Feature Stories


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

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.

Andrew Brotherton’s quest to save lives drives his Ph.D. pursuit

A North Carolina archaeological dig unearths new knowledge about early 20th-century Black education.

Restaurateur Chris Boukedes ’92 takes us inside his popular Euro-southern bistro.

Brenna Murray’s flame burned brightly on and off the field for the 49ers women’s soccer team.

Life challenges that started with childhood in a refugee camp did not deter data scientist Khem Khadka ’22 from achieving…