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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. […]

During election season, news organizations report an abundance of polling results. Depending on an individual’s news source, polls may indicate favorable data for one candidate while another outlet’s polling information may favor another. How do we know what to trust? Fred Batista, associate professor of political science and public administration, shared his expertise to explain […]

Shan Yan, professor of biological sciences, and his research team recently broke new ground in the functional understanding of the protein APE1 that jumpstarts human DNA damage repair.  The findings could prove vital to future clinical trials, enabling scientists to possibly test whether therapeutic targeting of naturally occurring but overactive APE1 could improve cancer survival […]

October is Campus Sustainability Month, an international celebration of sustainability in higher education. UNC Charlotte’s Office of Sustainability has published a list of campus and community events to celebrate. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in events such as the Transportation Fair, the Student Sustainability Summit, the Botanical Gardens Fall Plant Sale and […]

As a digital media artist, Clay Harper works daily with bits and bytes and software and screens. So, it may come as a surprise that at the core of his creative thought and practice is a critique of the virtual and an advocacy for the physical. “I am a digital media artist that insists on […]