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From Spreadsheets to Dog Treats: How a Niner Swapped Data for Dogs Story by Suzanne Leger Photography by Myra Solana and Zacch Estrada-Petersen For Zacch Estrada-Petersen ’05, dogs were always a source of joy. But turning that love into a career? That was never the plan. Yet here he is—running a thriving dog training business, […]

AI Meets Immunology: Reimagining Personalized Medicine Charlotte researchers develop Artificial Intelligence-Cell to design precision interventions By Anna Holt Photography by Kat Lawrence Imagine that health care professionals could predict how a patient’s immune system would respond to a treatment before the medicine ever reached the clinic. Envision vaccines with fewer side effects or cancer therapies […]

Beyond the Survey Using AI to evaluate and grow leaders’ skills, boost team performance By Abigail Covington Photos by Kat Lawrence Above: Research team members Scott Tonidandel, Wenwen Dou and George Banks evaluate how leaders’ speech, particularly how something is said, can signal leadership behaviors. George Banks, co-director of the Center for Leadership Science and chair of UNC […]

The Center for Humane AI Studies: Researching a New Frontier An interdisciplinary team of researchers at UNC Charlotte is harnessing its collective knowledge and deep experience in computer science, data science, political science, philosophy, computational and health sciences — and more — to establish the Center for Humane AI Studies. Their aim? Weigh the potential […]

STATE OF THE HEART. A grad school romance led to a med-tech breakthrough that may save the lives of millions of patients suffering from mitral regurgitation.

A Blueprint for Better Care Architect Damian Huneycutt takes a patient-first approach to design By Phillip Brown Photos by Amy Hart When you consider what is driving the future of health care, the first thought might not be architecture — but Damian Huneycutt ’01 ’02 AIA ACHA is proving how critical design can be to patient […]

LONG-TERM SUCCESS. As an incoming first-year student, Kris Seberry had convinced himself that he would find the University Transition Opportunities Program unenjoyable — even unnecessary. Although he longed for a traditional college experience after completing high school during the COVID pandemic, Seberry, a self-described loner, hesitated to enroll in UNC Charlotte’s signature six-week summer program for first-time-in-college students.

SOLVING THE INSOLUBLE Engineering graduate Jordan Landis ’24 spearheads researching the use of microplastic-eating algae to improve Charlotte’s wastewater treatment — and America’s overall water quality Written by: Phillip Brown Photos by: Amy Hart Jordan Landis ’24 takes a hard look at a water sample before placing it under a microscope to examine. Despite its […]

Threads through time 60 years of art at Charlotte When he first began to research the history of UNC Charlotte’s art department, the thing that struck Professor of Art History Jim Frakes the hardest was not what he found, but what had been lost. In the ephemeral digital world, links on websites and online articles […]

Alumni-owned Ballantyne Jewelers is celebrating moments — one sparkle at a time.