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Extending Science’s Reach Through Collaboration
Adam Reitzel is a marine biologist and self-described “nerd for invertebrates.” His research focuses on understanding how marine organisms respond to their changing environment. This holds the potential to unlock clues about how species may be affected by ongoing climate change. His work is published in more than 70 papers and book chapters, impressive given […]

Cancer Researcher Pinku Mukherjee Receives First Citizens Bank Scholars Award
Irwin Belk Endowed Professor for Cancer Research Pinku Mukherjee is the 2018 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, UNC Charlotte’s most prestigious faculty award in recognition of excellence in research. She was honored formally at an awards ceremony Wednesday, April 11, at the Harris Alumni Center at Johnson Glen. Since 1987, the University […]

Graduate School Dean Underwrites New Research Award
The Graduate School is accepting applications for its newest graduate research grant, the Thomas L. Reynolds Graduate Student Research Fellowship. This unique award is named for the dean of the UNC Charlotte Graduate School. “Many fellowships available to graduate researchers carry restrictions that often fall short of meeting all of the student’s needs,” Dean Tom […]

Helping Hand: Student Club Uses 3D Printers To Change Lives
The UNC Charlotte students clustered around young Landon Boyer in the Woodward Hall classroom, just a few steps from the CCI Makerspace lab where they had coalesced as a team over the past semester. Boyer flexed his elbow and curled the fingers of his new red and blue prosthetic hand around a bottle of tea. […]