Patrick Moyer, former professor of physics and optical science and director of athletics at the Cannon School, will discuss “The Science of Sports” at 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 25, at UNC Charlotte Center City. The talk is part of the Science Café, presented by the Charlotte Area Science Network.
Chancellor Philip Dubois will hold an interactive discussion with the student body at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, March 19, in the Student Union Rotunda. The annual “Chancellor’s Lunchtime Student Talk” is an opportunity for students to discuss current issues facing the University and direct questions to the chancellor and campus administrators.
UNC Charlotte alumni Benjamin Collins, Laura Clark, Ryan Doherty and Julie Harris were honored recently by the Charlotte Business Journal as members of its “Forty Under 40.” The listing recognizes “young professionals who are making major strides in their careers and having a positive impact on their communities.”
On Thursday, March 19, the College of Health and Human Services will mark the transition of the Department of Social Work into the new School of Social Work with a lecture and panel discussion.
Sunil Erevelles, chair of the Marketing Department in the Belk College of Business, and Dolly King, chair of the Department of Finance and the Rush Dickson Professor of Finance in the Belk College of Business, will be the guests on the March 12 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast.
The three-year initiative KEEPING WATCH enters its second year with “KEEPING WATCH on WATER: City of Creeks.” Events begin with an exhibition opening on Friday, March 27, at the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City.
Inside UNC Charlotte, in February, published an article about construction projects that will enhance the campus traffic flow. Work has started at the University’s South Entrance (intersection of University City and Cameron Boulevards).
Cole Carter, Tina Dadio, Solomon Franklin and Kurt Richter are the 2015 Employees of the Year. They were honored at the annual Staff Recognition Luncheon, held Wednesday, March 11, in the Student Union Multipurpose Room.
Paula Connolly, associate professor of English, will discuss her work “Slavery in American Children’s Literature, 1790-2010” at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, at the J. Murrey Atkins Library. This talk is part of the Personally Speaking series, presented by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the library.
Historian Shepherd McKinley’s book “Stinking Stones and Rocks of Gold: Phosphate, Fertilizer and Industrialization in Postbellum South Carolina” was named the winner of the South Carolina Historical Society’s 2014 George Rogers Jr. Book Award as the best book about South Carolina history published last year.
