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In the News 2013
- Paul Friday. Criminal Justice. December 20, 2013. Charlotte Observer. “Program Targets Heroin Abuse”
- Eric Heberlig. Political Science & Public Administration. December 17, 2013. WFAE. “So Far, Six Enter Competition for Watt’s Coveted House Seat”
- Paul Friday. Criminal Justice & Criminology . December 13, 2013. Charlotte Magazine . “1993: Charlotte’s Deadliest Year”
- Eric Heberlig. Political Science and Public Administration. December 12, 2013. National Public Radio’s Marketplace. “Budget deal doesn’t solve one big thing: The sequester”
- Min Jiang. Communication Studies. December 12, 2013. Reuters. “China’s hot messaging app WeChat may be good news for censors”
- Hannah Levinson. Philosophy. December 05, 2013. Charlotte Viewpoint. “CAST & CV Series Kicks Off with an “Om””
- Sean Britt. History. December 05, 2013. The Snap Online. “South Stanly principal Sean Britt named Principal of the Year”
- Robin James. Philosophy. December 04, 2013. Slate.com. “Will Smartphones Kill Femininity?”
- Robert Rieke. History (retired). December 03, 2013. The Charlotte Observer. “Friends remember an inspirational UNC Charlotte professor with a zany side”
- Heather Maxwell. Alumni Association. December 03, 2013. The Dispatch. “Board names assistant principal at West Davidson High School”
- Aaron Gwyn. English Department . December 02, 2013. Publishers Weekly . “Wynne’s War”
- Robin James. Philosophy. December 02, 2013. Jezebel.com. “What’s Technology Doing to “Femininity”?”
- Religious Studies. Religious Studies. December 02, 2013. Funk on Faith. “Scholar will speak about Jesus and Judaism”
- Joseph Kuhns. Criminal Justice and Criminology. November 20, 2013. WSOC-TV. “9 investigates why burglars target certain homes”
- Aimee Parkison. English. November 07, 2013. Creative Loafing. “Charlotte writer Aimee Parkison talks projects, erotic fiction, more”
- Toya Corbett. Alumni. November 07, 2013. HuffPost College. “I Am Black And I Am Proud That I Attended a Predominately White College”
- Greg Weeks. Political Science and Public Administration. November 04, 2013. Miami Herald. “The Return of Michelle Bachelet”
- Janaka Bowman Lewis. English. November 02, 2013. Aiken Standard. “Preschoolers learn love of reading at early age”
- Dr. Stanley Schneider. Biology. November 01, 2013. WWLP 22News. “Are your pets protected in the winter?”
- Vivian Lord. Criminal Justice and Criminology. November 01, 2013. The Charlotte Observer. “UNC Charlotte prof sees progress for India’s women”
- Sonya Ramsey. History and Women’s and Gender Studies. October 30, 2013. Creative Loafing. “Girls will be boys in The Androgynous Model: Web show finds fashion’s middle ground”
- Martin Klotz. Biology. October 28, 2013. Frontiers . “Interview with Martin Klotz”
- Shannon Bauerle. English. October 17, 2013. The Charlotte Observer. “UNC Charlotte students line up for zombie class”
- Karen L. Cox. History. October 14, 2013. America Blog. “Please Stop Blaming the South for the Government Shutdown”
- Min Jiang. Communication Studies. October 11, 2013. NJ.com (Cranford Chronicle). “China Town Hall at Cranford Community Center, Oct. 28”
- Greg Gbur. Physics and Optical Science. October 09, 2013. WCCB Charlotte. “UNC Charlotte Researchers Studying How To Develop Invisibility Cloak”
- Deborah Strumsky. Geography and Earth Science. October 09, 2013. The Atlantic. “Where America’s Inventors Are”
- Beth Whitaker . Political Science and Public Administration. October 08, 2013. The Washington Post. “Why it’s hard for the U.S. to fight terrorism and promote democracy in East Africa”
- Karen Cox. History. October 07, 2013. WFAE. “A Trifling Place, Episode 13: Cotillions and Etiquette Schools”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. October 03, 2013. The MidEast News Source. “In Israel, Dig Beneath the Headline for Archaeological Truth”
- Greg Gbur. Physics and Optical Science. September 26, 2013. WFAE. “UNC Charlotte Professor Working On Invisibility”
- Akin Ogundiran. Africana Studies. September 23, 2013. The Daily Tar Heel. “Black studies prgrams on the rise”
- Greg Gbur. Physics and Optical Science. September 22, 2013. News and Observer (Raleigh). “UNC Charlotte professor explores still-theoretical concept of invisibility”
- Greg Gbur. Physics and Optical Science. September 22, 2013. The Charlotte Observer. “UNC Charlotte professor explores invisibility”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 20, 2013. The Huffington Post. “Bathtub Unearthed In Jerusalem May Have Belonged To One Of Jesus’ Enemies”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 20, 2013. NBC News. “Why Jerusalem still hangs onto ancient archaeological mysteries”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 19, 2013. MSN now. “Ancient bathtub may have belonged to a priest who condemned Jesus”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 18, 2013. Business Standard. “Mt. Zion dig reveals mansion possibly from Jesus’ time”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 18, 2013. Sci-News. “Ruins of Early Roman Period Mansion Unearthed at Mount Zion”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 18, 2013. 12 News. “Behold! Jerusalem dig turns up priestly bathtub from Jesus’ time”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 18, 2013. Real Clear Science. “Jerusalem Dig Turns Up Bathtub from Jesus’ Time”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 18, 2013. Archaeology. “First-Century Mansion Uncovered in Jerusalem”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 18, 2013. Red Orbit. “Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Roman Period Mansion On Mt. Zion”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 18, 2013. Daily Mail. “Found: The bathtub that could have belonged to a priest who condemned JESUS to death and a town where Christ rested after the miraculous feeding of the 5,000”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 18, 2013. UPI. “Mount Zion dig yields underground bathroom adjacent to cleansing pool”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 18, 2013. Discovery News. “Mount Zion ‘Mansion’ to Shed Light on Jesus’ Era”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 18, 2013. Science World Report. “Archaeologists Uncover Biblical-Era Priestly Mansion During Time of Jesus”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 18, 2013. The Inquisitr. “Bathtub Discovered In Jerusalem Probably Belonged To The Guy Who Crucified Jesus”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 17, 2013. Heritage Daily. “Early Roman period mansion discovered by archaeologists”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 17, 2013. Gospel Prime. “Encontrada casa de sumo sacerdote dos tempos de Jesus”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 17, 2013. Science Daily. “Mt. Zion Dig Reveals Possible Second Temple Period Priestly Mansion”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 17, 2013. Science 2.0. “Mansion Excavation May Tell Us About Rulers Of Jerusalem At The Time Of Jesus”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 17, 2013. Live Science. “Newfound Mount Zion ‘Mansion’ May Hold Clues to Jesus’ Jerusalem”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. September 17, 2013. Phys Org. “Mt. Zion dig reveals possible second temple period priestly mansion”
- Brian Magi. Geography and Earth Sciences. September 11, 2013. Public News Service. “Report: NC Power Plants Rank 12th for Global Warming Pollution”
- Greg Weeks. Political Science & Public Administration. September 09, 2013. News 14 Carolina. “Immigration Reform Debate Pushed Back in Congress”
- David Goldfield. History. August 29, 2013. BBC News Magazine. “Why do people still fly the Confederate flag?”
- Matt Eastin. Geography and Earth Sciences. August 28, 2013. WSOC-TV. “History shows hurricanes can cause severe damage in Charlotte area”
- William P. Brandon. Political Science and Public Administration. August 24, 2013. The Charlotte Observer. “It was “the Most Perfect of Days” but…”
- Laura Clark. Psychology. August 16, 2013. Charlotte Business Journal. “Building a school from scratch”
- Dr. Clifton Scott. Communication Studies. August 14, 2013. Firefighter Nations. “Formalizing the AAR Process: How to conduct a professional, effective after-action review”
- Lawrence Calhoun. Psychology. August 14, 2013. Associated Press and The Charlotte Observer. “Warrants: Mother, boy tortured before friend fled”
- Cliff Scott, Ph.D.. Communication Studies and Organizational Science. August 14, 2013. Firefighter Nation (the online version of the trade magazine, Fire Rescue). “Formalizing the AAR Process”
- Gregory Weeks. Political Science and Public Administration. August 13, 2013. NPR. “John Kerry Tries To Smooth Things Over With Brazil, Colombia”
- Joyce Dalsheim. Global, International and Area Studies. August 12, 2013. www.opendemocracy.net. “The Banality of Legal”
- James Walsh, Beth Whitaker, Justin Conrad. Political Science and Public Administration. August 12, 2013. Charlotte Business Journal. “U.S. Department of Defense funds $825,000 project at UNC Charlotte”
- John Szmer. Political Science & Public Administration. August 05, 2013. WCCB. “Rowan Co. Commissioners Hold Back Prayer at Monday’s Meeting”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 03, 2013. Headlines & Global News. “Childhood Bullying Victims More Likely To Go To Prison, Study Finds”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 03, 2013. Big News Network. “Being Bullied throughout childhood and teens may lead to more arrest, convictions, prison time”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice. August 02, 2013. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. “Bullied folks go to prison more, study finds”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 02, 2013. Minnesota Public Radio. “Victims Of Bullying Are More Likely To Be Arrested As Adults”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology . August 02, 2013. KTTC. “Bullied kids may have more legal woes in adulthood”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 02, 2013. 91.3 WYSO. “Victims Of Bullying Are More Likely To Be Arrested As Adults”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 02, 2013. Red Orbit. “Bullied Kids May Become Career Criminals”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 02, 2013. University Herald. “People Harassed in Childhood More Likely to End up in Prison, Study”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 02, 2013. West – Welfare Society Territory. “Once victims of bullying, the criminals”
- Michael G. Turner. Criminal Justice and Criminology. August 01, 2013. NPR. “Victims of Bullying are More Likely to be Arrested as Adults”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 01, 2013. NBC News. “Bullied Kids More Likely To Commit Crimes As Adults”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 01, 2013. Newsday. “Bullied Kids May Have More Legal Woes in Adulthood”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 01, 2013. Daily Mail. “Victims of bullying are MORE likely to end up in jail that those who are not bullied- and it affects more women than men”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 01, 2013. Globe and Main. “Being bullied can lead to troubles with the law later in life, study says”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 01, 2013. Psych Central. “Kids Bullied for Years More Likely to Go to Prison”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 01, 2013. Live Science. “Bullied Kids More Likely to Commit Crimes As Adults”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 01, 2013. Science Codex. “Being bullied throughout childhood and teens may lead to more arrests, convictions, prison time”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 01, 2013. Medical Xpress. “Being bullied throughout childhood and teens may lead to arrest, conviction, prison time”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 01, 2013. Healthnewsdigest.com. “Children Repeatedly Bullied May Face More Arrests, Prison As Adults”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice & Criminology. August 01, 2013. In-Forum. “Those bullied as children likelier to end up in prison”
- David Goldfield. History. August 01, 2013. NPR – The Faith Middleton Show. “Faith Middleton Show: Graphic Designer Louise Fili and the Authors of America Aflame and The Half-Life of Facts”
- Michael Turner. Criminal Justice and Criminology. August 01, 2013. US News and World Report. “Bullied Kids May Have More Legal Woes in Adulthood”
- Martha Kropf. Political Science & Public Administration. August 01, 2013. WFAE. “NC Explainer: Voting Rights”
- Gregory Weeks. Political Science and Public Administration. July 03, 2013. The Washington Post. “Law says the U.S. is required to cut aid after coups. Will it?”
- Melissa Currie. Geography. June 28, 2013. The Citiwire. “Who, Then, is the American?”
- Gregory Weeks. Political Science and Public Administration. June 24, 2013. The Associated Press. “Both risks and rewards seen for defying US on Snowden, as Ecuador to consider asylum bid”
- Scott Gartlan and Susan Trammell. Charlotte Teachers Institute and Physics Department. June 24, 2013. WFAE 90.7 Charlotte Talks. “Charlotte Teachers Institute”
- Manda Adams. Geography and Earth Sciences. May 16, 2013. National Geographic Daily News. “Wind Energy’s Shadow: Turbines Drag Down Power Potential”
- Pinku Mukherjee. Biology. May 07, 2013. The Charlotte Observer. “Pitch perfect: How to tout your company”
- Gregory Weeks. Political Science and Public Administration. April 20, 2013. The Associated Press. “Conservatives likely to retake power in Paraguay”
- Gregory Weeks. Political Science and Public Administration. April 17, 2013. Bloomberg. “Capriles Cancels March After Venezuela Threatens Crackdown”
- Richard Tedeschi. Psychology. April 16, 2013. BBC News, US & Canada. “Boston Marathon Bombings: Life After Limb Loss”
- Jonathan Marks. Anthropology. April 15, 2013. The Chronicle of Higher Education. “A Radical Anthropologist Finds Himself in Academic “Exile””
- Todd Steck. Biology. March 29, 2013. WFAE’s Charlotte Talks. “Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Hospitals”
- David Goldfield. History. March 29, 2013. The Charlotte Observer. “Confederate Flag at Old NC Capitol Coming Down”
- James Tabor. Religious Studies. March 28, 2013. The Huffington Post. “Weeping Through Easter: An Alternative Tradition”
- Karen Cox. History. March 27, 2013. The San Jose Mercury. ““Duck Dynasty”: Why Is This Show So Popular?”
- Lawrence G. Calhoun. Psychology . March 15, 2013. Huffington Post. “Can Trauma Really Be a Gift?”
- Jason Newton, Postdoctoral Fellow. History; Capitalism Studies; Office of Interdisciplinary Studies. October 20, 2001. Le Devoir [newspaper based in Montreal, Canada]. “Les Canadiens français, ces migrants «pas tout à fait blancs» [French Canadians: immigrants who were “not quite white”]”
- Greg Gbur, physics, was a guest on Friday, March 29, 2013, on News14 to discuss science and the UNC Charlotte Science and Technology Expo
- Steven Rogelberg, organizational science, was featured on Monday, March 25, 2013 in Men’s Health News in “Your Worst Work Habit” about his study in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
- Manda Adams, Geography and Earth Sciences. March 15, 2013. The Charlotte Observer. “UNC Charlotte scientist’s research helps debunk wind energy forecasts”
- James Walsh, political science and public administration, was quoted on Sunday, March 10, 2012 in The Washington Post in “Most Americans approve of foreign drone strikes”
- Karen Cox, history, was quoted on Saturday, March 9, 2013 in the Los Angeles Times in “Rednecks Translate to Greenbacks on TV”
- Gregory Weeks, Political Science and Public Administration. March 7, 2013. Bloomberg Business Week. “For Chavez’s Successor, Venezuela’s Economy Looms Large”
- John Szmer, political science and public administration, was a panelist on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 on WFAE’s Charlotte Talks on “How We Choose Judges in North Carolina”
- Gregory Weeks, political science and public administration, was quoted on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, on FOX NEWS.com in “Nations that rely on Chavez’s generous oil terms have much to lose if it slows to a trickle”
- Gregory Weeks, political science and public administration, was quoted on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 by The Seattle Times in “Venezuela’s polarizing president dominated its political life”
- Gregory Weeks, political science and public administration, was quoted on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, by the Associated Press in “Venezuela petro-allies nervous over Chavez’s death”
- Sarona Bedwan, an anthropology student, was featured in The Charlotte Observer South Charlotte News on Friday, March 1, 2013 in “Charlotte student determined to make the world better”
- Gregory Weeks, political science and public administration, wrote an article that was published on Friday, March 1, 2013 in Foreign Policy, titled “A cautionary tale for election boycotts”
- Sean McCloud, religious studies, wrote a column that was published on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 in Huffington Post Religion titled “Nones, Somes and the Combinativeness of American Religion”
- Esther Rose Erwin, history graduate, was featured on Friday, February 15, 2013 in The Mint Hill Times.com on her posthumous induction into the university’s Hall of Fame in “UNC Charlotte Alumni induct Esther Rose Erwin to Hall of Fame”
- Eric Heberlig, political science & public administration, was quoted on Friday, February 15, 2013 on WRAL.com in “What you might hear in the state of the state”
- Akin Ogundiran, Africana Studies, was quoted on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in Qcitymetro in “Gantt Center explores music, message of Fela”
- Sean McCloud, religious studies, was a panelist on Monday, February 11, 2013 on WFAE’s Charlotte Talks on “Superstitions and Why We Believe Them”
- Greg Weeks, Latin American studies and political science & public administration, was quoted on Thursday, February 8, 2013 in Bloomberg on “Chavismo Set to Outlive Chavez as Venezuela Braces for Elections”
- Min Jiang, communication studies, wrote an essay titled “China’s Internet Sovereignty in the Wake of WCIT-12” that was published on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 in online policy website China-US Focus
- Elliot Hamer, communication studies graduate student, along with Daniel Grano and Margaret M. Quinlan, communication studies faculty, was quoted on Sunday, February 3, 2013 in The Charlotte Observer in the article “YWCA hosts eugenics discussion”
- Daniel Grano and Margaret M. Quinlan, communication studies, along with Elliot Hamer, communication studies graduate student, were quoted on Sunday, February 3, 2013 in The Charlotte Observer in the article “YWCA hosts eugenics discussion”
- Deborah Strumsky, geography & earth sciences, was featured in an article in San Francisco Chronicle’s SFGate on Friday, February 1, 2013 in “As Patenting Soars to Historic Rates, the Most Inventive Metropolitan Areas are Leaving Others Behind”
- Emily Kozel, public relations major, was featured in January 2013 on PaddockTalk.com in “140 Buzz Announces Addition of Emily Kozel”
- Martin Klotz, biology, was featured on Monday, January 28, 2013 in the America Now television segment “Who has the most germs at work?”
- Bobby Brame, Michael Turner, criminal justice & criminology, along with Ray Paternoster, University of Maryland, published an opinion article on Saturday, January 26, 2013 in The Charlotte Observer on “Charlotte’s crime statistics: what do they really tell us?”
- Justin Conrad, political science & public administration, was quoted on Saturday, January 26, 2013 in The Charlotte Observer Lake Norman News in “Foreign policy lectures held at UNC Charlotte.” Eddy Souffrant, philosophy; Ola Aborisade, Africana studies; and Gregory Starrett, anthropology, were mentioned in the article
- Tanure Ojaide, Africana studies, was featured on Friday, January 25, 2013 in The Charlotte Observer Lake Norman News, in “UNC Charlotte professor is prolific writer”
- Graduate student Eliot Hamer, communication studies, along with Dan Grano and Margaret Quinlan, communication studies, was featured on Thursday, January 24, 2013 on WFAE Charlotte Talks in “Should We Right Past Wrongs?”
- Dan Grano and Margaret Quinlan, communication studies, along with graduate student Eliot Hamer, communication studies, were featured on Thursday, January 24, 2013 on WFAE Charlotte Talks in “Should We Right Past Wrongs?”
- John David Smith, history, and a lecture he was to give were mentioned on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 in Charlotte Magazine in “Two Local Authors Set to Speak This Weekend”
- Jeffrey Leak, English and Center for the Study of the New South, was quoted on Saturday, January 19, 2013 in The Charlotte Observer in “Charlotte to award WBTV’s Steve Crump with MLK Medallion”
- Dan White, religious studies, was noted on Friday, January 18, 2013 in The Charlotte Observer: South Charlotte News in “Lectures focus on the afterlife”
- Janaka Lewis, English, (along with Tehia Starker, education) was a panelist on Friday, January 18, 2013 on WFAE Charlotte Talks on “Kids and Race”
- Deborah Langsam, retired biology, was featured on Sunday, January 13, 2013 in The Charlotte Observer: South Charlotte News in “Dilworth fiber art designs help charities”
- Bobby Brame, criminal justice & criminology, was quoted on Sunday, January 6, 2013, in The Charlotte Observer in “A murder statistic to applaud and improve upon”
- Scott Gartlan, Charlotte Teachers Institute Executive Director, was quoted on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, in The Charlotte Observer, in “Charlotte Teachers Institute working to deal with success”