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Every week, rain or shine, hot or cold, members of UNC Charlotte’s tick surveillance team return to the same spots in the same nature preserves to collect ticks and record weather conditions, specifically humidity, temperature and wind speed. Since April 2025, under the direction of UNC Charlotte Public Health and Health Administration Associate Professor Rafael […]
Novant Health is investing $500,000 in UNC Charlotte to expand experiential learning excellence, advance workforce innovation and strengthen faculty and staff well-being. This commitment reflects Novant Health’s continued focus on building a stronger healthcare system across the region. The investment will support UNC Charlotte’s College of Health and Human Services, including resources to help maintain […]
Nursing and social work students from London’s Kingston University spent two weeks at the College of Health and Human Services and various locations throughout the Charlotte area exploring healthcare, social services and local culture through a customized program developed by the University’s Charlotte Global office and the College’s School of Nursing. During the two-week visit, […]
Imani Tisdale was chosen as the bell ringer for UNC Charlotte’s 2026 summer commencement, which takes place at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, in Dale F. Halton Arena in the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center. Tisdale is graduating from the College of Health and Human Services with a bachelor’s in exercise science, and has […]
UNC Charlotte’s College of Health and Human Services announced leadership changes, effective July 1, 2026. J.P. Barfield, the college’s chair of the Applied Physiology, Health, and Clinical Sciences department, was named associate dean for undergraduate curriculum and student affairs, replacing Melinda Forthofer, who is retiring after 10 years of service to the college. Daheia Barr-Anderson, […]
Many nursing skills aren’t learned from a textbook, they’re practiced on people — artificial people who won’t be harmed if mistakes are made during the learning process. These artificial people are actually patient simulators — full-body, realistic manikins that are computer-controlled to respond dynamically to student interventions such as catheterization. The patient simulators provide an […]
May 7, 2026 School of Nursing student Kennedy Carpenter and School of Social Work student Christina Olmstead will deliver addresses at UNC Charlotte’s 2026 Spring Commencement ceremonies. Social work student Chase Minor will serve as a bell ringer. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Carpenter, a Levine Scholar, will speak at the May 8 undergraduate commencement for students in the […]
April 29, 2026 Alicia Dahl, associate professor at the College of Health and Human Services, is the 2026 recipient of UNC Charlotte’s Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship in Teaching. Dahl was honored April 28 at the Spring Faculty Awards ceremony held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. Named after UNC Charlotte’s founder, the Bonnie E. […]
Before he reached UNC Charlotte, Aaron Kempster spent most of his time running away. After high school he ran away to the U.S. Marine Corps. After the Marines, he ran away to travel the globe. After globe-trotting, he ran away to self-medicate. “It was continuous escapism,” he said. Once he got to Charlotte, he stopped […]
In recognition of Graduate Student Appreciation Week, we posed a few questions to Theresa Kumazah, a Master of Science in Kinesiology student with a concentration in strength and conditioning. Kumazah is on track to graduate in 2027. She is also the founder of BeOne Nexus, a nonprofit holistic health and wellness hub. Why did you […]