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UNC Charlotte graduate programs continue climb in U.S. News rankings
   April 8, 2025
UNC Charlotte’s graduate programs are on the rise — again — with several earning their highest placements yet in the newly released 2025 U.S. News...

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A2i Cefla Workshop
Cefla North America Hosts First Charlotte Off-Site A2i Workshop
   April 8, 2025
The Spring 2025 Accelerate to Industry (A2i) professional development series concluded with the first-ever off-site workshop hosted by Cefla North America’s headquarters in Charlotte. Cefla North America is a manufacturer of clinical devices including medical grade 2D/3D radiology, dental equipment and accessories. It is part of an international company based in Italy. Giuseppe Scazziota,...

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Belk College professor earns UNC Charlotte’s outstanding scholars award
Kellermanns is the 2025 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal
   March 31, 2025
World-renowned business researcher Franz W. Kellermanns is the 2025 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, presented at the UNC Charlotte Leaders in Research celebration on Thursday, March 27. First awarded in 1988, the medal recognizes outstanding scholarship, creativity and research among the University’s senior full-time faculty members. Kellermanns,...

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University Achieves Top-Tier Research Status with campus in the background
UNC Charlotte awarded R1 Carnegie classification, the highest recognition for research universities
Charlotte Recognized for "Very High Research Activity"
   February 13, 2025
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has been awarded esteemed Research 1 – or R1 –  status by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. It is the highest recognition that a doctoral university can receive.  The prestigious classification, indicating “very high research activity,” affirms UNC Charlotte as an elite research institution. With...

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Keyboard Warriors
   February 12, 2025
These days, virtually everyone uses the internet. It has become a ubiquitous tool in the workplace and in schools, and it is convenient at home for ordering DoorDash, playing games and checking social media accounts, to name a few. Increasingly internet users are at risk for being harassed, stalked or having their personal information misused. Lauren Hultquist, a first-year graduate student...

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Supporting the Transformative Power of Research
   February 12, 2025
Laura Peter, executive director of the UNC Charlotte Office of Research Commercialization and Partnerships, shares her experiences with research, how she supports student and faculty research, and what excites her about the current achievements and potential opportunities at Charlotte. Explain your role at UNC Charlotte.  My role is to champion innovation and drive forward a culture of...

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Special education faculty member, Ph.D. student recognized by Council for Exceptional Children
   February 10, 2025
Ya-yu Lo (left), professor of special education and child development, and her doctoral advisee Morgan Nichols were recognized by the Council for Exceptional Children for their work in the field of emotional and behavioral health. Lo received the North Carolina CEC Distinguished Service Award for the Division of Emotional and Behavioral Health for her research on behavioral and emotional...

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Faculty members from AI Institute sharing research
UNC Charlotte creates new AI Institute
   February 6, 2025
UNC Charlotte is leading in defining the future of artificial intelligence. As the Charlotte region’s educational AI leader, the University is advancing AI research, education and ethical implementation to drive innovation with real-world impact. The launch of the Charlotte AI Institute (CLT AI Institute) formalizes UNC Charlotte’s position as a hub for cutting-edge discovery,...

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Architecture students’ photo wins award in U.S. Energy Department contest
   January 28, 2025
Indya Barginere and Violet Drinkwater, students in the Ravin School of Architecture, won an award in the U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored photo contest “Framing the Future: Industrial Technologies.” For the national contest, professional and amateur photographers submitted photos of the innovative technologies, processes and people that will increase competitiveness of the U.S. industrial...

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Alyssa Martin Earns 2025 Council of Southern Graduate Schools Master’s Thesis Award
Her thesis, "The 'Disposable Others'," examines modern colonialism in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley"
   January 28, 2025
Alyssa Martin '23, a graduate of UNC Charlotte's M.A. in History program, has been awarded the 2025 Master’s Thesis Award in the Fine Arts and Humanities thesis category from the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) for her study, “The ‘Disposable Others’: Settler Colonial Processes of Industrial Pollution in Cancer Alley, Louisiana, 1964-2023.”  Martin, currently a Ph.D....

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