General News

The Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors recognized Kevin Bailey, vice chancellor for student affairs, and Michelle Guobadia, director for fraternity and sorority life, with two of its annual awards.  Bailey received the Dr. Kent L. Gardner Award, presented to a senior college/university administrator who has demonstrated a continued commitment to the advancement of fraternities and sororities. […]

UNC Charlotte researcher Danillo Augusto, Ph.D., was recently awarded a $3.7 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health for an immunomics project that is using a new approach to study human immune response and autoimmune diseases.  Augusto and his research team are employing a novel method using long-read sequencing technology, a first-of-its-kind of research […]

UNC Charlotte has enrolled 32,207 students for the fall 2025 semester, surpassing the University’s previous record of 31,091 in 2024. This marks the second consecutive year of record-breaking enrollment at the University. Charlotte’s enrollment was boosted by new undergraduate students, a high volume of returning students and an increase in students enrolled in fully online […]

James Kenneth (Ken) Sanford, UNC Charlotte’s first director of public information and publications, died Monday, Aug. 25. Sanford joined Charlotte College in 1964 prior to its designation the following year as the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He served the institution for 30 years before retiring in 1994, having worked alongside President Bonnie Cone […]

University and legislative leaders, along with alumni and 49ers fans, celebrated Wednesday, Aug. 27, as Charlotte broke ground on the Jerry Richardson Stadium Expansion. Consistently increasing interest, anticipation of head coach Tim Albin’s inaugural season and an exciting six-game home schedule drove Niner Nation to secure the most season tickets in the football program’s history […]

Creating supportive learning environments that enable students to succeed is a hallmark of Charlotte faculty members, and this year’s nominees for the University’s teaching excellence awards exemplify that commitment. William (Bill) Graves, professor, geography; Margaret Quinlan, professor, communication studies; and Luke Reinke, associate professor, reading and elementary education are this year’s finalists for the UNC […]

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 […]