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Every discovery reached, every prototype developed and every race won by UNC Charlotte engineers sends ripples through North Carolina. Backed by public investment, our students and faculty are redefining what it means to engineer solutions that make a difference for our city, our industry partners and our state’s future. In fact, fall 2025 brought the […]

Foster Duckworth, Mia Huffman, Ana Krstanovic and Tashawna Wilkins received the 2025 Dean’s Prize for outstanding honors capstone theses/projects at a virtual ceremony held this summer. They were nominated by their honors program directors for outstanding research, and each received a $500 prize. To qualify for the Dean’s Prize, candidates must be in good standing […]

UNC Charlotte welcomed Niners to campus during fall move-in Wednesday, Aug. 13, through Saturday, Aug. 16.  Here are a few of the great moments captured during move-in. Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Kevin Bailey throw picks up at check-in. Heavy lifting to get the mini fridge settled in South Village. […]

The city of Charlotte is more than the location of its top-tier research university. At University Convocation, Thursday, Aug. 14, Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber heralded UNC Charlotte’s connection to the Queen City. “Charlotte isn’t just where we are — it’s part of who we are,” said Gaber. “When our students, faculty and partners engage with […]

Ashley Tate, assistant professor of dance, is one of three choreographers to receive a 2025-26 North Carolina Choreographic Fellowship from Trillium Arts. This two-week fellowship in June 2026 will provide Tate and a group of four dancers with financial support, lodging and studio space at the Trillium Arts campus in Mars Hill, North Carolina. Tate will use the […]

UNC Charlotte conferred more than 1,000 degrees during the 2025 Summer Commencement ceremony held in Dale F. Halton Arena Aug. 9. Here are just a few of the many great moments from the ceremony. Graduates get ready to proceed into Halton Arena. Susan K. Michael, senior lecturer of chemistry, was University marshal for the ceremony. […]

Construction personnel and equipment will begin staging near the football stadium starting Monday, Aug. 11, as preparations for the Jerry Richardson Stadium Expansion project begins. The construction site will not be fenced initially, and major construction gets underway following the 49ers football game against UNC Chapel Hill Sept. 6. This expansion will increase the stadium […]

UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering recently announced a partnership with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories. A global leader in energy grid automation and protection, SEL donated state-of-the-art equipment valued at more than $200,000 to the University’s Electromechanical Engineering Technology program, the only one of its kind in the UNC System. Students in the ETEM program […]

Jonathan Reece, University registrar, is among 12 participants who will attend the 2025 Baden-Württemberg Seminar in Stuttgart, Germany, in October. Reece, who holds a doctorate in educational leadership, is a member of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, which, along with NAFSA: Association of International Educators, collaborates to offer this global professional development […]

Juniors Aidan Oh, a computer science major, and Andrei Vince, a computer engineering major, earned a stipend and insight into the field of architecture working with Assistant Professor of Architecture Sabri Gökmen. Their challenge — use AI to quickly produce a 3D architectural visualization from a verbal description.  “Generative tools frequently lack the precision needed for […]