Research
Update: Return of Facilities and Administrative funds to investigators
Last fall, UNC Charlotte made several changes to the return of Facilities and Administrative (F&A) funds to investigators, departments and centers. Now, the Office of Research and Economic Development (RED) will eliminate restrictions on amounts returned and accumulated by faculty.
Engineering Charlotte’s – and North Carolina’s – Future
UNC Charlotte is key to North Carolina’s continued rise in tech and energy relevance.
UNC Charlotte students and faculty help develop universal EV charging solution
PoleVolt™, an electric vehicle charging station developed by UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center in partnership with Duke Energy, the city of Charlotte and the Centralina Regional Council was unveiled at the Ritz at Washington Heights park.
Research funding hits $58 million, setting a UNC Charlotte record
Research funding at UNC Charlotte reached an all-time high in 2020-21, supporting University researchers’ efforts to address some of society’s greatest challenges, among them keeping communities healthy, mitigating cybersecurity threats and enhancing the resilience of the power grid.
Biochemist’s research holds promise for novel treatments for cancers and neurological diseases
For UNC Charlotte biochemist Andrew Truman, a quest for new and better treatments for cancers and neurological diseases drives his research into protein folding and the DNA damage response.
Charlotte’s bioinformatics lab informs Mecklenburg County’s COVID-19 public health approach
Since the emergence last summer of the COVID-19 delta variant, UNC Charlotte has partnered with the Mecklenburg County Health Department to provide genome sequencing to help health officials determine where in the county the coronavirus and its variants are present.
Forecast: Inflation a growing risk for North Carolina’s economy in 2022
Growing concerns about inflation and the emerging omicron variant are “the two big known unknowns” heading into 2022, according to
Guiding UNC Charlotte’s research direction
Over the past year, a dedicated group of UNC Charlotte faculty, staff and administrators collaborated to study the University’s potential to become a top-tier research university.
Undergraduate research journal launches
Undergraduate students at Charlotte who participate in research under the guidance of faculty mentors now have the opportunity to publish and share broadly the outcomes of their work and collaborative experiences.
‘Unprecedented’ housing price increases in Charlotte are creating challenges for affordability
As the pandemic rages on, so does the acceleration of increasing housing prices in the Charlotte region. Home buyers throughout the eight-county Charlotte region are facing towering prices and a lack of affordable housing, according to the “2021 State of Housing in Charlotte Report,” which was released by UNC Charlotte’s Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE) on Wednesday, Nov. 17.