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UNC CHARLOTTE LECTURES TO FOLLOW CAMPAIGN OF LOCAL PROFESSOR FOR PRESIDENCY OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA A series of five lecture/discussion events at UNC Charlotte this fall will focus on the campaign for and election of the tripartite presidency in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mirsad Hadžikadić, a well-known UNC Charlotte professor, is one of the candidates. Hadžikadić, who came […]

It was standing-room-only in the Barnhardt Student Activities Center Salons when the College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) welcomed its largest-ever freshman class – more than 600 students strong – to UNC Charlotte at Convocation on August 20, 2018. If lost on anyone that CCI is the fastest-growing College in the University of North Carolina […]

As the fastest-growing College in the University of North Carolina System, UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) continues to attract and hire top talent. CCI is excited to announce the addition of nearly 40 distinguished faculty, staff and administrative professionals in just the past year. Beyond the appeal of working at one of […]

UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) is excited to welcome many new faculty and staff to its rapidly growing program. Among the newcomers is Der Vang, a UNC Charlotte alum who has been named Director of Mentoring. Funding for this position was earmarked as part of a generous gift from the North State […]

The numbers have been confirmed. During a sweltering July, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) generated 58% of university’s total research funding for the month. The sum of grants earned by CCI totaled $2.7 million. CCI’s status as an innovative global research university is one of many reasons […]

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) has been awarded the second annual CMD-IT University Award for Retention of Minorities and Students with Disabilities in Computer Science by The Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in IT. The University Award highlights organizations that have exhibited commitment and success […]

Dr. Fatma Mili, Dean of UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI), will participate in the 2018 STEMM Equality Congress (SEC), in Amsterdam, Oct. 11-12. The SEC will feature thought leaders from around the globe discussing equality, diversity, strategy, policy and best practices. Mili, an advocate for increased inclusion in STEMM education, is a […]

On a recent September weekend, a squad representing UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) joined teams of students from all over the South at the University of Tennessee’s VolHacks III. Brainstorming and developing “Study Buddy,” an app for Amazon Alexa, Thao Tran, Loyn Howie, Keshav Shaw and prospective CCI student, Tray Keller, earned […]

A team of ethical hackers from UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) was recently recognized for coming up with the “Best Social Good Hack” at HackNC, an event held in collaboration with competitions at eight locations around the globe and featuring as many as 10,000 student hackers. CCI’s team tackled the expanding human […]

On the weekend of October 13th, three graduate students representing UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) participated in Duke University’s HACKDuke Coding for Good event and earned a Wolfram Award. Though top teams are rewarded, HackDuke is more about collaboration than competition and is almost entirely focused on cultivateing ideas that aim to […]