlotte.
