News and Features
NSF grant to fund engineering scholarships
Date Published: November 14, 2018UNC Charlotte was awarded a $999,591 grant from the National Science Foundation to support high-achieving, low-income engineering students as part of the NSF’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) program.
From Boxer to Businessman
Date Published: November 13, 2018Calvin Brock is one of several Belk College alumni who are Charlotte's entrepreneurial champions.
EPIC seminar to focus on airborne wind energy
Date Published: November 13, 2018Rob Creighton, president and CEO of Windlift, based in Raleigh, will talk about airborne wind energy at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 20, in EPIC, G287.
Doctoral students take top honors at 3MT competition
Date Published: November 13, 2018Xueying Brown and Donna Goodenow emerged as UNC Charlotte’s best graduate presenters at the 2018 Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition held recently at Atkins Library.
Lee College professor receives national manufacturing award
Date Published: November 13, 2018Scott Smith, professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Department, has received the William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Architecture students bring improvements to Salisbury building
Date Published: November 12, 2018A group of UNC Charlotte architecture students led by Assistant Professor of Architecture Marc Manack recently installed “Mending Fences,” a design/build project for the city of Salisbury.
Alumnae discuss book on the history of UNC Charlotte’s School of Nursing
Date Published: November 12, 2018It started with a cardboard box.
The box, which followed the UNC Charlotte School of Nursing from its first home in the Belk Gym to its current home in the College of Health and Human Services, contained precious memorabilia that detailed the program’s 50-year history.
Chapel Hill professor to explore history of the Lumbee tribe
Date Published: November 12, 2018The sweeping story of the Lumbee tribe of North Carolina sheds new light on America’s defining moments through the complex lens of Southern identity—juxtaposing American history as taught in public schools with how it is taught at the dinner tables of the Lumbee people.
University to observe International Education Week
Date Published: November 9, 2018International Education Week is Nov. 12-16, and the Office of International Programs, in collaboration with campus partners, will offer programming that highlights the role that colleges play in shaping global awareness.
Scrum machine is key to rugby teams’ success
Date Published: November 8, 2018The scrum machine belonging to the UNC Charlotte Men’s and Women’s Rugby clubs has seen its best days. In fact, it’s in such poor condition that the men’s team has not used it this semester, said senior finance major Nathan Zima, treasurer of the national champion Men’s Rugby Club.
“It’s almost becoming a safety hazard to use it,” Zima said.
