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Business Journal Looks Back at 50 Years of Contributions from the School of Architecture
   August 25, 2022
Charlotte Business Journal Manager Editor Erik Spanberg chronicles Charlotte’s rapid development over the past five decades and the integral role played by UNC Charlotte’s School of Architecture. Read more in the Charlotte Business Journal.

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Graduate students at a welcome reception under pavilion
Hundreds of Graduate Students Connect at Orientation
Orientation activities kick start graduate students' journey
   August 23, 2022
As the fall semester begins, incoming graduate students engaged in numerous opportunities with the Graduate School and the Center for Graduate Life...

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Alumna Margaret Kocherga Lands Unicorn Hunters Investments
   August 22, 2022
Margaret Kocherga, ‘18 ‘21, Ph.D., recently won funding commitments from celebrity investors of “The Unicorn Hunters Show.” Kocherga, who received her degree in Nanoscale Science, pitched to the investors an ultra-thin lightening technology that helps brands stand out via customizable computer screens. Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte.  

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Green, Hossain Receive Graduate Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award
   August 12, 2022
Courtney Green, Ph.D., 2022, Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation, and Moinul Hossain, Ph.D., 2020, Electrical Engineering received the Graduate Dean's Distinguished Dissertation Award for 2022. The award is presented each year by Graduate School Dean Thomas Reynolds to recognize outstanding research and scholarship by a doctoral student at UNC Charlotte. Green...

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Magee Appointed to N.C. Central Leadership Position
   August 12, 2022
Derrick Magee was recently appointed associate vice chancellor of campus enterprises at N.C. Central University. Magee, a doctoral candidate in the Belk College of Business, will defend his dissertation in fall 2022. Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte.

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Engineering Program Director Named Honorary Consul of Italy
   June 21, 2022
Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director Valentina Cecchi has been appointed honorary consul of Italy to the state of North Carolina.  In her role, Cecchi will promote economic and cultural exchange between Italy and North Carolina. Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte.  

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Charlotte MBA Finds National Niche for Fashion Watches
   June 15, 2022
MBA alumnus Kwame Molden '12 found success as the co-founder of what has become a nationwide fashion brand in watches.  Molden's SPGBK Watches are sold in 200 stores, including Nordstrom, Macy's, Belk and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Design Store in New York. Read more at Belk College of Business.    

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UNC Charlotte Campus
UNC Charlotte Ranks High for Technology Transfer
   June 8, 2022
UNC Charlotte was recently ranked among the best universities at creating new knowledge and transferring it to the marketplace in useful applications. The study, produced by nonprofit organization Heartland Forward, evaluated universities across the country.  UNC Charlotte ranked third among UNC System universities. Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte.  

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Cone University Center
UNC Charlotte Graduate School Administration and Graduate Admissions Moves to New Campus Location
Temporary location, Cone University Center, Room 268, will serve UNC Charlotte community until fall
   June 6, 2022
The Graduate School and Graduate Admissions have a new, temporary location to serve the UNC Charlotte community and prospective students near the center of campus in the Cone University Center, Room 268. Near the fall semester, the Graduate School will find a permanent home in the Reese building when modifications to the space are complete.  The move does not affect the Graduate...

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Graduate students and staff in Raleigh
Graduate Students Share Research Notes with State Legislators
Two UNC Charlotte Ph.D. students participated in Graduate Education Day
   May 26, 2022
Graduate students David Brown, Bioinformatics, and Kaitlin Klotz, Biology, demonstrated the value of graduate education for state legislators as part of the N.C. Council of Graduate Schools 11th Annual Graduate Education Day on May 24 in Raleigh. Graduate students and Graduate School representatives from 14 universities across the state gathered to meet with legislators and discuss their...

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