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you are seeing things — a new University logo
columns 4 news briefs 14 49ers Notebook
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38 alumni news 40 alumni notes alumni profiles 12 Richard Hudson
features
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Mutation Tips Biochemistry to cause Alzheimer’s
26 Mark de Castrique 34 Sarah Batista 34 Danielle Trotta
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6 virtual visions
UNC Charlotte researchers explore new realities
giving 36 Remembering a special teacher with a scholarship
39 Giving Report
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A Room with a view on History
UNC Charlotte’s Atkins Library Special Collection has grown exponentially in the past three decades
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Doctoring organizations
Organizational science Ph.D. program on the leading edge nationally
On the cover: A student experiences how natural motion can be encouraged in a virtual environment in the College of Computing and Informatics Future Computing Lab. Photo by Wade Bruton, Photo illustration by SPARK Publications. www.UNCC.edu
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