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Colleen Hammelman, associate professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, has been selected as UNC Charlotte’s nominee for the 2025 Governor James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service. Her nomination follows her recent recognition as the 2025 Bonnie E. Cone Professorship for Civic Engagement recipient, an honor that annually […]

Ryan Grant, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychological science, has published a new study, “What’s your 5 to 9? Antecedents and outcomes of profiles of trajectories of daily recovery experiences across the evening,” in the Journal of Applied Psychology, the top journal in the field. Funded in part by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and […]

The UNC Charlotte Alumni Association honored four distinguished graduates whose leadership, innovation and service are strengthening communities across the region and beyond. During the 2026 Alumni Awards ceremony on Friday, Feb. 27, in the Popp Martin Student Union, the University celebrated alumni whose achievements reflect the bold spirit and lasting impact of Niner Nation. Laura […]

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 […]

Nkosi Muse ’17 and C. Emmanuel Wright ’21, proud alumni of the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, are recipients of UNC Charlotte’s 2025 10 Under Ten Awards. Each year, the UNC Charlotte GOLD Alumni Network selects ten graduates who exemplify the University’s mission through their achievements, volunteerism and philanthropic impact. The celebration, […]

Mark I. West, Ph.D., is among the experts featured in the #1 trending new podcast series “The Secret World of Roald Dahl,” produced byiHeartMedia, Imagine Entertainment and the award-winning audio company Parallax. Created and hosted by Aaron Tracy, bestselling writer, producer and founder of Parallax, the series goes beyond Dahl’s iconic children’s books, including “James […]

Undergraduate students, faculty and alumni from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences have been selected to speak as part of the 2026 TEDx UNC Charlotte event to be held on Saturday, Feb. 21. Speakers were chosen through a competitive application process that is open to all in the community. Once selected, the […]

Two faculty from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences have been named to the 2026 class of Gambrell Faculty Fellows. The Gambrell Faculty Fellowship at UNC Charlotte is administered through the Charlotte Urban Institute with support through a grant from the Gambrell Foundation. This is the seventh cohort of Gambrell Fellows selected […]

Four faculty from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences will be highlighted through the five talks presented during the 2026 Great Decisions lecture series held this spring. Joshua Miller, Amal Khoury, Beth Whitaker and Dale Smith, all CHESS faculty, have been selected to discuss the “great decisions” facing U.S. public and policy […]