Feature Stories

Tick hunter carefully transfers a tick into a test tube with tweezers.


The Tick Hunters

A Hendrick Motorsports staff member stands with arms crossed inside a modern training and performance facility equipped with cardio machines, weightlifting stations, and digital timing displays.



Making the “Right” Turn

Jerry Richardson Stadium undergoes expansion construction as a large crane towers above newly installed steel beams and concrete seating. The football field remains in use below, with a few people on the turf beneath a bright blue sky.

Charlotte’s Stock Is Rising. So is Jerry Richardson Stadium.

Carolinas Grid Engine


UNC Charlotte-led partnership earns NSF Engines designation

Federal investment of up to $160 million positions North Carolina and South Carolina to play a larger national role

The Tick Hunters UNC Charlotte research team expands tick surveillance through field work and lab expertise to improve public health…

After an unexpected change in career plans at Charlotte, alumnus Evan Kureczka ’09 found his calling in NASCAR, where he…

Construction is well underway at Jerry Richardson Stadium as Charlotte Athletics builds a bigger, bolder home for Niner Nation.

Federal investment of up to $160 million positions North Carolina and South Carolina to play a larger national role in…

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…