by: Jessamyn Bowling, associate professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Rob Cramer, associate professor, Irwin Belk Distinguished Scholar in Health Research, Department of Public Health Sciences,...
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by: Anna Maria Della Costa
Elinor Caddell, a storyteller and bit of a comedian, is beginning to feel her 100 years. The aches and pains are increasing. Remembering names is hardly easy. Still, Caddell, who was instrumental in the UNC Charlotte nursing program’s founding, celebrates every day.
With gratitude, the...
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Agnes Bucko overcame many odds since her parents migrated from Poland. As a first-generation American citizen, she is now leading the next generation of public health research.
Each year, students who have finished a Ph.D. apply for research positions all over the world.
“Research is happening all the time in all types of settings,” explained Agnes Bucko, a...
In the last 20 years, happiness has emerged as a study with a scientific basis. UNC Charlotte faculty and students are finding how it can teach us all to lead better and more rewarding lives.
At the height of the pandemic, two public health professors—Deborah Beete and...
Story by Michael J. Solender (The Charlotte Ledger)
Early in nursing educator Melinda Pierce’s teaching career, her students practiced administering injections into the flesh of an orange instead of a patient.
Today, Pierce’s teaching tools don’t involve citrus...
Rett Liles spent much of her legal career as a voice for children in the courtroom. Now she joins her mother at UNC Charlotte, bringing practical wisdom and legal experience as an adjunct professor in the School of Social Work.
Rett Liles spent most of her career defending the well-being of children in court. She earned her law degree...