General News

Liz Morrell ’11 M.A., ’18 Ph.D. recently was named director of public policy research for the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, a unit within the Division of Academic Affairs. In this role, Morrell will lead a program of applied public policy research and analysis for the Urban Institute with a primary focus on the local and […]

Enough people moved to the Charlotte metro from 2022 to 2023 to create a city roughly the size of Huntersville or Kannapolis, with 49,000-plus newcomers relocating to the area. This brisk pace of growth — combined with a shortage of available housing and high interest rates — means that the Charlotte area faces a daunting […]

UNC Charlotte’s Military and Veteran Services Office is celebrating Veterans Week through Friday, Nov. 15. Established in 1946 to accommodate educational needs in the wake of World War II, UNC Charlotte has been committed to serving the military community for 78 years. Today, 1,187 students are served by military and veterans services. To celebrate these […]

Trinisha Dean ’06, ’13, ’14 M.A., director of strategy and development for the Alliance for Children in Monroe, North Carolina, is among the recipients of First Bank’s Out of this World Educator Award. “We are thrilled to honor this year’s 10 exceptional educators who go above and beyond for their students and communities,” said Corey Dall, […]

UNC Charlotte’s Division of Research celebrated a record year by applauding the achievements of faculty, students and the staff whose substantial contribution supports the University’s growing research and innovation at its annual Research Reception Thursday, Oct. 31. “This day is all about you — to honor your accomplishments,” said John Daniels, vice chancellor for the […]

Christine Richardson, Ph.D., professor and chair of biological sciences, has been named the next director of the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Science. Her term began Nov. 1 and will run through June 30, 2028. With this new role, CBES is shifting to the Klein College of Science with the support of researchers from across campus including […]

The Niners Bike team (formerly the Business Niners) from the Belk College of Business recently won the top fundraising team category in Sustain Charlotte’s Biketoberfest by raising $1,000. Steve Moore, professor of management, led the team’s efforts, and 25 students from Belk College volunteered for the event working at sign-in tables, assisting bikers and event […]

From the moment art professors Maja Godlewska and Marek Ranis joined the Art and Action in the Pacific Ocean creative cohort, they knew they were outsiders. Organized by Cassandra Coblentz, former curator at the Orange County Museum of Art in California, the project draws together artists from the Pacific Rim whose work engages those waters. As natives of Poland and longtime […]

At UNC Charlotte, the journey of first-generation students unfolds like a path with each step marking progress and discovery. Learn more about the first-generation experience through the stories of three Niners: Princela Flores, an actively engaged junior carving her niche; Luci Flores, a graduating senior on the verge of achieving their dreams; and Shayauna Newsom, […]

 UNC Charlotte researchers are collecting data throughout Western North Carolina to learn how the effects of Hurricane Helene, which devastated the region in late September, impacted residents’ ability to vote — and their confidence in the election — during North Carolina’s early voting period and on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5.  The sheer enormity of […]