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While the obesity rate among Charlotte-Mecklenburg K-5 students hovers around the national average, it falls well short of the target numbers for a healthy population, according to a multi-year study led by UNC Charlotte researchers. Department of Public Health Sciences professor Beth Racine and a team of scholars evaluated the outcomes of Achieve 225, a […]

by: Steve Crump, WBTV It was a dramatic moment as time seemed to stand still on the Carolina Panthers’ home field. Fans were shocked and worried that star linebacker Luke Kuechly suffered another possible concussion during the second quarter of a tough loss against the Philadelphia Eagles Thursday night. Head coach Ron Rivera recalls the […]

Savannah Levins, WCNC UNC Charlotte researchers have just released the findings of a multi-year study into the health of all 17,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools elementary students. Each student was tracked for months, using pedometers and nutritional monitoring. The data shows that of all the students across 30 CMS elementary schools, the obesity rate was an incredible […]

UNC Charlotte kinesiology professor Lanny Inabnit has been named top educator in the state for 2017 by the North Carolina Society for Respiratory Care (NCSRC). Inabnit is the recipient of NCSRC Gail Gane Educator of the Year Award, which honors an individual who has made significant contributions to and exemplified outstanding service and leadership in […]

Dr.Michael Dulin stopped by to speak with syndicated radio host Francene Marie about innovative public health conversations going on in Charlotte. Dr. Dulin is the Director for the Academy of Population Health Innovation (APHI) and a Professor of Public Health Sciences at UNC Charlotte. Over the past year the group has collected data from focus […]

The UNC Charlotte School of Social Work has received a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand integrated care practices across the Charlotte region. Awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a sub-agency of HHS, the grant supports improved access to behavioral health services through […]

Rest and recovery are key, but injuries shouldn’t turn you into a couch potato. Kinesiology professor Abbey Thomas talks rehabilitation with The New York Times in this article on sports injuries and arthritis in joints. READ MORE

The family of the late UNC Charlotte School of Nursing alumna Mary Gwen Schaffernoth has endowed a scholarship in her memory. Established by a $28,000 donation by Mary Gwen’s husband, Chas, the Mary Gwen Robins Schaffernoth Nursing Scholarship will be awarded to undergraduate students pursuing a nursing degree. Mary Gwen was a practicing nurse for […]

We lost a member of our UNC Charlotte community this weekend. Jeannine Skinner, assistant professor of gerontology/psychology in the Department of Psychological Science, passed away at age 35. She was found in an apartment in the Ayrsley community in southwest Charlotte on Friday, after police received a request to make a welfare check, according to […]

UNC Charlotte social work professor Annelise Mennicke researches and advocates for sexual assualt prevention. Mennicke sat down with NBC News to discuss how new technology is helping to make a difference. WATCH