In the Media

Source: AAC&U Ashli Stokes, associate professor of communication studies, discussed the importance of preparing something tasty for family to enjoy on Thanksgiving. Learn more at https://www.aacu.org/podcasts/academicminute/2025-11-ashli-stokes-university-of-north-carolina-charlotte-thanksgiving-food-and-gratitude-2025.

Source; WSOC Matthew Metzgar, an economics professor at UNC Charlotte, noted that grocery prices have increased by at least 3% this year, affecting consumers across the board. Read the story at https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/charlotte-grocery-stores-see-price-hikes-thanksgiving-staples/N7RGN6UQGBE7XJNEK6W6RJJPPE/.

Source Queen City News Metzgar, an economics professor at UNC Charlotte, said the move was needed, as the penny had become nearly obsolete. “It cost about 3.7 cents to make a penny, which is obviously only worth $0.01. And so I think in 2024, they lost maybe $85 million producing the penny,”  Read the story […]

Source: WSOC Check out the story and video at https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/unc-charlottes-ai-innovation-aims-prevent-vision-impairment/OPD6X4GW4BEE5LMWQWZWGXFONY/?outputType=amp.

Source: City of Charlotte Read the story at https://www.charlottenc.gov/cmpd/News-Information/Newsroom/Estella-Patterson-Named-Police-Chief-for-Charlotte-Mecklenburg-Police-Department.

Source: WCNC Yongqiang Chu, the lead researcher behind the State of Housing in Charlotte report, said the city’s median home price is up 3% compared to September 2024, even as prices in other U.S. cities have fallen. Read the story at https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/markets/real-estate/affordable-housing-crisis/unc-charlotte-housing-report-critically-scarce/275-14debf25-7f9f-479e-b02c-1991c35c41f0.

Source; Queen City News Read the story at https://www.qcnews.com/news/unc-charlotte/they-call-me-mother-unc-charlotte-student-represents-link-between-marching-bands-past-and-present/. Read the related content: ‘The Spirit of Sound’.

Source: PsyPost Job Chen, an assistant professor in the School of Nursing, said, “Transformative religious or spiritual experiences are not only life-changing but common. Since they are by definition life-changing, we naturally would like to know how they could have changed one’s life. The major things people are concerned with in life are physical health […]

Source: Greater Fayetteville Business Journal Read the article at https://bizfayetteville.com/achievers-accolades/2025/10/15/ftcc-foundation-welcomes-new-board-members-elects-officers/4814.

Source: University of Hawaii Hilo Read the story at https://hilo.hawaii.edu/chancellor/stories/2025/10/14/new-finance-professor-wei-wei/.