Ventureprise Launch NSF I-Corps Virtual Summer Cohort is now accepting applications. This program is for UNC Charlotte faculty, staff and students to explore the commercial possibilities of their ideas and research.
For more information and to apply, please visit the Entrepreneurship website.
Kaitlyn Holshouser, Curriculum & Instruction-Urban Elementary Education, and Jules Maguire, English, recently were named top Teaching Assistant and Instructor of Record for 2020-21, respectively.
The Graduate School hosts the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards annually to honor top TAs nominated by faculty supervisors for their work. The awards, one to the top Teaching Assistant and one to the top Instructor of Record, recognize outstanding and innovative teaching techniques.
This year, 31 students were nominated for the awards.
Dr. Judith Krauss coordinates efforts to support graduate teaching assistants through the Center for Graduate Life, including Graduate Teaching Assistant training offered at the start of the fall and spring semesters. She also offers workshops on a variety of teaching-related issues each semester.
Charlotte Venture Challenge and Innovation Virtual Showcase, scheduled Apr. 20, will feature UNC Charlotte research startups, student entrepreneurs, local startups and technologies for license.
The event will also include a sampling of student business and social entrepreneurs seeking to launch new companies.
For more information and to register, please visit the event site.
The Office of Undergraduate Research launches the 2021 Virtual Undergraduate Research Conference this week, with presentations and judging Apr. 15 and 16.
For more information, please visit the Undergraduate Research Conference website.
A project of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science (MEES) is providing an additional path to a doctoral degree for STEM students, allowing patentable projects to be developed to meet capstone requirements in addition to publication of original research.
The program, Pathways to Entrepreneurship (PAtENT) expands the opportunity to earn a doctoral degree, possibly spurring graduation rates and encouraging technological innovation. Funded by a National Science Foundation Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) award received last fall, the program provides each faculty-student team with $5,000 to support research.
“The central goal of the project is to develop an alternate roadmap for STEM PhD students that is scalable and reflects the rapidly evolving workforce needs,” said Dr. Terry Xu, Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Programs, MEES.
A Project Description and PowerPoint Presentation describing the program are available for download. For more information and to participate, contact the principal investigator: Praveen Ramaprabhu, praveen.ramaprabhu@uncc.edu, Professor, MEES.
Reseach and Economic Research (RED) will launch a new research administration system called Niner Research in the fall, replacing today’s NORM system.
The new system will provide proposal and contract administration, conflict of interest management, the use of laboratory animals, biosafety, and human subject research. The new system will be in service by Sept. 30.
Over the next few weeks, RED and college research office staff will host a series of instructor-led training sessions on the new system.
More information is available in a memo from Rick Tankersley, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, which is available for download.
U.S. News and World Report is offering UNC Charlotte colleges the opportunity to market their graduate programs through Student Connect, their lead generation platform. Through a special rate of approximately $5,000 annually (based upon traffic), colleges receive a profile page at U.S. News and World Report’s education site. From that page there are a number of options colleges can choose including lead generation, Best Graduate Programs impressions and additional reach tools. Because this is administered at the college level, please contact your college communicator if interested in participating.
The Center for Graduate Life (CGL) is looking to showcase great examples of graduate student and alumni achievements.
Through it’s Instagram and LinkedIn accounts, the CGL publishes examples of professional, personal or academic achievements to recognize and celebrate students’ work.
For questions or to have a student featured, please contact Catherine Butt, cbutt@uncc.edu.
Ya-yu Lo, professor of Special Education and graduate program director for the M.Ed. and MAT programs in the Department of Special Education and Child Development, is the 2021 recipient of the Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award. She was honored at a special Zoom ceremony Thursday, Feb. 18.
Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte. More information on the Harshini V. de Silva Award is available from the Graduate School.
The Center for Graduate Life is accepting nominations for the 2020-2021 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Awards through Mar. 1.
This year, $1,000 awards will be presented to a teaching assistant who has served as Instructor of Record for at least one semester, and to a TA who has performed the range of responsibilities in assistance to a faculty member.
A ceremony is planned for Apr. 23 to recognize this year’s award winners.
For more information and details on nomination, please visit the Graduate Awards Gateway. Please direct questions to Daniel.Jones@uncc.edu.
Associate Professor of Architecture Peter Wong was selected to receive the Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award for 2020-2021 for his contributions to student success above and beyond his teaching role.
The Reynolds Leadership Award honors excellence in graduate program administration and is presented annually to a Graduate Program Director (GPD) or Graduate Program Coordinator (GPC).
Please visit the Graduate School for more details.
The Center for Graduate Life recently updated content on its YouTube channel to include the Accelerate to Industry lecture/workshop series, the STEM Communications series, formatting and submission of theses or dissertations, recent Q&A sessions for new grad students and more.
For more information and to subscribe, please visit the CGL YouTube site.
The International Student and Scholar Office (ISSO) has published Financial Certificate Form (FCF) deadlines for international students for the upcoming summer and fall semesters.
The FCF helps UNC Charlotte obtain complete and accurate information about the funds available to international applicants who want to study in the United States.
More information is available from ISSO.
The Center for Graduate Life (CGL) will host an online information session on planning and formatting a thesis or dissertation at 5 p.m. Feb. 18. Students planning to submit this or next semester will benefit from this session.
To register, please complete the CGL form.
The Campbell University Graduate School Expo Feb. 24 will provide an opportunity to connect with prospective students in a virtual setting. The event is scheduled from 10-4 p.m.
More information and registration is available from Campbell University.
The 2021 Graduate Research Symposium will be virtual this year on Mar. 12. The event is sponsored by the Graduate & Professional Student Government of UNC Charlotte and the Charlotte Research Institute.
The Symposium is a graduate student-run conference that showcases the research of graduate and professional students.
For more information and to register, please visit the Graduate Research Symposium website.
