General News

UNC Charlotte’s School of Nursing is among 12 UNC System public universities to receive dedicated funding to address North Carolina’s nursing workforce shortage. The recently distributed UNC System grants, funded by the North Carolina General Assembly as part of last year’s state budget, are designed to help public universities produce more nursing graduates.  Susan McLennon, professor and director of Charlotte’s School of […]

A new podcast series from UNC Charlotte’s Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks titled “de-CIPHERing Infectious Disease” aims to unravel the complexities of infectious diseases and environmental risks through conversations with leading experts.  As a University research center, CIPHER unites experts from the colleges of Computing and Informatics, Health and Human […]

Dhairya Desai, a rising senior and Levine Scholar, is among the 2024-25 recipients of the Newman Civic Fellowship. Awarded by Campus Compact, the fellowship is a yearlong program that recognizes students for their leadership potential and commitment to creating positive change in communities; it is named for the late Frank Newman, one of Campus Compact’s […]

If you are on campus this summer, you might notice new dumpsters and trucks. On Monday, July 1, the University’s waste-hauling contracts that split services between two companies took effect. Crown Waste and Recycling Systems LLC, a female-owned, Charlotte-based company servicing Mecklenburg and surrounding counties, is emptying campus trash dumpsters. Republic Services is continuing to […]

This year’s Graduate Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award recipients are Monica Rasmussen ’24 Ph.D. and Providence Adu ’24 Ph.D. Rasmussen’s dissertation, “The Influence of Time, Rock Properties and Climate on Mechanical Weathering,” provides a comprehensive field, laboratory and modeling analysis of rock cracking under natural environmental conditions over hundreds of thousands of years. Her research determined […]

Thomas Schmidt’s large-scale artwork “Connected” has been installed in Duke Energy Plaza, the company’s headquarters in uptown Charlotte. Schmidt employed student and alumni assistants in the creation of “Connected.” The 75-foot wall installation is composed of 175 porcelain panels and 50 mirrors and is based on a map of Charlotte’s electrical grid. “I was interested […]

Jim Fox is the research operations manager of the Kulwicki Motorsports Lab . His journey with motorsports began at a Formula 1 event in Germany, leading to a distinguished career with organizations that included Hendrick Motorsports and Team Penske. Learn about how Fox mentors student teams and what he enjoys beyond work. Tell us about […]

The Charlotte 49ers posted their highest-ever finish in the 31-year history of the Learfield Directors’ Cup for the 2023-24 season. This is a result of post-season appearances by men’s soccer, women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, softball, and men’s tennis “This is a testament to an incredible amount of hard work by our student-athletes, coaches […]

UNC Charlotte was inducted recently into the National Academy of Inventors as a member institution. The NAI is a prestigious organization of U.S. and international universities, governmental agencies and nonprofit research institutes dedicated to recognizing and promoting academic innovation and entrepreneurship. Laura Peter, executive director of the UNC Charlotte’s Office of Research Commercialization and Partnerships, […]

Courtney Breault is the 10th head coach of the Charlotte softball program. She joins the 49ers from Clemson University, where she served as an assistant coach for five years. “Courtney Breault is a highly accomplished coach and player who is the perfect fit to lead Niners softball,” said Mike Hill, Charlotte 49ers director of athletics. […]