College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

 It’s been a sizzling spring and summer for UNC Charlotte Professor Mark West, as his three new books have all been listed as Amazon “Hot New Releases.”

“I am amazed,” said West, Bonnie E. Cone Professor in Civic Engagement and professor in the Department of English.

Steven Rogelberg, professor of organizational science, management and psychology at UNC Charlotte, testified in a congressional hearing Wednesday, June 8. He discussed strategies representatives could use to be better leaders and how they could more effectively manage their staffs to build a broader strategy to navigate a challenging organizational structure. 

For years Norm Schul, first chair of UNC Charlotte’s Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, has wanted to commission a visually appealing globe for the department that would bring distinction and serve as a teaching tool.

Mary Layton “Mel” Atkinson, associate professor of political science and public administration, has been selected for the 2022-23 American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program.

For their exceptional teaching and student engagement, Michael Walter, Alan Rauch, Tiffany Morin and Katie Kutcher received the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences’ 2022 Excellence in Teaching Awards.

A group of architecture and chemistry students spent the spring semester working together to translate the nanoscale of chemistry to the macroscale of architecture.

Students from the Graduate Topic Studio, led by Rachel Dickey, assistant professor of architecture, and graduate research assistants from the lab of Christopher Bejger, associate professor of chemistry, teamed to design proposals for a nanoscale science pop-up museum. They built full-scale components, which were displayed at the Science Building for a juried competition.

The North Carolina Botanical Garden recently honored Larry Mellichamp ’70, retired director of the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, as only the seventh recipient of its Flora Caroliniana Award.

Kaela Williams, from Sanford, North Carolina, is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. An aspiring physician, Williams also minored in sociology. As Commencement nears, Williams reflects upon Charlotte’s impact on her life and career aspirations.

A new open-access study led by researchers at UNC Charlotte and the University of California, Riverside, aims to shed light on how to reverse the damage and save corals.

As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, Professor of History Steven Sabol, an expert in Russian history and Soviet and Post-Soviet nationalities policy, provides additional insight into a conflict that has now stretched into its fourth month with no visible end in sight.