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

Lin Ma: Batt Cave’s Element Investigator

Using her Charlotte research and internship experiences, combined with a novel entrepreneurial microcredential, Angel Padilla ’23 wants to affect change

Niner Esports is earning recognition nationally while enhancing students’ collegiate experience

Samy Kolby’s journey from Queen City youth soccer to UNC Charlotte came after several exciting, life-changing options — as well…

University elevates presence in Charlotte Douglas International for the holiday season.

Join Niner Nation as we display our spirit this season with a collection of branded gear and goods: Check out…

Science educator Nancy Bullard ’18 M.Ed., set out to make science accessible, interesting and entertaining during the pandemic to her…

Researcher Hamed Tabkhi discovers the key to using AI for public safety: involve the community in the design

Photos and highlights from Niner Nation Week: Homecoming 2023

Architecture professor Jefferson Ellinger is testing an innovative solution to bring the benefits of fresh outdoor air to an enclosed…

Alumni-owned restaurants, pubs and coffee shops across the city are celebrating Niner Nation Week.

Rob Dibble ’95 and the Normbulance bring the party to life.