Research

“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).

Stan Schneider, professor of biological sciences and an expert on honeybees, discusses his research and why it’s important to study how honeybees communicate with each other and as a collective hive.

A paper co-published by CHHS faculty is demonstrating the capability of new technology that allows in-depth analysis of health outcomes amongst different groups. Published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, the research outlines a novel approach to studying public health data.

The technology lets researchers look at distinct populations experiencing high levels of a health problem in a more detailed manner than was possible using previous methods.

Franz Kellermanns, the Addison and Gertrude Reese Endowed Chair in International Business and professor of management, has received a best paper award with two co-authors for research on family businesses.

UNC Charlotte researcher Jürgen Buchenau explores the causes, dynamics, consequences and legacies of the Mexican Revolution in the work “Mexico’s Once and Future Revolution: Social Upheaval and the Challenge of Rule since the Late Nineteenth Century.”

 His most provocative conclusion is that the Mexican Revolution fundamentally reshaped global debates about human rights, in that the revolutionaries posited the existence of a series of social rights including the right to work, housing, food, medical care and education.

A researcher in the Fire Safety Engineering Technology program of the William States Lee College of Engineering is leading a new multi-institutional study designed to reduce wildfires and mitigate damages due to ignition or fire spread by wind-blown fire embers.

Sponsored by the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP), the $420,000 “Fire Ember Production from Wildland and Structural Fuels” project will bring together researchers from seven institutions. UNC Charlotte’s portion of the project is $219,000 for laboratory testing research.

Undiagnosed sleep disorders may be sabotaging students’ academic success, according to a study by UNC Charlotte psychology professor Jane Gaultney.

Gaultney presented the study at the Associated Professional Sleep Societies’ Conference and published the abstract in the journal Sleep. Her research found evidence suggesting that college students with sleep disorders may run a higher risk for lower GPAs, less motivation and possibly even more dire consequences.