STUDENT STORIES
With New History Scholarship, Undergraduate Pursues Deeper Understanding of Black History
June 02, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
As a student attending rural North Carolina grade schools and a Raleigh high school that is majority white, Candace Silver saw just a few other Black faces in her classes, if any. Lessons and books paid little attention to telling Black people’s stories, she recalls. Now, as the inaugural recipient of the new Gregory Mixon-Sonya Ramsey Black Lives Matter Scholarship, Silver continues to grow her understanding and appreciation for a broader view that includes the contributions and struggles of Black people throughout history.
UNC Charlotte Biology, Psychology Major Accepted By 10 Highly Ranked Medical Schools
May 21, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
Levine Scholar Andrea Badillo-Pérez will pursue her passion for service as she heads to New York University Grossman School of Medicine with full funding, after receiving acceptances from 10 top-rated medical schools. Badillo-Pérez earned bachelor's degrees in biology and psychology in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and a minor in public health in the College of Health and Human Services.
Religious Studies, Criminal Justice Scholar Excels, Makes Plans To "Change the World"
June 02, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
Annie Burchill has distinguished herself at UNC Charlotte as she completed majors in religious studies and criminal justice and a minor in urban youth and communities, graduating in May 2021 with ambitious plans to make a difference in the world. "I recently submitted my intent to enroll at UNC Charlotte for my M.A. in religious studies," Burchill says. "After that... who knows?.... because my mentors, friends, and UNC Charlotte as a whole have equipped me with everything I need to change the world."
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Botanical Gardens Staff, UNC Charlotte Volunteers Install New Native Plants Meadow In Community
April 28, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
A dozen UNC Charlotte students, faculty and staff joined other volunteers on Sunday, April 25 to install Barton Creek Greenway Native Meadows, a community native plant project in University City. They worked to install 25 varieties of plants to beautify the area and to provide education to people who want to use native plants.
Catch Up With The 2020-2021 Personally Speaking Published Experts Series With Films On YouTube
April 12, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
The Personally Speaking published experts series in its 11th season looked at drones, cats, and Africa. Three UNC Charlotte scholars/researchers in 2020-2021 talks discussed books they have written and how they came to write them during the annual series.
HONORS & AWARDS
Professor of Spanish Michael Doyle Earns Honor Society’s Highest Accolade
May 14, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
UNC Charlotte Professor of Spanish Michael Doyle has received the top international award of the Hispanic honor society Sigma Delta Pi, with his induction into the Order of Don Quijote. Each year, the organization chooses no more than three people worldwide for the honor. Doyle’s work has significantly advanced Hispanic scholarship, particularly in translation studies and in shaping the field of business Spanish throughout the U.S.
Africana Studies Scholar Earns Internationally Competitive Fellowship With National Humanities Center
May 06, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
Through one of the most competitive fellowship programs in the world, UNC Charlotte Africana Studies scholar Oscar de la Torre has been named the Anthony E. Kaye Fellow at the National Humanities Center in the coming academic year. De la Torre will join 35 other leading scholars chosen as fellows from 638 applicants from universities and colleges in 16 U.S. states and from Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Nigeria, and Taiwan.
ALUMNI & FRIENDS
UNC Charlotte Alumna, Public Historian Named Executive Director of Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
April 14, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
UNC Charlotte alumna and former faculty member Brenda Tindal ’04 has been named executive director of Harvard Museums of Science and Culture. She earned bachelor’s degrees in History and Africana Studies with University Honors distinction from UNC Charlotte in 2004 and was a visiting faculty member in the Department of History and the Honors College.
RESEARCH
UNC Charlotte MPA Program Rises To Top 17% In U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School Rankings
March 31, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
The latest U.S. News & World Report rankings place the Gerald G. Fox Master of Public Administration at#48 nationall, with the program moving into top 17 percent of all ranked public affairs programs. For UNC Charlotte’s nationally accredited MPA program, its ranking marks a 19% increase over last year’s results.
Researcher Earns NSF CAREER Award To Support Work With Optical Systems To Find Creative Solutions
March 22, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
UNC Charlotte researcher Rosario Porras-Aguilar is fascinated by light, inspired by its beauty and its usefulness. Specifically, she focuses her pioneering research on how light can enable more accurate quantitative data in fields ranging from microbiology to high-tech manufacturing. To support her research, Porras-Aguilar this spring received a coveted National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award.
Chemist Conducts Innovative Energy Research, Earning Coveted NSF CAREER Award
March 19, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
With demand growing for renewable energy and for novel energy storage options, UNC Charlotte chemist Christopher Bejger is conducting innovative research that holds promise for new solutions. To support his research, Bejger this spring received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award.
IN MEMORIAM
College Mourns Loss of Mathematics Faculty Member
April 09, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
UNC Charlotte Professor Emeritus Nickolas (Nick) M. Stavrakas, 74, passed away on March 24, 2021 at Atrium Health University City following a sudden illness. Stavrakas was a professor and administrator in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for 43 years before retiring in 2015.
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The New York Times Names UNC Charlotte Creative Writing Professor's Novel A Best Book To Give This Year
December 02, 2020 by Lynn Roberson
With its portrayal of the difficulties of frontier life, The New York Times Book Review has just named "All God's Children" by novelist and UNC Charlotte English Associate Professor Aaron Gwyn as one of The Best Books To Give This Year.
GLOBAL REACH
CLAS Faculty Building Innovation In Global Student Engagement, Working With OIP, Partner Universities
May 10, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
CLAS faculty members are leaders among those throughout UNC Charlotte who persevered during the pandemic to provide their students with global learning, partnering with the Office of International Programs to pilot a new initiative called Globally Networked Learning (GNL).
TEACHING & ADVISING
M.S. in Math Finance Soars To Highest Level Ever In TFE Times National Ranking
February 22, 2021 by Lynn Roberson
UNC Charlotte’s Master of Science in Mathematical Finance program has once again been named among the top-ranked programs in the nation, ranking No. 12 in the TFE Times’ 2021 Master of Financial Engineering program rankings. As a STEM-designated program of the Departments of Finance and Economics in the Belk College of Business and the Mathematics and Statistics Department in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the program excels in readying students for careers in an emerging field.
