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UNC Charlotte’s Morton Shapiro, 84, who retired as a member of the English faculty in 1993, died on September 11, 2015. He was one of the university’s original English Department faculty, and will be fondly remembered by his friends, colleagues, and students.

Professor of Biological Sciences Stanley Schneider is the 2015 recipient of the Bank America Award for Teaching Excellence, one of UNC Charlotte’s most prestigious honors.

Ten years ago, just days after Hurricane Katrina barreled through New Orleans leaving in its wake chaos and devastation, researchers Cherie Maestas, now of UNC Charlotte, and Lonna Atkeson, of University of New Mexico, were preparing a national public opinion survey to understand the American public’s reaction to the intensely emotional news coverage of the storm.

A UNC Charlotte organizational science graduate and two faculty members have received a best paper award for their research on gender and leadership.

UNC Charlotte’s Graduate Life Fellows program enters its eighth year this fall with the selection of seven fellows — including four from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences — who will build community on campus with programming, events, workshops and outreach participation for graduate students.

CLAS researcher Joyce Dalsheim has won the inaugural J. Murrey Atkins Library Faculty Engagement Award. Dalsheim is an assistant professor in UNC Charlotte’s Department of Global, Area, and International Studies in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Undiagnosed sleep disorders may be sabotaging students’ academic success, a study by UNC Charlotte psychology professor Jane Gaultney suggests.

As the new director for UNC Charlotte’s Center for the Study of the New South, Ashli Quesinberry Stokes will draw upon her research expertise and knowledge, along with her leadership and community engagement experiences, to lead the Center in its work.

Two researchers who have received major national awards in their field will join the UNC Charlotte Department of Psychology as core faculty in the Community Psychology Training Program this fall.

In the wake of the shooting of nine black worshipers at historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, faculty from UNC Charlotte’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are providing context and resources at the regional, national and global levels.