In the News

Katherine Idzoriek, assistant professor of geography and community planning in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences was a panelist on an episode of WFAE’s Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins entitled “As sweltering temperatures continue, how to stay healthy and prepare for the future.” Idzoriek discussed the extreme heat and the Charlotte Heat Mappers […]

Mark Wilson, professor of history, was interviewed during a morning segment of the Queen City News, reflecting of the 80th anniversary of D-Day: June 6, 1944. “There were 32 Mecklenburg county young men that served, most of them were in the airborne division who dropped paratroopers into France just after midnight on D-Day,” said Wilson. […]

Steven Rogelberg, the UNC Charlotte’s Chancellor’s Professor and professor of organizational science, psychological science and management, is quoted in an article about 1:1 meetings with bosses and how to make them more productive. Rogelberg suggests bosses and their direct reports meet every two weeks for perhaps 25 to 50 minutes, to make 1:1 meetings better. […]

Katherine Idzoriek, assistant professor of geography and community planning in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences discussed the upcoming Charlotte Heat Mappers campaign. Idzoriek will lead a team of UNC Charlotte researchers and community volunteers on a day-long collection of heat and humidity readings through the city to help identify urban “heat islands.” […]

Martha Kropf, professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration and the Public Policy program, was quoted in a Bloomberg Government article about political parties using an array of tactics to secure an edge in elections. While some lawsuits attempt to address legitimate concerns, others serve as political strategies, said Kropf. “Close elections […]

Yaoyao Dai, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, has studied Chinese populism and offered an expert opinion on the recent boycotts and online attacks by Chinese nationalists. “While nationalism and populism are quite useful tools, they are pretty dangerous as well,” said Dai. “The government needs and wants to be […]

Bibi Reisdorf, associate professor of communication studies, interviewed two other experts on the digital divide for an article she authored in Huawei. The researchers explore the concept of being “underconnected” with only a mobile phone for internet service and the limits of what people without internet service on a desktop might encounter. The experts discuss […]

Jack Scheff, associate professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, discussed the warming winters and the longest run without snowfall in the area. Scheff described climate change as “adding dots to the dice.” “Let’s say with the climate dice, originally you could roll a one through a six,” said Scheff. The one […]

Danielle Boaz, associate professor of Africana Studies, discussed the intense heckling by basketball fans at Duke University, which reach a fever pitch during March Madness. Duke’s student government association held a town hall with fans and student residents of the basketball tent city and suggested gentler cheers to encourage that chants don’t turn into slurs. […]

David Goldfield, Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at UNC Charlotte, was a panelist on an episode of WFAE’s Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins, as they discussed “Landslide,” the new podcast about 1976 and the events that led up to President Jimmy Carter’s election. “It was a very fraught time and what Gerald Ford brought […]