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Zero waste is an ambitious goal that Charlotte’s Office of Sustainability is achieving through the Zero Waste Stadium initiative with help from volunteers, including students from the Honors College. Zero Waste is based on diverting as much waste as possible from going to the landfill, and promotes source reduction, reuse, recycling and compost as alternatives […]

The 2024 election season is underway, with election day Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here is what you need to know about registering to vote, early voting and campus events related to this year’s election. in-person early voting Early voting begins Thursday, Oct. 17, and runs through Saturday, Nov. 2, in the Cone University Center, Room 112. […]

UNC Charlotte has received the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.  As a recipient of the annual HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion — Charlotte will […]

Sydney Prince ’22 is a nominee for the 2024 Women in Motorsports North America SHEro Award. Prince, 24, is the newly promoted lead engineer on the NASCAR Cup Series No. 84 LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota Camry XSE entry, driven by seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and co-owner of LEGACY M.C., Jimmie Johnson. LEGACY M.C. and AdventHealth […]

UNC Charlotte is one of eight urban-serving universities featured in an academic white paper, produced by the University of Pennsylvania, that highlights how institutions are making significant contributions to their communities and addressing pressing urban challenges. The white paper, “Restoring the Public Purpose of America’s Urban Universities,” argues that higher education must dramatically enhance its […]

If you have ever used transportation on UNC Charlotte’s campus, you most likely have interacted with the work of Michael Christenbury. He has worked at the University for over five years, starting out as the transportation manager prior to promotion as assistant director for transportation in the Parking and Transportation Services Office. Christenbury is a […]

Klein College of Science students Naz Fathma Tumpa and Aiden Hawkins are team finalists in the Collegiate Inventors Competition presented by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Tumpa is a nanoscale chemistry Ph.D. student, and Hawkins is a senior chemistry major working toward a bachelor’s degree. They have been working with advisors Michael G. Walter […]

Charlotte community leaders Gené and Fred Klein have made a transformational $10 million investment in the College of Science at UNC Charlotte. The funding will support scholarships, professorships, faculty recruitment and research in the newly established college.  In recognition of their exceptional generosity, the college was named the Klein College of Science, and the former […]

Debbie Thorne, who most recently served as senior vice provost at Texas State University, is spending this academic year working with and learning from UNC Charlotte Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber and University leadership as a 2024-25 American Council on Education Fellow.  Thorne is among 26 emerging college and university leaders selected for the 2024-25 class […]

Driven by student and research success outcomes, UNC Charlotte has reached new heights in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Colleges rankings released Tuesday, Sept. 24.  UNC Charlotte climbed to No. 81 (tie) among U.S. public universities, a 15-spot improvement. Charlotte also received its highest U.S. News national ranking, climbing 26 spots to No. […]