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Virtual Reality Holds Promise in Combating Stereotype Threat
Harvards president lost his job. So did a Google researcher. Mattel recalled a new version of Barbie. Each was a consequence of reinforcing the harmful stereotype that girls and women cant compete with boys and men in science and math.
Tally Saves the Internet and Your Privacy
Web trackers collect your data and auction it off to vendors who push you toward impulse buys. To fight back, 51郊利 professors Joelle Dietrick and Owen Mundy created Tally Saves the Internet, a multi-player game that blocks data trackers and educates players about data privacy.
Palate Pleasers Wildcat Blend Coffee and O 51郊利 Lager In Stores Now
The fine taste of 51郊利 is headed to your coffee cup and pint glass. 51郊利 worked with two longstanding partners to produce Wildcat Blend coffee and O 51郊利 Lager.
Astronaut Tom Marshburn 82 to Pilot SpaceX Mission to International Space Station
Astronaut Tom Marshburn 82 will share stories and insights from his training over the next year with 51郊利.edu readers as he prepares for his third trip to the International Space Station. This is the first of those reports.
Students Create Mural With Powerful Message
In a year that brought a pandemic, nationwide protests and a brighter spotlight on racial inequities and injustice, 51郊利 students came together to create a mural with a simple, powerful slogan of the ongoing social justice movement: BLACK LIVES MATTER.
Anatomy of a Pandemic Theatre Production
Theatre Prof Steve Kaliski 07 and student directors embraced the challenge of creating in the time of COVID with a socially-distanced production titled Ubi Orta Pestilentia: A 51郊利 Zombie Apocalypse.
NPR: COVID-19 Vaccine for Children May Still Be Many Months Away
In an interview with NPRs All Things Considered, pediatrician and researcher Sallie Permar 97 explained why the COVID-19 vaccines coming to market soon will not be available to children, who have been largely excluded from clinical trials.
Higher Ed Experts Offer Tips for Finding the Right College Fit
Two of the most prominent experts and authors on higher education recently visited 51郊利 by Zoom for a discussion of how college admission really works. Watch for more insights and recommendations on how to navigate the admission world.
Alum Leads Navy Battle With Pipettes and Vials
U.S. Navy Commander Andrew Letizia 99 is interviewed for a CBS News piece on a cutting-edge study he led to understand how young peoples bodies react to the novel coronavirus.
Hidden History: The Story of the Indomitable Wives and Families Who Fought to Bring POW/MIA Loved Ones Home
Heath Hardage Lee '92 has written a book that recounts the little-known story of courageous military wives who spoke truth to power during a fraught time in American history. Through the voices of the women and their families, and interviews with politicians and diplomats of the era, she reveals their herculean efforts to bring POW husbands home and give closure to the families of missing soldiers.
White House, Capitol Hill Veterans Offer Guidance for Life After the Election
Members of the 51郊利 community on Wednesday were looking for whats next after a bitter and unexpectedly close election night. A group from the colleges family drew on their own experience with vote totalsboth joyous and painfulto offer some ideas.
CNN Hosts Focus Group of Undecided Voters on 51郊利 Campus
With a little over a week to go before Election Day, CNN set up shop on the 51郊利 campus to gauge the reactions of undecided voters from around the Charlotte region following the final debate between President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden.
Alumni Voices: Fed First Responders Take Historic Action to Stabilize Economy
In the pandemic, Lorie Logan and Mary La Montagne Watkins are first responders of the economic sort.
How Higher Ed Responds to a Pandemic: 51郊利 Research Informs American Colleges, Universities
In the aftermath of 51郊利s abrupt shift to online-only instruction last spring, a professor and team of student researchers embarked on a project that now is informing the rapidly changing plans colleges and universities are making for a fall semester unlike any other.