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Niner Nation Week: Homecoming 2025 is Coming! Campus will come alive, Oct. 12-19, for Niner Nation Week: Homecoming 2025 with traditions, spirit and plenty of green and gold. From brunches and awards lunches, to socials and game day traditions, here’s how you can join in the fun and connect with colleagues. A Message from S.L. […]

Building Bridges: Niner Engineers Support a Community’s Recovery Since Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina one year ago, the paths of three Niner engineers — a determined alumna, a dedicated researcher and a motivated student — have converged to help rebuild the essential bridges of Ashe County. From Home Runs to Hit Records Chris Lane ’07 […]

Colleagues,  As we move into the heart of the fall semester, human resources wants to share a number of important updates and opportunities designed to support your work, well-being and professional growth. From the launch of our new telework process system to expanded mental health resources and the upcoming 2026 benefits enrollment period, this special […]

UNC Charlotte Earns Highest-ever U.S. News Public Ranking UNC Charlotte continues its rapid ascent among the nation’s top research universities, achieving its highest-ever ranking among U.S. public institutions in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Colleges rankings released Tuesday, Sept. 23. Charlotte rose seven spots to No. 74 among public research universities and climbed nine spots […]

Editor’s Note: Sustainability Month starts next week. Learn about the upcoming campus events to celebrate and how you can get involved.  Campus Sustainability Month is Coming October is Campus Sustainability Month. Throughout the month, special events are scheduled that highlight Charlotte’s commitment to sustainability on and off campus. upcoming events campus spotlights Keeping UNC Charlotte […]

Charlotte’s Carolinas Engine for Grid Modernization Advances in National Competition UNC Charlotte’s efforts to build an energy innovation hub for the Carolinas continue to gain national momentum. The University’s Carolinas Engine for Grid Modernization has been named one of 15 finalists in the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines competition.  Charlotte Fall Guide: Get Into […]

ESPN’s SportsCenter Live from Campus Today ESPN’s afternoon edition of SportsCenter will broadcast live from the CHHS/CoED Plaza starting at 2 p.m., today, ahead of Charlotte’s home football game against Rice, tonight at 7:30  p.m. what you need to know: faculty and staff what you need to know: students upcoming events: students The 47th International Festival, […]

Congratulations to the 2025 Teaching Excellence Award Winners William “Bill” Graves and Susana Cisneros from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences are the 2025 recipients of the UNC Charlotte Awards for Teaching Excellence. Read about their impact inside the classroom. Changing the Game: Varsity Esports Arrives at Charlotte UNC Charlotte Esports is leveling […]

Prepare for Family Weekend at Charlotte UNC Charlotte will welcome the families of Niner Nation to campus for Family Weekend, Sept. 12-14. This helpful guide provides an overview of parking information, things to do on campus and more. Madison File Named Newman Civic Fellow Madison File, a junior Levine Scholar majoring in chemistry and psychology, has […]

Charlotte Research Aims to Unlock Breakthroughs in Autoimmune Disease Treatment with $3.7M Grant UNC Charlotte researcher Danillo Augusto was recently awarded a $3.7 million 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. what you need to know: faculty and […]