The Fall 2018 New Graduate Student Orientation will be held in McKnight Auditorium, Cone University Center, Aug. 18 from 1-3 p.m. The Orientation will be followed by a Welcome Reception from 4-6 p.m. at the Center City building.
For more information, visit the Center for Graduate Life.
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If you have questions about marketing with Google, please feel free to contact the Graduate School’s communications team or your college communicator.
Four graduate students received the 2018 Lucille P. and Edward C. Giles Dissertation-Year Graduate Fellowship.
The STEM-focused award went to:
More on the Giles winners is on News section of the Graduate School home page.
UNC Charlotte initiated a new tradition for commencement 2018 with the first-ever doctoral hooding ceremony. This event, held Thursday, May 10, was the first time that doctoral students were recognized with a separate ceremony from the main Commencement exercises. Students’ faculty advisors also participated in the ceremony.
This novel doctoral hooding ceremony underscores the growth of UNC Charlotte as a research institution.
“Since awarding its first doctoral degree in 1997 in electrical engineering, the University has grown to host 23 doctoral programs enrolling more than 850 students each year,” said Chancellor Philip L. Dubois.
For 2018, 75 doctorates are being awarded in 17 different disciplines. Since 1997, the University has awarded 1,326 doctoral degrees. View a slideshow on the University’s Flickr account.
Joseph Mays, Ph.D. a student in Optical Science and Engineering, recently was awarded the DoD Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship. Mays applied through the Graduate School’s Fellowship Application Incentive Program (FAIP).
Read more about the SMART scholarship award on the Graduate School’s News page.
The Reynolds Research Fellowship was awarded to 9 doctoral and 3 masters student researchers for projects ranging from the study of infanticide in Victorian-era Britain to a new military helmet designed to repel rifle bullets.
For more on the awards and winning research projects, look for Recent News on the Graduate School site.
Mukulika Bose, doctoral student in Biological Sciences, received the 2018 P.E.O. International Scholarship from the P.E.O Sisterhood, an organization focused on helping women around the world participate in graduate study in the U.S. and Canada.
Mukulika participated in the Graduate School’s Fellowship Application Incentive Program, which provides a cash incentive and assistance for students to seek out and apply for financial support.
For more information, please check the news section on the Graduate School’s home page.
Dr. Jill S. Huerta joins UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School July 2 as Director of the Center for Graduate Life (CGL). Jill will assume overall responsibility for the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the CGL.
The Center for Graduate Life provides professional development, support and sense of community to help prepare 5,000 graduate students for productive roles on the job, whether their career plans involve business or academia.
“To be successful in their careers, graduate students must have not only excellent academic preparation, but also the opportunity to think, to explore, and to do their best work,” said Tom Reynolds, Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School. “The CGL provides that opportunity. We’re excited to have Jill join that effort.”
Huerta joins the Graduate School from the University of Michigan where for the past five years she has served as the associate director of the MBA program for the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. She has also served as instructor for Eastern Michigan University, Adrian College, Mott Community College and for Michigan State. Huerta received her Ph.D. in History from Michigan State University.
Huerta will assume her new role in July, in time to oversee orientation for new graduate students in August. Among her initial top priorities will be reaching out to campus partners to establish collaborative opportunities to support student success.
The Dissertation Writing Retreat hosted by the Center for Graduate Life kicks off May 21. The Retreat provides an opportunity for doctoral students to focus on progress on their dissertation.
For more information and to register, visit the CGL’s Summer Dissertation Retreat information page.
The Graduate School named Kevin Chauncey, MA English, and Xiaoxue Chen, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2018’s top graduate teaching assistants (TA). There were 21 Graduate Teaching Assistant nominees.
For more information visit the Graduate School’s Recent News page.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will release its report, Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century May 29, 1:30-3.
The event will be held live at Keck Center, Rm 100, 500 5th St., NW in Washington D.C., and can be viewed via live webcast live. More information and registration to attend in person or via the webcast is available at this link.
Award-winning author Laura Micheletti Puaca will speak on campus and during the Discovery Place Science + Society 2018 event Tuesday, April 24.
More information is available on the Graduate School’s website.
The Graduate School has announced recipients of the donor supported fellowships for 2018-19. For a list of winners and other details, please visit the Graduate School’s Funding site.
The not-for-profit Women in Research (WiRe; womeninresearch.org) organization is offering postdoctoral fellowships for female researchers at German Universities.
Based at the Westfälische Wilhelms-University (WWU) Münster/Germany, Women in Research offers support to women researchers on legal issues, Visa questions, insurance and financial aid.
The fellowships focus on female postdocs or professors in STEM-related fields. Fellowships offer up to 2000 € (approximately $2,500) per month for a period of 1-6 months. An additional 500 € ($617) per month is possible to cover child care.
For more information contact Women in Research. You may also download an application form.
The Graduate Student Funding Task Force will be presenting their preliminary findings and recommendations Friday, April 20. There will be two separate campus forums, one for graduate students which begins at 11:00 a.m. and one for faculty and staff to follow at 1:00 p.m. Both forums will be held in Rowe Arts, Room 130.
For more information, please visit the Graduate School’s Faculty & Staff Resources site.
Pinku Mukherjee, Professor of Biological Sciences, was awarded the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal April 11 at the Harris Alumni Center at Johnson Glen.
First Citizens Bank Award 2018
The First Citizens Medal is UNC Charlotte’s most prestigious faculty award for excellence in research.
Mukherjee, who also is chair of the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, is a leader in transforming how cancer is diagnosed and treated. Her innovative approaches more accurately detect breast cancer early, and she is developing targeted therapy and imaging for pancreatic, ovarian and colon cancers.
Read more at the Graduate School’s home page under recent news.
Applications for the faculty-nominated Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award are due May 25.
The 2018 program focuses on social sciences, mathematics, physical sciences and engineering. The winning submission will receive $1,000 and go to the Council of Graduate Schools for consideration at the national level. Applications and questions should be sent to Coren O’hara (ceohara@uncc.edu), Associate Director of Advising and Student Programs at the Center for Graduate Life. For more information, please visit the Center for Graduate Life’s Student Competitions page.
Dr. Chuang Wang, professor of educational research and director of the Doctorate in Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation, received the 2018 Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award Mar. 29.
Read the full story on the Graduate School’s Faculty Spotlight page.
Several UNC Charlotte graduate programs received high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate School report out this week.
Read more on the Graduate School website.
The 18th Annual Graduate Research Symposium on Apr. 6 will conclude a week of events celebrating graduate students.
The Graduate Research Symposium runs from 9-5 p.m. Apr. 6 in the Popp Martin Student Union. More information on the Research Symposium visit the Center for Graduate Life’s website.
Other events planned for the week are workshops, Paint and Sip, Movie Night and an Ice Cream Social. For more information on Graduate Student Appreciation Week, contact the Center of Graduate Life, gradlifecenter@uncc.edu.
