In the Media

Source: Queen City News “Last night’s debate will go down as one of the worst in American history. Neither candidate did particularly well,” said Eric Heberlig, a political science professor at UNC Charlotte. He says discussions about whether or not Biden can be replaced at this moment in the race will face real challenges. Read […]

Source: Yahoo Finance Craig Depken, an economics professor at UNC Charlotte who studies sports and stadium economics, said that while Bank of America Stadium does have an economic impact on Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, he doesn’t believe that it’s $1.2 billion. It’s a nuanced discussion, Depken added, and the true economic benefit or impact of […]

Source: WCNC Ebong said solar panels absorb sunlight which then, in turn, can create energy. “A majority of a solar cell is made from silicone,” he said. “It absorbs electromagnetic waves with sunlight.”  Read the article at https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/verify/solar-panels-do-not-attract-lightning/275-38297521-b9f2-42ae-a361-14375a64a164

Source: Business North Carolina Underwood, who previously worked for Beaufort County Economic Development, said, “I feel most successful when I go past a building where we have helped locate a business and see the parking lot full of cars with people working at high-paying jobs.” Read the article at https://businessnc.com/stanly-county-names-new-economic-development-director/.

Source: The Charlotte Post Kalin Devone ’15 was commissioned by Charlotte FC to create art for the Major League Soccer club’s Juneteenth match against Orlando City to highlight Black success by engaging Black artists and celebrating their contributions to the city’s landscape. Devone’s work will be featured around Bank of America Stadium. Read the article […]

Source: News & Observer “Our kids are dying,” said Richardson, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at UNC Charlotte. Richardson, who is part of the UNC Suicide Prevention Institute, said her research found that nationally, Black youth have the highest rate of suicides and overall highest increase in suicides over the last […]

Source: UConn Today David Mahatha is the new assistant dean of Diversity, Belonging and Community Engagement at the UConn School of Law. “Traditionally, the legal profession hasn’t been very diverse, but we can make it diverse, and there are pathways to it becoming more diverse,” he said. “I always talk about the difference between equity […]

Source: Queen City News To read more of this story, visit https://www.qcnews.com/queen-city-news-now/remembering-d-day-on-its-80th-anniversary/.

Source: WCNC Ranis created the sculpture “Diver, A Flood Marker,” which features a 12-foot snorkel design; he told ASC it was inspired by his experience scuba diving while working on another climate-related project. ASC described the choice as “a symbol of risk, survival and adaptation.”  To read more of this story, visit https://www.wcnc.com/article/tech/science/environment/charlotte-sculpture-flood-levels-dangers/275-e3fd3f9b-f2f8-4183-8713-0674ee5f9527.

Source: Spectrum News 1 Rodney Freeman, a digital production librarian at the J. Murrey Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte, is behind the documentary “Are You a Librarian: The Untold Story of Black Librarians.” At his job, Freeman archives documents, film and photos and helps turn them into digital form.  “In order for people to have […]