College News

The Klein College of Science invites you to celebrate with us as we mark the one year anniversary of the naming of our College. KCOS students, faculty and staff are welcomed and encouraged to stop by any or all of these events held through the week. Join us to meet your friends or make new […]

UPDATE: As of Oct. 1 at 2:30 p.m., Cadavera is opening. The McMillan Greenhouse will be open extended hours for viewing (and smelling!) until midnight on Oct. 1. Visitor parking after 5 p.m. will be free in East Deck 1 and Lot 5. (Limited ADA parking is available in Lot 16A with a placard). The […]

UNC Charlotte’s Center for Biomedical Engineering and Science (CBES) and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBiotech) hosted the 2025 Biomedical Sciences Symposium on Monday, Sept. 15 at the Dubois Center. The event kicked off North Carolina Life Sciences Week as proclaimed by North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, bringing together over […]

The 2025 Biomedical Sciences Symposium kicked off North Carolina Life Sciences Week on Monday, Sept. 15 at the Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, where students from universities across North Carolina presented their research throughout the afternoon. The event featured 113 research projects, including 65 poster presentations and 40 oral presentations. UNC Charlotte’s Center for Biomedical Engineering […]

Madison File, a junior Levine Scholar majoring in chemistry and psychology, has been named a 2025–26 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, recognizing her dedication to campus leadership and community-focused research. File’s outreach spans support for families facing serious illness, those experiencing homelessness and heart disease in communities of color. On campus, she’s actively involved […]

Andrew Goff, lecturer of biological sciences in the Klein College of Science, is a finalist for the 2025 UNC Charlotte Teaching Excellence Award for non-tenured faculty. Goff is an energetic educator whose passion for biology and dedication to students have shaped him into a standout instructor and mentor at UNC Charlotte. Trained as a scientist […]

UNC Charlotte researcher Danillo Augusto, Ph.D., was recently awarded a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for an immunomics project that is using a new approach to study human immune response and autoimmune diseases.  Augusto and his team of researchers are employing a novel method using long-read sequencing technology. The research design […]

Congratulations to these Klein College of Science employees with new titles and positions for 2025-26. Biological Sciences Ellen Wisner, teaching professorShankari Somayaji, associate teaching professorJunya Tomida, associate professorPatricjia van Oosten-Hawle, associate professor Chemistry Jessica White, associate teaching professor Mathematics and Statistics Sarah Birdsong, associate teaching professorDuan Chen, professorKevin McGoff, professorYinghao Pan, associate professorArindam Roy, associate […]

UNC Charlotte students joined other citizen scientists across Georgia, Florida, Alabama and North and South Carolina to participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census last weekend. The goal of the census was to capture a point-in-time data set of the number and variety of pollinators, and the flowers that attract them. The census was organized […]

Susan K. Michael, senior lecturer of chemistry, was selected as the University marshal for UNC Charlotte’s first-ever summer commencement ceremony, held on Saturday, August 9. Faculty are selected for this distinguished role based on their leadership and service to the campus community, and faculty excellence in their teaching and professional achievements. She was recognized last […]