Higher Ed Spotlight: UNC Charlotte Lays Foundation for Students to Succeed

Roshanak Ashrafi is a UNC Charlotte graduate student researching the use of thermal imaging sensors to read skin temperature.

Joshua Hernandez changed his major from math as a junior when UNC Charlotte launched the first School of Data Science in the Carolinas. That means Joshua, who trained as a medic in he Army Reserve and is part of the ROTC program at the school, won’t have to wait until grad school to immerse himself in a cutting-edge field with skills in high demand by employers.

Student-athlete and new grad Ryan Braithwaite is using his background from his finance and business administration majors at UNC Charlotte to further develop a mobile app intended to reduce tension in police encounters for people of color.

Aleah Pullen, a recent grad of UNC Charlotte’s architectural program, is one of four Black architects selected to help design facades for pavilions that will house small businesses at a new retail outlet in Charlotte, N.C.

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to interview all four of these bright, talented and extremely nice people who are making a difference in the world for an article in the latest issue of UNC Charlotte's magazine. You can read the article here.