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The UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services is responding to the greater Charlotte region’s employment needs with three new graduate certificate programs that are relevant to the current and future job market. “UNC Charlotte has a long history of being nimble in adapting to the evolving needs of our students and our community […]
Throughout the fall semester, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students as well as postdoctoral fellows in a variety of academic programs went to work in campus labs that are testing wastewater samples for COVID-19 and as contact tracers undertaking essential public health activities. Not only have they contributed to the campus’ efforts to mitigate the disease […]
As of today, there are 150,000 living UNC Charlotte alumni. About 70% of those alumni have stayed local and they’re making a big impact on our region. Charlotte Agenda recently talked to nine local UNC Charlotte alumni about their time at the University, what they’re doing now, and how they’re making a difference in our […]
As the fall winds down, faculty and students at the UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services are reflecting on a semester changed by COVID-19, but highlighted by teamwork and creative approaches to learning. Cory Sheeler is a lecturer in the School of Nursing and taught two in-person classes this semester. The first is […]
David Bellar, chair of the UNC Charlotte Department of Kinesiology, has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors for American Kinesiology Association (AKA). Bellar’s tenure with the board will begin after AKA’s 2021 Leadership Workshop held on January 27 and 28. The theme for this year’s workshop program is “Leading through […]
They’re the first in their families, but achieving a long-time dream. UNC Charlotte celebrated First-Generation College Students Day on Nov. 8, 2020 in recognition of so many valuable members of Niner Nation. The video below features Zack Bryant, an exercise science major, and Savannah Houser, who was just accepted into the School of Nursing. Their […]
Comfort Olorunsaiye, a 2015 Ph.D. graduate of the UNC Charlotte’s Health Services Research program has been selected to receive a Changemakers Grant from the Society for Family Planning, allowing her to research perceived risk and impacts of unintended pregnancy and contraceptive behaviors in specific populations. The aim of the grant is to respond to institutionalized […]
A new study released by UNC Charlotte researchers has found the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with concerning mental health effects among vulnerable community members in Charlotte. The study assessed COVID-19-specific stress, rates of mental health symptoms, alcohol use, domestic violence, relationship quality and coping efforts, and interest in and barriers to low cost mental health […]
Amanda Thomas ’14 agonized as she watched her grandmother endure the profound challenges of living with dementia. “I watched my aunt take on the important role of a caregiver and something in me changed during that time period,” Thomas said. “I knew what I was supposed to do.” In her early 30s and expecting her […]
Bria Jones, a 2017 graduate of UNC Charlotte’s exercise science program got a first-hand look at athletic training in professional sports during a seven-week internship with the Tennessee Titans after receiving a scholarship from the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) and NFL. “Being able to work with professional athletes and have so many modalities […]