Research

Brian Magi, assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, will be the guest on the Oct. 22 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast. Starting at 2 p.m., Magi, an atmospheric scientist who explores the relationship between fires, climate and air quality, will discuss his long-term research goal to simulate global fires as a process that is fully coupled to the human and physical dimensions of the Earth system.

New research co-authored by College of Education scholars is illuminating the path to teaching academic vocabulary words to students with learning disabilities.

Published in the journal Teaching Exceptional Children, the study reads like an instructional manual for teachers interested in expanded in-class vocabulary training. It examines which words can do the most to help struggling readers, how to effectively teach those words and how integrate the instruction into subject-matter class discussions.

“Diversity and Design: Understanding Hidden Consequences,” being released this month by Routledge Press, features work by two professors in the UNC Charlotte School of Architecture. Edited by Assistant Professor Charles Davis II, with Beth Tauke and Korydon Smith, it includes chapters by Davis and by Associate Professor Peter Wong.

City Startup Labs (CSL) is establishing a Center of Excellence for Entrepreneurial Competency, Innovation and Leadership (CoE) at UNC Charlotte, in association with Ventureprise, a campus-based venture development organization.

The center will operate from Ventureprise offices in PORTAL. Ventureprise Inc. is a nonprofit corporation affiliated with UNC Charlotte that serves as a venture development organization for the University and the Charlotte region.

The North Carolina Building Performance Association (NCBPA) and UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) recently announced the results of a study on energy efficient and high performance homes and buildings in North Carolina.

UNC Charlotte and Gaston County are working together on an effort to protect and monitor a key portion of the county’s water supply. Funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the “Healthy Wells” program will establish a public digital database of the county’s wells and promote the protection of private well water supplies.

“Charlotte Discovery Forum” is billed as an event to inform, inspire and connect young professionals and local leaders in the Charlotte metro region who share a strong interest in social entrepreneurship that can positively impact the community. It will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 22, at UNC Charlotte Center City.

UNC Charlotte’s Ventureprise, BB&T and the Institute for Emerging Issues at N.C. State University are partnering to hold the forum.

Sen. Richard Burr, chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, will deliver a keynote address during the College of Computing and Informatics 16th annual Cyber Security Symposium on Wednesday, Oct. 14. A dedicated executive education program will be on Thursday, Oct. 15.

A UNC Charlotte doctoral graduate and two faculty members have received a best paper award for research on gender and leadership.

Samantha Paustian-Underdahl, a faculty member at Florida International University who received her Ph.D. in organizational science from UNC Charlotte, along with Lisa Slattery Walker, professor of sociology, and David Woehr, professor of management, were recognized at the Academy of Management annual meeting.

The Office of Research and Economic Development will hold a “meet-and-greet” from noon to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 23, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center Salons (C, D and E).

Faculty, staff and students will have an opportunity to meet research and economic development staff and learn more about the services offered by the office. Refreshments will be served, and attendees can enter a drawing for a chance to win a Charlotte 49ers football package (tickets, parking pass and access to the Championship Terrace at halftime).