Season tickets for 2014 Charlotte 49ers football are now available to the public through the Charlotte 49ers Ticket Office. All tickets for the University's second football season can be purchased online at Charlotte49ers.com.
David Goldfield, the Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History, will participate in the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s “Lunch at the Library” speaker series. His talk is scheduled for noon, Thursday, June 19, at the main library (310 N. Tryon St.).
Betty Doster and Amy Wartham recently were named to the list of 50 Most Influential Women by the Mecklenburg Times. The publication solicited nominees from the community, and an independent panel of judges selected the final honorees.
Gov. Pat McCrory recently lauded UNC Charlotte’s Collegiate Recovery Community for efforts to address student recovery, underage drinking and substance abuse.
Scott Heggen, a doctoral student in computing and information systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend “Lowering the Barrier to Development and Adoption of Participatory Sensing Applications” at 12:30 p.m., Monday, June 16, in Woodward Hall, Room 338. Jamie Payton is the dissertation advisor.
The National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have re-designated UNC Charlotte as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Research. In 2008, the University was one of the first in the country to receive this designation.
“Let Your Lines Lead You” is a display featuring work by UNC Charlotte alumna Suzy Hannon. It explores the movement of lines in emotions, and it will be displayed Tuesday, June 10, through Tuesday, July 1, in the Student Union Art Gallery.
A public reception for the exhibit will be at 5 p.m., Wednesday, June 25, in the gallery.
Individuals may nominate colleagues to serve as chair, vice chair, secretary or communications officer for the UNC Charlotte Staff Council through Wednesday, June 11.
Position information and the nomination process are online.
The UNC Charlotte Urban Institute and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, in partnership with the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, will present the second annual Charlotte Data Day on Tuesday, June. 17.
Is “urban agriculture” possible in a city like Charlotte? Can backyard chickens and rooftop gardens solve urban hunger?
The public will get a chance to consider those questions – and sip free martinis made from local ingredients – at the June 13 KEEPING WATCH Clean Martini Screens. This free, public event will be 6 to 9 p.m. at UNC Charlotte Center City.
UNC Charlotte and the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) have created joint research and educational opportunities between the University and the foundation. The entities will provide seed funding for joint research ventures.
