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Helping Hand: With Hands-on Research, Students Use 3D Printers To Change Lives

Posted on January 2, 2018
Categories: College of Science, Community Engagement, News, Research, Student Stories Tags: CLAS, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, community, creativity, entrepreneurs, innovation, research, service, students, UNC Charlotte

The Helping Hand Project is a student-led and faculty-backed nonprofit organization that uses 3D printers to create recreational prosthetics for children, at no cost. These forward-thinking students are using their innovative, collaborative minds and the equipment in UNC Charlotte’s
Makerspace to create the life-changing devices.

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Passions Take Root In UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens

Posted on January 2, 2018
Categories: College of Science, Community Engagement, Teaching & Advising Tags: botanical gardens, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, community, community engagement, gardens, research, service, sustainability, teaching, UNC Charlotte

Since 1966, the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens has served as an outdoor oasis and vibrant classroom for the campus and broader Charlotte community. The Botanical Gardens are open to the public and offer 6,000 plant species over its 10 acres.

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