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Tullis Works to Change Attitudes, Conversations About Death

Death is the end of life – often a difficult topic to discuss. UNC Charlotte Professor Jillian Tullis is working to change that. Tullis uses her personal experiences, combined with the experiences and knowledge she has gained working with hospices and cancer centers, to improve the ways people view and communicate about death. “Attitudes about […]

UNC Charlotte Book Named to History Book Club

Mexico’s Once and Future Revolution: Social Upheaval and the Challenge of Rule since the Late Nineteenth Century, co-authored by History Department Chair Jurgen Buchenau (with Gilbert M. Joseph) has been featured in the History Book Club, a rare distinction for an academic book, especially on a topic not pertaining to either American or European history. […]

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Jordan Study Abroad Experience: Language, Culture and Family

Editor’s Note: Periodically, we will share stories of global experiences, in students’ or faculty members’ own words.  If you wish to submit articles for consideration, we invite you to do so through our “submit news” form. Thanks! By Sarah Obeid I never thought in this lifetime I would eat a boiling, teriyaki-flavored snail on the […]

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Mount Zion Dig Discoveries Ranked Among World’s Top 10 Archaeological Finds

Heritage Daily has named the finds made this summer at UNC Charlotte’s Mount Zion dig site as among the world’s Top 10 archaeological discoveries for 2013. James Tabor, chair of religious studies in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; and Shimon Gibson, Israeli archaeologist, fellow at the Albright Institute in Jerusalem and adjunct UNC […]

Kirk Melnikoff Wins 2013 Hoffman Prize

Dr. Kirk Melnikoff, associate professor of English, won the 2013 Calvin& Rose G. Hoffman Prize for a Distinguished Publication on Christopher Marlowe, which is the most prestigious award in the area of Christopher Marlowe studies. Melnikoff won this award for an essay he wrote titled “Flaskett and Linley’s Tragedy of Dido Queen of Carthage.” This […]

Leader of Hispanic College Awareness Program Stands As Example

Jose Reyes, the president of UNC Charlotte’s Hispanic College Awareness Program, stands out as an example to youth, working with others in the student organization to encourage college aspirations.

Professor Jean-Claude Thill Named RSAI Fellow

Jean-Claude Thill, the Knight Foundation Distinguished Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at UNC Charlotte, has been named a 2013 Fellow of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI).

Aimee Parkison Receives NC Arts Council Fellowship

UNC Charlotte English Associate Professor Aimee Parkison was one of 15 artists across the state who received the 2013–2014 North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award in the categories of songwriting, composing and writing. Artists receive a fellowship to support creative development and the creation of new work. Recipients were selected by panels comprised of […]

University Establishes Project Mosaic to Enhance Social and Behavioral Science Research

To enhance its social and behavioral science research, UNC Charlotte has established Project Mosaic, an initiative that will be led by Knight Foundation Distinguished Professor Jean-Claude Thill.

Communication Studies’ Plotnick Wins IEEE Life Members’ Prize in Electrical History

Rachel Plotnick from the Department of Communication Studies at UNC Charlotte has received the IEEE Life Members’ Prize in Electrical History – a top national honor. The IEEE Life Members’ Fund supports the award, which is administered by the Society for the History of Technology. The prize is awarded annually to the best paper in […]