FSU enters into a research partnership agreement with the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Continuing its advancement as a growing research institution, Fayetteville State University has added the US Army Research Laboratory as one of its collaborative partners in the development of scientific research projects. This collaboration will also include a coordinated effort in the …
“As a University, we are resolute in defending civil rights, facilitating opportunities for civil discourse, and teaching students through service- and experiential-learning. We do this in service to the citizens of North Carolina and in honor and celebration of leaders who have gone before. And we want to make sure this important work continues at …
UNC President Margaret Spellings statement on proposed policy for academic centers: “As a University, we are resolute in defending civil rights, facilitating opportunities for civil discourse, and teaching students through service- and experiential-learning. We do this in service to the citizens of North Carolina and in honor and celebration of leaders who have gone before. …
Sixty-one Latino high school students from across the state traveled to Greensboro last week to take part in UNCG CHANCE (Campamento Hispano Abriendo Nuestro Camino a la Educación/Hispanic Camp Opening the Path to Education), a three-day, intensive college readiness experience. Students attended classes taught by UNCG faculty, participated in cultural activities, learned about financial aid …
UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte provide intensive programming training through boot camps Dzmitry Dubarau was tired of working in restaurants and barely making ends meet. What he really wanted to do was work with computers. The only problem? He had almost no skills in that discipline. “I think back then I typed maybe 16 words a …
UNC-Chapel Hill student creates patent-pending 3-D printing process for orthodontics When Dr. Ching-Chang Ko first saw Christina Bonebreak Jackson’s application to the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, he knew he wanted someone with her unique background to learn orthodontics. After all, few of the other 230 applicants in the 2014 class had a …
The Cato College of Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has taken a step toward its goal of reshaping teacher preparation in the region with the launch of its first Teacher Education Institute. The four-day event focused on improving teacher preparation at the undergraduate level, attracted around 100 key stakeholders daily. Attendees …
3+2 Dual Degree partnerships give students opportunities for two STEM diplomas To meet the ever-growing demands of highly trained workers in STEM disciplines in North Carolina, North Carolina State University’s College of Engineering has created a program that will allow students to get two STEM-related degrees in partnership with three other UNC system institutions. And …
UNC system president Margaret Spellings announced Thursday that four recent UNC system graduates will serve as Presidential Scholars for the 2017-18 academic year. Read More (PDF)
Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE) will partner with Middle Fork Elementary School in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School (WS/FCS) district on a new laboratory school that will open during the 2018-19 school year. Middle Fork has named Tasha Hall Powell the school’s new principal. Powell has served as assistant principal at Middle Fork …