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Forecasting Optimal Solar Energy Investments
As the world seeks ways to reduce energy costs and speed access to alternative energy solutions, UNC Charlotte researcher Deborah Strumsky is leading a team that will use modeling to forecast optimal investments for the array of solar energy technologies that are emerging.
Christina Neitzey Named Newman Civic Fellow
Christina Neitzey, a junior from Hampstead who is majoring in psychology and criminal justice, has been chosen for the Newman Civic Fellows Award.
Robinson Receives Board of Governors Teaching Award
Joanne Robinson from the Department of Religious Studies in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences was among the 17 recipients of the UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching Excellence.
Calhoun and Tedeschi Receive 2013 First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal
Two lecturers who are known for their dedication to students have been named recipients of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences awards for teaching excellence among lecturers.
Students Can Dive Into Topics with Undergraduate Research Conference
Beginning a research project can feel like diving into a vast ocean of information. Students often spend untold hours swimming through a broad research topic, as they seek to address issues that perplex and warrant an answer.
UNC Charlotte, Harvard research suggests scientists have overestimated capacity of wind farms to generate power
People think of wind as an energy source with few limits, offering an unending power source with distinct capacity advantages over sources that deplete, such as fossil fuel. Yet, new research suggests that the power capacity of large-scale wind farms may have been significantly overestimated.
Podcast Showcases Leeman’s Book, Research
The New Books Network is featuring a podcast with Richard W. Leeman, communication studies, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and his co-editor, Bernard Duffy, about their book The Will of a People: A Critical Anthology of Great African American Speeches.
College Faculty Members, Graduate Student to Present Research Related to Discrimination in Eugenics Program
Communication studies faculty members Daniel Grano and Margaret Quinlan and graduate student Elliot Hamer presented “Did Race and Money Matter? Discrimination in the N.C. Eugenics Program”
College Faculty Publish Over Two Dozen Books in 2012
Faculty in UNC Charlotte’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences published over two dozen books in 2012, contributing to the university’s research and the telling of stories that help make sense of the world.
College Faculty Obtain Significant Funding in 2012
Knowledge lives in research. As scholars pursue answers to big questions and researchers push the boundaries of what we already know, knowledge shifts, grows, and expands. The vitality of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is linked to the vitality of its faculty’s research. In fiscal year 2012, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences […]