College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Charlotte optical physicist Gregory J. Gbur turned to stacks of science fiction stories, a treasure trove of horror films and his scientific expertise and discoveries when writing his new book, “Invisibility: The History and Science of How Not to Be Seen.”

UNC Charlotte Chancellor’s Professor Roslyn Arlin Mickelson is one of 18 exceptional education leaders and scholars elected as members of the National Academy of Education for valuable contributions to education research and policy development.

Steven Rogelberg is a noted expert on meetings and the author of the “The Surprising Science of Meetings.”

Correspondent Mo Rocca visited campus recently to interview Rogelberg on how meetings can be reduced and improved for the annual “The Money Issue” on “CBS Sunday Morning,” which aired April 16.

Coming fall 2024, Charlotte will celebrate the world created by L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”

Sophomore Kayla Walker, a Levine Scholar who is majoring in public health sciences and mathematics, with a concentration in statistics, is among the 2023-24 Newman Civic Fellows named by Campus Compact.

Charlotte’s Master of Science in Mathematical Finance program is judged one of the best in the nation, soaring into the Top 10 in TFE Times’ Best Master’s of Financial Engineering programs rankings for 2023.

The five inaugural recipients of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Distinguished Leadership Award are “impeccable people” who have never let the college or UNC Charlotte down, said emcee Ohavia Phillips ’15.

At the next UNC Charlotte Personally Speaking series talk Tuesday, March 28, UNC Charlotte expert Christine S. Davis will consider how ideas of death are constructed, using narratives drawn from real life and fiction.

The UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens annual Spring Plant Sale is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, April 7, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 8, in Parking Lot 5 off Martin Village Road.

Heather A. Smith’s students and colleagues have long praised her generosity and inclusivity. For the exceptional way she mentors others, the UNC Charlotte geographer is the 2023 recipient of the Susan Hardwick Excellence in Mentoring Award from the American Association of Geographers.