Akin Ogundiran, chair of the Africana Studies Department, is the co-editor of the recent work “Materialities of Ritual in the Black Atlantic,” published by Indiana University Press.
The UNC Charlotte Police and Public Safety Department, along with representatives from Mecklenburg Safe Communities, recently held an event to raise awareness around the dangers of drunk driving.
Mark West, chair of the English Department, is co-editor and a contributor to the recently released “Walt Disney, from Reader to Storyteller: Essays on the Literary Inspirations.”
The Office of Extended Academic Programs offers numerous training opportunities. Discounts of approximately 50 percent are available for UNC Charlotte faculty and staff. For more information, call 704-687-8900 or email ceregistration@uncc.edu.
Courses and information sessions for January include:
David Goldfield, the Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History, recently spent 10 days in Germany conducting seminars on American environmental policy as part of the U.S. Embassy’s support of the “Going Green” program, a German-American learning project.
The State Human Resources Commission has approved a recommendation from the N.C. Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) to modify the policy governing the operations of state agencies during adverse weather and emergency events. The primary changes are:
UNC Charlotte researcher John Stogner is sounding the alarm about a drug that is five to 15 times stronger than heroin—and escapes detection on drug screens unless doctors specifically look for it.
Stogner, a criminologist and drug researcher, recently published a paper in the Annals of Emergency Medicine on acetyl fentanyl, a potentially deadly opioid.
John Connaughton from the Belk College of Business discusses his recent Babson Capital/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast with Stephen Ward, executive director of University communications, for a segment that will air on UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Now” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10.
“Access to Culturally Competent Health Services: Serving Military Veterans from a Holistic Perspective” is a half-day conference scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in UNC Charlotte’s Cone University Center McKnight Hall.
The North Carolina economy grew at a rate much stronger than expected during the second half of 2014 signaling significant potential growth in 2015, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported Tuesday, Dec. 9, in his quarterly forecast for the state.
