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In the News 2012
- Peter Thorsheim, history, was quoted on Friday, December 28, 2012 in International Herald Tribune, the Global Edition of The New York Times, on “The Great Smog of China.”
- James Tabor, religious studies, was quoted on Thursday, December 27, 2012 in NBC News’ COSMIC LOG on “The year’s ancient mysteries (and missteps) put into perspective.”
- Greg Weeks, political science and public administration, was quoted on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 on “Popularidade do presidente Federico Franco cai em meio a denúncias de enriquecimento ilícito” in Estado de Minas.
- James Tabor, religious studies, was quoted on Monday, December 24, 2012 in The Christian Science Monitor on “The apostle Paul: One of the important influences on Christmas.”
- Ken Piller and Ken Bost, biology, were featured on Sunday, December 23, 2012 in The Charlotte Observer Lake Norman News: News of University City, in “UNCC duo explores the promise of soybeans.”
- Paul Friday, criminal justice & criminology, was featured on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 on WFAE Charlotte Talks on “Mass Shootings: Inside the Minds of Madmen.”
- Victoria Namishia, English major, was quoted on Monday, December 17, 2012 in The Charlotte Observer, in “UNCC helps dropouts to stage a comeback.”
- Steven Rogelberg, organizational science, was featured for his research in the Animal Sheltering magazine article, “For Better and For Worse.” (December)
- Greg Weeks, political science & public administration, was quoted on Thursday, December 13, 2012 in The Christian Science Monitor on “Chile-Peru border dispute moves from battlefield to courtroom.”
- Owen Furuseth, geography & earth sciences, was quoted on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, in The Charlotte Observer on “Mecklenburg County Quality of Life Study results to go online.”
- Mark West, English, wrote a column that appeared in Charlotte Viewpoint on December 10, 2012, titled ” “A Christmas Carol” bridges family traditions.”
- Michael Doyle, languages & culture studies, was interviewed by La 2 de RTVE (Spain TV) in a segment that aired on Sunday, December 9, 2012, discussing the importance of Spanish in the United States for business and international trade.
- Greg Davis, religious studies major, was featured on Friday, December 7, 2012 in The Charlotte Observer, Lake Norman News: News of University City, in “UNC Charlotte Distinguished Alumnus once was seen as “retarded.” “
- Jim Douglas, political science & public administration, was a participant on Thursday, December 6, 2012 on WFAE Charlotte Talks on “The Fiscal Cliff.”
- Kelly Finley, women’s & gender studies, was quoted on Saturday, December 1, 2012, in The Charlotte Observer, on “Who’s to blame in Petraeus-Broadwell scandal?”
- Carlyn Cancy, political science major, and Jasmine Brown, criminal justice major, were quoted on reFriday, November 30, 2012, in The Charlotte Observer Lake Norman News: News of University City, in “Students hold clothing swap to help others.”
- James Tabor, religious studies, published “Christianity Before Paul” on Thursday, November 29, 2012, in Huffington Post.
- “America Aflame,” a book by David Goldfield, history, was among “Librarian Nancy Pearl’s Picks for the Omnivorous Reader” on NPR books on Tuesday, November 27, 2012.
- Robin James, philosophy, was quoted in The New York Times in an article on “Dancing Up a Storm but Dying to Rock” on Friday, November 23, 2012.
- Jonathan Marks, anthropology, wrote “My ancestors, myself” in Aeon, a digital magazine of ideas and culture, on Wednesday, November 21, 2012.
- Karen Cox, history, wrote an op-ed published in The New York Times on Sunday, November 18, 2012 on “A New Southern Strategy.”
- Bill Brandon, political science & public administration, was quoted by wsoctv on Friday, November 16, 2012 on “N.C. and S.C. pursue different directions for new health care law.”
- Greg Weeks, political science and public administration, was quoted by Charlotte Magazine in its November 2012 issue, on “Rocking the Vote: North Carolina’s growing Latino population takes center stage in the presidential election.”
- Harry Chernotsky, global, international & area studies, was quoted on Thursday, November 15, 2012, by wsoctv in “Israeli woman who taught in Charlotte describes escalating violence.”
- Rosie Tong, Center for Professional & Applied Ethics, was quoted by wsoctv on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, in “Local doctors paid high sums from pharmaceutical companies.”
- Jim Douglas, political science & public administration, was quoted by wsoctv on Friday, November 9, 2012, in “College students could see financial aid impacted by fiscal cliff.”
- Mark West, English, wrote a column that appeared in Charlotte Viewpoint on December 10, 2012, titled ” “A Christmas Carol” bridges family traditions.”
- Mark West, English, wrote a column that was published on Thursday, November 8, 2012, in Charlotte Viewpoint, titled “Charlotte’s Distinct Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.”
- Aaron Gwyn, English, wrote a column that was published on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, in Esquire.com, titled “In North Carolina, an Independent, Running Out of Later.”
- Mark West, English, was quoted on Monday, November 5, 2012 by America Now, in “How Reading Habits Affect Personality.”
- John Szmer, political science & public administration, was a panelist on on WFAE 90.7’s Charlotte Talks program on Monday, October 22, 2012, on the subject, “What the President Can and Cannot Do.”
- Gregory Weeks, political science & public administration, was quoted in elEconomista on Monday, October 22, 2012, in “La población latina de EEUU, clave para elegir al nuevo presidente.”
- Rosie Molinary, women’s & gender studies, and her class were featured on WCNC Charlotte on Friday, October 19, 2012, in “UNC Charlotte students get a lesson in going all natural.”
- Andy Bobyarchick, geography & earth sciences, was quoted on Fox Charlotte on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, in “The 2012 Great SouthEast ShakeOut Drill.”
- John Bender, geography & earth sciences, was quoted on WSOC TV on Monday, October 15, 2012, in “McCrory and Dalton Campaign Advertisements” about energy resources.
- Michael Potter, anthropology, was featured in the Charlotte Observer Lake Norman News: News of University City, on Friday, October 12, 2012, about a new political party he seeks to form, in “Moderation is what he wants.”
- Gregory Weeks, political science & public administration, was quoted on Thursday, October 11, 2012, in Bloomberg Business Week in “Chavez Taps Venezuela’s Top Diplomat as VP Amid Cancer Battle.”
- Harold Reiter, mathematics & statistics, was featured in the News and Observer of Raleigh on Thursday, October 11, 2012, in “Professor honored for making math fun,”
- Robert Mady, English, was featured in the Charlotte Observer on Monday, October 8, 2012 in “Getting young voers to tune in, turn out.”
- Karen L. Cox, history, authored an op ed that appeared in The New York Times on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, titled “We’re Here, We’re Queer, Y’all.” It also was listed as one of the First Best Thursday columns by the Atlantic Wire.