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Meet Erin Basinger
   September 19, 2022
Erin Basinger, Ph.D., is a faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies.  Learn more about her, why she loves teaching, and the advice she has for students in Inside UNC Charlotte.

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UNC Charlotte Recognized for Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
   September 19, 2022
UNC Charlotte was recently recognized among the best in the nation for its diversity and inclusion efforts in the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.  Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte.

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Graduate students and staff in Center for Graduate Life and Learning space
Inside Look: The Center for Graduate Life and Learning (CGLL) Unveils New Space
The CGLL organizes community-building events & professional development to enhance student success.
   September 13, 2022
Last week, the Center for Graduate Life and Learning (CGLL) unveiled its new space in Atkins Library, Room 149, across from the Career Center. The CGLL provides graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with personal and professional support to ensure their future success. Their services and programming focus on helping students refine and strengthen five core competencies proven to enhance...

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Better Mentors Build Better Research
Class Strengthens Mentoring Skills
   September 12, 2022
Since 2019, hundreds of Charlotte graduate faculty have taken steps to strengthen the university’s research output by strengthening their mentoring skill through the Graduate School’s Mentor Training program. Based on the evidence-based practices developed by the Center for Improved Mentoring Experiences in Research (CIMER) at the University of Wisconsin, Charlotte’s mentor training is part of...

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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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