Feature Stories

Art in various formats in a park


Cultivating Community


Timing is Everything:
Kwame Molden’s Full-Circle Return to Niner Nation

From a $1,500 idea to a national brand, alumnus Kwame Molden returns to Charlotte with a 49er Watch.

Instructor leading a discussion with students seated in small groups around desks in a classroom.


Introducing… the Classroom Experience!

A new approach to clinicals is helping more future teachers stay the course.

Niner couple embrace outside Cauble Quad


Where Niner Love Begins

Niner connections turned into lifelong love.

A woman in a green shirt examines a series of 3D-printed facial models mounted on mannequin heads in a research lab at UNC Charlotte, with monitors and lab equipment visible in the background.

Fight Identity Crime With AI

Detecting deception in the age of deepfakes.

Professor teaching student choir

Resounding Resistance

UNC Charlotte is researching how peer mentorship strengthens belonging, persistence and student success — building a more connected and supportive…

Cultivating Community Gambrell Faculty Fellowship brings the University and a local farm together to sow seeds for a good life….

From immersive art and circus performances to robotics, research and nationally recognized speakers, UNC Charlotte brought creativity, innovation and community…

UNC Charlotte is one of just a handful of U.S. universities recognized as a “Super Equity Engine,” where Pell Grant…

Meet the Spring 2026 Graduates Stories of resilience and excellence This May, UNC Charlotte will confer more than 5,780 degrees…

First-of-its-kind Partnership and Research Project to Improve Runways Across the Nation Real-time pavement data informs future of aviation infrastructure through…

The air hums with the high-frequency whine of precision machinery inside the Charlotte Super Fab Lab, the first at a…

“Trust and share.” The simple mantra has guided Ishwar Aggarwal’s career, and it is now guiding the research professor’s investment…

Charlotte is a city built by optimistic newcomers who arrive from all over the world. They are instrumental in shaping…

Resounding Resistance UNC Charlotte Students Give Voice to Professor’s Research of Holocaust Defiance By Meg Whalen Photos by Amy Hart,…

Merging culture, history and education, Springbreak Watches (SPGBK) is no longer just a “brand to watch”—it is a national phenomenon….

The University has received a leadership gift from alumni Craig ’85 and Darla ’83 Albert to establish the Albert School…