General News

UNC Charlotte will celebrate its new Esports and Gaming Arena with a grand opening event starting at 2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 4, in the Popp Martin Student Union.  The event, which begins in Norm’s on the first floor, will feature remarks from UNC Charlotte Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Kevin Bailey, […]

Innovative. Exciting. Record-breaking. These three words describe UNC Charlotte’s Camps on Campus program. Over the summer, a record 2,207 campers participated in the program’s 25th anniversary year. The campers, students in grades 1-12 from across the Charlotte-region explored everything from LEGO Robotics, to public speaking, musical theater, MedCamp and entrepreneurship, learning new skills and making […]

In a first-of-its-kind project to study one of the planet’s last unexplored environments, Roger Tipton, UNC Charlotte research associate professor of mechanical engineering and engineering science, is leading a team of researchers from multiple universities that will investigate contaminants in the Arctic’s pristine waters. This rare opportunity has become possible with the recent weakening and […]

The 2025-26 Charlotte football season kicks off at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 29, as the 49ers take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers in the Duke’s Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium. The season opener and each home game will have a theme for fans in attendance. Charlotte fans making the trip to Uptown for […]

For the seventh year in a row, UNC Charlotte has been named to the “2025 America’s Best Employers by State” list by Forbes, which released its rankings Aug. 21. Only 100 employers in North Carolina made this year’s list, with 10 being in the education sector. For the ranking, Forbes and market research firm Statista […]

Bella Swanson, a senior architecture major, spent a month this summer abroad in Shinjuku, Japan, studying contemporary Japanese urbanism with 33 classmates and Chris Jarrett, professor of architecture; Jeffrey Nesbit, visiting assistant professor of architecture; and Rachel Dickey, associate professor of architecture. From the crowded streets of Tokyo to the quiet beaches of Japan’s coastline, […]

The grand opening of the Upper Prospector Building occurred Wednesday, Aug. 20, with a full day of events following the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m.  The newly imagined space — which began construction Dec. 6, 2024 — now features The Halal Shack, customizable Middle Eastern food; Qdoba, fast-casual Mexican dining; Panda Express, which was relocated […]

Atkins Library Dean Jill Sexton grew up surrounded by librarians. Her next-door neighbor and the mother of her childhood best friend were librarians and role models early in her life. She also has fond memories of going to her small, one-story public library in New Jersey with her mother and walking out with a big […]

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 […]