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For most of his life, Steven Bowers thought his future would look very different. Growing up in Concord, North Carolina, Bowers focused more on athletics than academics. A track athlete at Jay M. Robinson High School, he dreamed of competing at the highest levels in sports and eventually serving in the military like so many […]

Hal West-Page ’21, ’25 M.S. will deliver the commencement address during UNC Charlotte’s summer commencement ceremony Friday, Aug. 7. A native of Hope Mills, North Carolina, West-Page will receive a doctorate in applied mathematics before beginning a postdoctoral position with the Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship on the analytics and modeling track at the […]

UNC Charlotte will hold its summer commencement for 2026 graduates at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 7, in Dale F. Halton Arena in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. During the ceremony, the University will confer more than 1,100 degrees and certificates at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. Graduates represent 13 countries, 23 states, 63 North […]

The UNC System Board of Governors (BOG) convened in special session July 23, 2026. Below is a summary of the reports shared with the board and actions taken by the board. Note: Any business conducted by the Board of Governors in closed session is not included in this summary. Committee on Budget and Finance Committee […]

UNC Charlotte’s Old Bell has been returned after being refurbished by Bethel Miscellaneous Steel, a local steel fabrication shop in Midland, North Carolina. The Old Bell was originally manufactured in the 1920s or 1930s and was used to announce the start and end of the school day at the old Elizabeth Elementary School. It was […]

The Honors College has named Erik Byker interim associate dean, effective Aug. 1. Byker, a professor in the Cato College of Education’s Department of Reading and Elementary Education, will serve a two-year appointment in the role. Byker succeeds Cindy Gilson, who is returning to the Cato College of Education faculty after serving two years as […]

Jonathan “Jon” Ward ‘94, chief executive officer of Ward Vessel and Exchanger, has been appointed to the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees by the UNC System Board of Governors. The appointment was approved Thursday, July 23. He will complete the remainder of the term previously held by Hugh McColl, which expires June 30, 2027. As […]

UNC Charlotte has implemented a comprehensive reorganization of the College of Computing and Informatics, a move designed to adapt to the rapidly evolving technological landscape and position the University as a national leader in computational sciences education and research. The restructuring, formally approved by Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber on April 20, 2026, replaced existing departments […]

As federal and state health officials continue investigating one of the nation’s largest recorded cyclosporiasis outbreaks, questions remain about how the parasite spreads, why identifying contaminated food sources is so challenging and what advances in genomics and bioinformatics could mean for future outbreak detection. Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Bioinformatics and Genomics and codirector […]

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected two UNC Charlotte projects for the first cohort of the Genesis Mission. The projects led by Stephanie Schuckers, Bank of America Distinguished Professor in Computing & Informatics, and Jinzhen Wang, assistant professor of computer science, were among the projects highlighted at the Genesis Mission Summit in Washington, D.C. […]