In the News

Ashli Q. Stokes, Ph.D., professor of communication studies, joined Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins for a two-part episode titled “Charlotte city council names next mayor, plus how food can bring us together.” Stokes, author of “Consuming Identity: The Role of Food in Redefining the South” (2016), appeared alongside Kris Reid, chef and executive director of […]

Megan Smith, Ph.D., assistant teaching professor in the Department of Sociology, was interviewed by Spectrum News 1 for the feature “A craft cafe in Charlotte is another way people are connecting in third spaces.” Spectrum News 1 profiled La Bodeguita, a Charlotte craft cafe created by therapist and artist Michelle Fernandez. The community-building space offers […]

Martha Cary (Missy) Eppes, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, discussed the Beth Haven Flatrock with The Charlotte Observer for the article “Sprawling rock hidden in North Carolina woods began as trapped magma, experts say.” The Beth Haven Flatrock in Lincoln County, North Carolina, is a rare granite outcrop where […]

Andy Bobyarchick, associate professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, was interviewed for the article “NC is seeing some earthquakes. Is it time for earthquake insurance?” featured in The Charlotte Observer and The Herald. According to The Charlotte Observer, several shallow earthquakes were recorded near Randleman, North Carolina last week. Five minor […]

Ryan Grant, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychological science, discussed new research on work recovery in Fast Company’s article, “Stop thinking about work earlier today to be more productive tomorrow.” Grant’s new study, “What’s your 5 to 9? Antecedents and outcomes of profiles of trajectories of daily recovery experiences across the evening,” was published in the […]

Helen Davies, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of English and joint faculty member with the School of Data Science, is among multispectral imaging experts quoted in the article, “Erased, Burned, or Hidden from Sight, Unreadable Texts Are Being Decoded,” from Fine Books & Collections magazine.  Davies uses multispectral imaging to recover lost, damaged and […]

Ryan Grant, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychological science, explained how vacation time impacts employee well-being in Fast Company’s article, “Workers are too afraid of layoffs to take PTO.” Grant’s research, “I Need a Vacation: A Meta-Analysis of Vacation and Employee Well-Being,” was published by the Journal of Applied Psychology in Jan. 2025 and selected as the […]

UNC Charlotte’s meteorology program was featured on WSOC-TV Channel 9 to celebrate a new partnership providing students with the technology and expertise they need to excel in a rapidly evolving field. As part of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, enrollment in the […]

On Monday, Feb. 23, Jürgen Buchenau, Ph.D., joined WCNC+ Live Impact News to discuss the significance of the killing of the Mexican cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, commonly referred to as “El Mencho.” Buchenau is the Dowd Term Chair of Capitalism Studies, a professor of history and Latin American studies and an expert on […]

Greg Weeks, associate dean in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences and expert in Latin American politics, discussed the unfolding situation in Venezuela on WCNC+’s “Live Impact Afternoon News” show. Weeks joined WCNC+ for two live interviews. The first took place on Monday, Jan. 5, where he unpacked the U.S. capture of […]